The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee requested an additional $104 million in federal funding on Monday.
The money would go directly to national sport organizations, whom COC president David Shoemaker described in a press release as being "on the brink of a crisis." "NSOs cannot continue on this trajectory.
They can't run deficits, and if nothing changes difficult decisions will have to be made," he said. According to the release, 90 per cent of NSOs are reliant on funding to deliver their services.
Karen O'Neill, chief executive officer of the CPC, said the Paralympic movement in Canada could stall without an injection of money. "The national sport organizations are critical to the development of Para sport across Canada, and in order to foster a healthy culture of excellence and provide more athletes with the opportunities and tools to succeed, it is clear more resources are needed," she said.