Aboriginal Apprentice Coaching Program (AACP)

The Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program (AACP) is a partnership between the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC), Canada's Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs), Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC).

The program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send two (2) coaches of First Nations, Metis and Inuit ancestry to the Canada Games in apprentice coach roles.

The next Canada Summer Games will be held in Québec City, Québec in 2027.

AACP objectives include:

• Building coaching capacity within Indigenous communities.
• Providing Aboriginal apprentice coaches with domestic multi-sport games exposure.
• Providing Aboriginal apprentice coaches with professional development and learning opportunities to prepare them for high level coaching and ensure an increase in their level of NCCP certification to a minimum of Competition - Development, Trained. (Apprentices complete training within 12 months following the Games)
• Exposing Aboriginal apprentice coaches to elite/high performance coaches.
• Ensuring Aboriginal apprentice coaches are prepared to handle a meaningful role during the Canada Games experience.

For more information regarding Desired Outcomes and Eligibility please download : Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program Guidelines