Chapter 1: Defining the Recreation and Leisure Industry
1.2 The 4 Areas of the Recreation and Leisure Industry
The 4 areas of the Recreation and Leisure Industry can be further broken down into organization types and job titles that are associated with those organizations.
Active Living – Health, Wellness and Fitness
Organizations that offer services focused on improving and maintaining healthy living. The examples listed are found in London and/or Ontario region.
| Types of Organizations | Examples |
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| Community service organizations |
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| Health related organizations |
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| Educational organizations |
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| Corporate fitness services and facilities |
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| Long Term Care and Retirement Residences |
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| Manufacturing, retail, and wholesale trade related to active living (e.g. swimming pools, home-based exercise equipment, active apparel etc.). |
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Community Recreation
Organizations that offer community-based spaces and programming. The examples listed are found in London and/or Ontario region.
| Types of Organizations | Examples |
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| Public and community-based organizations, spaces, and centres that offer active and passive recreation opportunities |
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| Commercial organizations that offer recreational opportunities |
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| Manufacturing, retail, and wholesale trade related to community recreation (e.g., suppliers of playground equipment, etc.). |
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Sports and Leisure
Organizations that offer sporting and leisure activities, excluding professional athletes, musicians, artists etc. The examples listed are found in the London and/or Ontario region.
| Types of Organizations | Examples |
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| Community and Provincial sport organizations |
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| Community and Provincial leisure organizations |
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| Non-profit and Commercial offering access to sport and physical recreation to the public |
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| Community and Provincial cultural organizations (museums, heritage sites, community theatres, community orchestra and music organizations) |
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| Manufacturing, retail, and wholesale trade related to amateur sport and leisure pursuits (e.g. equipment manufacture, sales, rentals, etc.). |
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Outdoor Recreation and Parks
Organizations that provide outdoor spaces, and activity opportunities in outdoor spaces. The examples listed are found in the London and/or Ontario region.
| Types of Organizations | Examples |
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| Public, voluntary, and commercial parks, open spaces, and facilities for individual and group involvement in active and passive outdoor pursuits (e.g., picnics, hiking, camping, climbing, rafting, etc.). |
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| Guides and outfitters |
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| Provincial Recreation Associations |
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| Tourism-related organizations around outdoor recreation & parks |
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| Manufacturing, retail, and wholesale trade related to outdoor recreation and parks (e.g., camping equipment, recreational vehicle trade - snowmobiles, RVs, etc.). |
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