Recreation Fee Assistance for group admissions is available to not-for-profit agencies working with low income individuals or groups who have applied, or are looking to apply to Fair Entry.

Recreation Fee Assistance for group admissions allows your group to more efficiently access recreation opportunities at a reduced rate. Once your agency is approved, Recreation Fee Assistance for group admissions enables you to:

• Bring a group of your clients to one of our indoor pools, fitness, or leisure centres and each client, who meets the low income criteria, pays the reduced Recreation Fee Assistance rate.
• Access Recreation Fee Assistance rates for each client who meets the low income criteria at participating partner organizations/facilities.

Ideally, participants are required to apply to the Fair Entry program which provides them access to not only Recreation, but other subsidized City services. If you are not sure how to get individuals or families within your agency into the Fair Entry program, please call 311 and ask to speak to the Recreation Connector.

Fee Assistance is funded by the City of Calgary, The City of Calgary Children's Reserve Fund and Canadian Tire Jumpstart.​​​

1. Registered not-for-profit organizations in good standing with the Societies Branch of Alberta. Agencies applying for the first time will be required to provide a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation.
2. Only low-income clients of the agency (income is below the low-income cut-offs) or those receiving AISH, Supports for Independence, GIS, etc. will be eligible. Members within a group whose income exceeds the eligibility level will not qualify for fee assistance and will pay the full fee.
3. Clients of the agency must live within the City of Calgary limits.
4. Activities the agency wishes to pursue must be consistent with the mandate of the agency. The agency must not have alternative funding for the admissions.
5. Agency must provide staff to accompany and assist group participants.

You can find the complete information here.

Fill out the application form and send the completed form:

1. By mail: Fee Assistance #68 PO Box 2100, Stn M Calgary, AB T2P 2M5
2. By email: liveandplay@calgary.ca.

Applications are approved within 2 to 3 weeks. Once the application is approved, an email will be sent to the contacts listed.

Send the following information to liveandplay@calgary.ca at least two weeks before your outing:

• Name of your organization/agency
• Contact person (organization/agency staff)
• Name of facility you would like to attend
• Date you would like to go to the facility
• Number of adults (18 to 65 years old)
• Number of non-adults
• Number of staff members (1 staff admission pass will be allotted for every 8 participants. Organizations that work with people with disabilities who require a lower ratio will be accommodate with additional staff admissions.)

Vouchers will be emailed to the contact with information about the next steps.