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Please inform your members about this study and poll by including information in your printed or electronic member newsletters. These resources are provided for you or your graphic designer.

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Federal government would save $2.5 billion
with an Adult Fitness Tax Credit

The federal government would save $2.5 billion over the next 21 years by extending the benefits of the current Children’s Fitness Tax Credit program to adults based on a report released by the Centre for Spatial Economics.

The financial incentive offered by a federal adult fitness tax credit will encourage nearly one million more Canadians to get active and healthier. These healthier Canadians will need less health care and miss less work due to illness.

The economic report conducted by the Centre for Spatial Economics on behalf of Fitness Industry Canada concludes that it would take just three years for the health care cost savings resulting from a more active and healthier population to outweigh the net personal tax losses incurred by The Government of Canada. Click here to review the summary or full report.

In a 2007 national poll conducted by Pollara Inc. on behalf of FIC, more than three in five Canadians supported the idea of expanding the popular and well received Children's Fitness Tax Credit to include all Canadians.

Please send an email postcard to your local Member of Parliament asking them to extend the existing federal Children’s Fitness Tax Credit to include all Canadians irrespective of age.

Other Resources:

Summary of Economic Study: Click Here

Full Economic Study : Click Here

Pollara Poll: Click Here

Adult Fitness Tax Credit Website: Adult Fitness Tax Credit

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