Quest for Gold
Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP) – Quest for Gold
The Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP) or “Quest For Gold” is a funding program of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport that provides financial support to Ontario’s amateur high performance athletes in the form of “provincial carding”.
ONPARA is the Provincial Sport Organization responsible for administering the Quest For Gold program athlete carding in wheelchair athletics, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and wheelchair tennis. You can support our athletes by buying Quest for Gold Lottery tickets at your local OLG Outlets across Ontario.
- Posting of Selection Criteria – March 2020
- Application Deadline – see Selection Criteria for each sport
- Draft List of Nominations Posted – April 8, 2020
- Athletes wishing to appeal must contact ONPARA by April 14, 2020
- Appeals must be submitted by April 20, 2020
- Final list of nominated Ontario Card athletes posted – May 22, 2020
Please click on the link below to download the appropriate sport’s selection criteria:
Wheelchair Athletics QFG 2019-20 Final Criteria
Wheelchair Basketball QFG 2019-20 Final Criteria
Wheelchair Rugby QFG 2019-20 Final Criteria
Wheelchair Tennis QFG 2019-20 Final Criteria
2018-19 Quest for Gold FINAL List of Nominees
| Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Wheelchair Athletics | Wheelchair Tennis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Akhmed | Faisal Burale | Katty Abran | Shawn Courchesne |
| Vanessa Giancaterini | Kristen Cameron | Brett Babcock | Gillian Cruz |
| Zoë Hahn | Ian Crowe | Tiffany Gaudette | Anne-Marie Dolinar |
| Maninder Hothi | Cody Fournie | Nandini Sharma | Gary Luker |
| Joanne Lee | Brianna Hennessy | ||
| Natalie Robinson | Nick Kovac | ||
| Victoria Ross | Rio Kovac | ||
| Dylan Lamoureux | |||
| Reid Mulligan | |||
| Jamie Sopha |
2017-2018 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2017-18 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the sport specific selection criteria developed by the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, approved by its Board of Directors and applied by the selection committee.
2017-18 Quest for Gold Final List of Nominees
| Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Wheelchair Athletics | Wheelchair Tennis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Akhmed | Faisal Burale | Robert (Brett) Babcock | Shawn Courchesne |
| Vanessa Giancaterini | Kristen Cameron | Isaiah Christophe | Gillian Cruz |
| Zoë Hahn | Ian Crowe | Tiffany Gaudette | Gary Luker |
| Maninder Hothi | Brianna Hennessy | Nandini Sharma | |
| Joanne Lee | Dylan Lamoureux | ||
| Anthony Protomanni | Ben Perkins | ||
| Natalie Robinson | Jamie Sopha | ||
| Victoria Ross |
2016-2017 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce the final list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2016-17 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP).
2016-17 Quest for Gold Final List of Nominees
| Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Wheelchair Athletics | Wheelchair Tennis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Akhmed | Faisal Burale | Robert (Brett) Babcock | Puisand Lai |
| Jamoi Anderson | Ian Crowe | Isaiah Christophe | |
| Vanessa Giancaterini | Eric Furtado-Rodrigues | Dylan Ritter | |
| Zoë Hahn | Ben Perkins | Nandini Sharma | |
| Maninder Hothi | Jamie Sopha | ||
| Joanne Lee | |||
| Lee Melymick | |||
| Natalie Robinson | |||
| Victoria Ross | |||
| Dariusz (Darek) Symonowicz | |||
| Andrew Tucker |
2015-2016 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
The OWSA is pleased to announce the final list of athletes who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2014-2015 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP).
2015-16 Quest for Gold Final List of Nominees
| Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Wheelchair Athletics | Wheelchair Tennis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Akhmed | Faisal Burale | Brett Babcock | |
| Sara Black | Kristen Cameron | Dylan Ritter | |
| Shawn Courchesne | Ian Crowe | Michael Kahn | |
| Zoë Hahn | Martin Duif | ||
| Maninder Hothi | Eric Furtado-Rodrigues | ||
| Michael Kilonzo | Kevin McEwen | ||
| Corin Metzger | Reid Mulligan | ||
| Blaise Mutware | Shayne Smith | ||
| Emily Williamson | Jamie Sopha | ||
| Jeff Todd |