To be eligible for funding for one or more children, families must first meet specific financial criteria as per Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICO) chart. Jumpstart uses the furthest column to the right of the chart for eligibility.

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• Children must fall between the ages of 4 - 18 years old.
• Funding is allocated to sustained programs that involve a sport or physical activity.
• Programs should be a minimum of five weeks in duration and include at least one session per week. In the case of sports camps, the program must last at least five consecutive days for consideration.

Individual Child Grant applications may no longer be accepted at your local Chapter. To confirm whether your local Chapter is still accepting applications, please register/log in and refer to your Jumpstart account before starting the application process.

• It is recommended that applications be submitted prior to the program start date. Applications submitted where the program has concluded will not be reviewed.
• Applications must include proof of financial need. A clear, legible, and most current copy of your Canada Child Benefit statement will be required as proof of need including the following information: Parent Name, Family Net Income, Marital Status, Child First Names.
• Under exceptional circumstances (e.g., recent immigrants to Canada, individuals fleeing spousal abuse, etc.) alternative confirmation of eligibility will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

• The maximum amount of funding per application is $300
• All applications are reviewed by Jumpstart staff members and are subject to local demand and funding availability.

• Cheques are made payable to the service organization, identified as the “payee” in the application. A payee can be a local hockey association, gymnastics club, etc., that coordinates the sports or physical activity on behalf of the qualifying youth/child.
• Payees must be registered with Jumpstart and approved as a payee before funding is issued.

Under exceptional circumstances (e.g., recent immigrants to Canada, individuals fleeing spousal abuse, etc.) alternative confirmation of eligibility will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Please allow 6 to 8 weeks from the date of grant approval for your payment to be reviewed, processed, and issued.

If you wish to withdraw your child from a program, please submit a Grant Cancellation Request using the Payment Inquiry Form.

If you have not received your payment within 6 weeks of approval, please submit a Missing Payment Inquiry through the Payment Inquiry Form. Please confirm that the mailing address listed on the grant application form is accurate, if not include any updates when you submit your inquiry.

If minor changes are needed for the payee or organization name (such as omissions, misspellings, etc.), please complete the form and provide the correct name as it should appear on a cheque (organization legal business name).

Submit a request using the Payment Inquiry Form, and a replacement cheque will be issued with 4 to 6 weeks. 

The primary contact for the child or the approved organization may submit a Payment Inquiry Form.

• Your contact information (name, postal code, telephone number, and email address)
• The first name, last name, gender, and date of birth of your child.
• Proof of financial need: a clear, legible, and current copy of your Canada Child Benefit (Statement) will be required as proof of need and should include Parent Name, Family Net Income, Marital Status, Child First Names.
• The details of the sport or physical activity in which your child would like to participate including program dates, the name of the program and proof of programming (to be uploaded) which should include: organization name (payee), program name, program dates, program cost.
• The amount that you are requesting from Jumpstart.

Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section of the website.

For any inquiries related to payments, please complete this form.

For all other inquiries, contact jumpstart@cantire.com