Sport participation is popularly constructed as an effective means for welcoming newcomers into their new country of residence, despite these claims being critiqued by sport scholars. In this study, we critically interrogated Intro to Sport programmes as one approach for welcoming newcomers into the Canadian sport system using Green's normative theory of sport development to inform our work. Twenty qualitative interviews were conducted with programme administrators, instructors, and parents of newcomer programme participants representing six Intro to Sport programmes. Using thematic analysis, two overarching themes were determined: (1) toward inclusion: negotiating sport participation; and (2) sustainability. We explored how various sport participation barriers were managed towards promoting inclusion across the programmes as well as the pervasiveness of intersectoral community partnerships. We provided a nuanced discussion of the socio-cultural and contextual considerations surrounding Intro to Sport programmes for newcomers, insights that can inform sport development research and practice moving forward. We also offer suggestions to sport administrators involved in Intro to Sport programmes for newcomers and future research directions. RÉSUMÉLa participation sportive est considérée comme un moyen efficace pour aider les nouveaux arrivants à s'intégrer dans leur nouveau domicile, malgré que ces processus d'intégration soient mal compris dans un contexte sportif. Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous avons interrogé de façon critique les programmes d'initiation au sport en tant qu'approche d'accueil des nouveaux arrivants dans le système sportif canadien, à l'aide de la théorie normative de Green (2005) sur le développement du sport. Vingt entretiens qualitatifs ont été menés avec des administrateurs de programme, des entraîneurs et des parents de participants à six programmes d'initiation au sport pour les nouveaux arrivants. Par l'entremise d'une analyse thématique, cinq thèmes se sont dégagés: (1) le rôle du sport dans l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants à la société canadienne; (2) l'importance ARTICLE HISTORY
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