This recognition allows organizations to obtain support for: 

• The use of rooms, sports facilities, and other spaces
• The organization of events held in municipal facilities
• Addressing professional issues such as governance, human resources, development, research and funding, and meeting municipal obligations
• Funding for recurring programs

• Enable regional sports organizations to obtain funding for sports development activities such as training, organizing competition networks, and implementing new projects.
• Ensure that sport organizations share a common vision with their various partners of the development of their sport.
• Promote access to sports activities for more vulnerable clients by reducing the cost of registration.
• Offer the Montréal population the opportunity to take part in sports activities and participate in well-organized sports events under safe conditions.
• Allow young people to pursue their athletic development at the initiation, recreational, competitive, and elite levels.
• Encourage collaboration by regional sports associations in organizing sports events sponsored by the city to develop sporting activities.

Eligible organizations are: regional sport associations, and multi-sport and multi-service organizations. 

Compliance with the criteria does not guarantee recognition by the city. The application will be analyzed by a committee of experts who may recommend that recognition be granted.

Consult this checklist (in French) to find out what documents are required when applying for recognition.

From January 1st to October 1st.

Applications will be reviewed once a year in the fall.

• PDF file Policy recognition and support in regional sport (In French) [PDF 545 KB]
• PDF file Organismes reconnus en sport régional (2024-2026) (in French) [PDF 121 KB]