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Table 4 Summary of findings from the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute’s Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth (CANPLAY) studies [114]

From: A multiple case history and systematic review of adoption, diffusion, implementation and impact of provincial daily physical activity policies in Canadian schools

Province

Year

DPA policy?

Approximate mean # steps taken

Comparison with other provinces/territories

Change compared to 2005–07 and 2007-09

NU1

2009-11

No

>13,000

Not reported

Not reported

YK

2009-11

No

12,3002

More steps than NF, NS, NB

No change

NWT

2009-11

No

12,2002

More steps than NF

No change

BC

2009-11

Implemented in 2008

12,1002

More steps than NF, PEI, NS, NB Fewer steps than NU

No change

MB

2009-11

Implemented in 2008

12,1002

More steps than NF, PEI, NS, NB

No change

ON

2009-11

Implemented in 2005

11,7002

More steps than NF Fewer steps than NU

No change

Canadian average

2009-11

No national policy

11,600

n/a

Not reported

AB

2009-11

Implemented in 2005

11,5002

Fewer steps than NU

No change

SK

2009-11

Implemented in 2010

11,5002

Fewer steps than NU

Significant decline compared to 2005-07

QC

2009-11

No

11,4002

Fewer steps than NU

No change

NB

2009-11

No

11,2002

Fewer steps than MB, BC, YK, NU

No change

PEI

2009-11

No

11,2002

Fewer steps than MB, BC, NU

No change

NS

2009-11

No

11,1002

Fewer steps than MB, BC, YK, NU

No change

NF

2009-11

No

10,8003

Fewer steps than ON, MB, BC, YK, NWT, NU

No change

  1. CANPLAY assessed the mean number of steps taken daily by Canadian children aged 5–19. Children wore the pedometer for 7 consecutive days [115]. Approximately 20,000 children were randomly selected and recruited in 2009–11 [115].
  2. Provinces are listed in order from most to least steps taken.
  3. AB: Alberta; BC: British Columbia; MB: Manitoba; SK: Saskatchewan; NB: New Brunswick; NF: Newfoundland and Labrador; NWT: Northwest Territories; NS: Nova Scotia; NU: Nunavut; PEI: Prince Edward Island; QC: Quebec; YK: Yukon.
  4. 1Data in Nunavut were collected using a different methodology [114,115].
  5. 2Not significantly different from the Canadian average of 11,600 steps per day [114].
  6. 3Significantly lower than the Canadian average of 11,600 steps per day (p < 0.05) [114].