Strategic Plan

The 2024-2027 Special Olympics BC Strategic Plan aligns with the vision of Special Olympics Canada and Special Olympics International.

The plan outlines the key strategic pillars of our organization and the tactics we employ to achieve our mission of enriching the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and building inclusion across British Columbia.

The 2024-27 Special Olympics BC Strategic Plan outlines our path to introduce more British Columbians with intellectual disabilities to the transformative power of sport, and deliver safe, equitable, and high-quality programs for thousands of athletes across the province.

Our Vision

At its core, Special Olympics is a sport organization that uses the power of sport as a catalyst for social change. Through sport, we challenge society. By drawing attention to the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities, we break down misperceptions and tackle negative attitudes. By highlighting how the needs of people with intellectual disabilities are not being met, we expose inequity and exclusion. The focus for Special Olympics BC, therefore, needs to be bringing more athletes to the movement and providing high-quality sport experiences that help create positive attitudes and bring about permanent change towards the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

While Special Olympics BC has made a tremendous impact, we clearly have much more to do if the estimated 69,000 Canadians with intellectual disabilities (approximately 1.5 per cent of the population) are to be fully included in communities. Ours is an important mission, and we must continue to provide opportunities that empower people with intellectual disabilities and ensure they are universally embraced and experience equitable, respectful treatment throughout society. Through the power and joy of sport, we create vital social change with Special Olympics athletes leading the way to a better world.