AACP is a partnership between the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC), Canada’s Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs), Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs), the Canada Games Council (CGC), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). It provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send two (2) coaches of Aboriginal ancestry to the Canada Games in apprenticeship roles.

In 2021, the Canada Summer Games will be held in Ontario’s Niagara region. Apprentice coaches will attend the 2021 Canada Summer Games as fully accredited members of their respective provincial or territorial team. In doing so they will gain important exposure to a high-profile multi-sport event and benefit from supervision and evaluation from dedicated mentor coaches. Nearly all Apprentice Coaches go on to pursue training within the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and to apply their combined knowledge to coaching in their communities.