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About the Montreal Sports Council (
du sport de Montréal) The Montreal Sports Council ( du sport de Montréal) is a non-profit organization that promotes sports and physical activity in Montreal. It works to develop and implement programs and initiatives that encourage participation in sports and physical activity


The Montreal Sports Council is a non-profit organization whose vision is to be the leader in the metropolitan sports community.

Our mission is to provide inspiring leadership by promoting and defending the interests of the metropolitan sports community.
We are committed to the development, accessibility, and promotion of sport.

The Montreal Sports Council adheres to the values inherent in any responsible organization (respect, fairness, integrity) and embraces the following values specific to its mission:

Determination

We are passionate about fulfilling our mission.

Cooperation

We work closely with the sports community.

Agility

We respond effectively to the various challenges facing the sports community.

Inclusion

We advocate access to sports for everyone.

A little history...

After several years of behind-the-scenes work, Montreal's sports community has established a flagship organization to represent sports on the island of Montreal: the Montreal Sports Council.

Officially launched on December 3, 2020, during the 2020 Montreal Sports Summit, this new regional sports entity will support organizations that promote sports development, from discovery to excellence, across the island of Montreal. It will serve associations, clubs, multisport organizations in Montreal, sports federations, and sports programs in schools, colleges, and universities. Starting January 1, it will also integrate the high-performance sports programs and services offered by Excellence sportive de l'île de Montréal (ESIM).

ESIM will therefore become a program within the Montreal Sports Council at the beginning of 2021. The mandate of the Regional Multisport Training Center (CREM) remains unchanged, and the ESIM program will continue to serve identified athletes in the region as well as high-performance training groups.

Since September 2022, ESIM has been known as Excellence sportive de Montréal.