Who We Are
Inclusive Canada Foundation is a nonprofit society serving communities across Canada. Building inclusive communities through sports, education, health, and culture.
Our work began with sport.
Inclusive Canada Foundation is a nonprofit society serving communities across Canada. Our work began through inclusive sport and has grown into a broader four-pillar model focused on sports, education, health, and culture.
Through LMS Canada and LWS Canada, our flagship sports initiatives, we have seen how cricket and community sport can reduce isolation, create leadership pathways, support newcomers, and build belonging across cultures.
Today, the foundation uses that experience to support inclusive communities through programs that connect participation, mentorship, wellness, and cultural integration.
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In 2021, through the Government of Canada REO program, we launched our first newcomer cricket initiative in Surrey, BC. That first year supported over 40 newcomers through organized cricket, creating a platform for cultural exchange and community engagement.
Sport revealed a broader truth: to truly include someone, you need to address language barriers, financial constraints, social isolation, and skill development all at once. That insight became the foundation of our four-pillar model.
Today, LMS Canada has grown across Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby, Victoria, Toronto, and other communities, with over 1,700 participants and player registrations to date.
Our Model
We remove barriers to participation, create spaces for belonging, build leadership pathways, and measure impact through sports, education, health, and culture.
We remove barriers to participation so everyone can take part.
We create spaces where newcomers, youth, and families feel at home.
We build pathways for participants to grow into leaders.
We measure outcomes through sports, education, health, and culture.
Sports, Education, Health, and Culture
Sports
Cricket leagues and sport programs that create belonging for newcomers, youth, and families.
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Mentorship, training, and career pathways that build confidence and skills for life in Canada.
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Physical activity, mental wellness, and social connection that reduce isolation and build resilience.
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Community belonging, intercultural friendship, and cultural identity through shared experiences.
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LMS Canada
LMS and LWS Canada are the flagship sports initiatives of Inclusive Canada Foundation. Inclusive Canada Foundation is the master franchise holder in Canada of the Last Man Stands league, the largest amateur cricket league in the world, with 260,000+ amateur cricketers across 2,000+ cities.
Through LMS and LWS Canada, we use fast, accessible, technology-enabled cricket to create inclusive sport pathways for newcomers, youth, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ population, students, families, workplaces, community leaders, and other equity deserving groups (EDGs).