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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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LGBTQI2S

Let’s talk inclusion: Key considerations for the inclusion of 2SLGBTQI+ athletes
June 26, 2024
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June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the 2SLGBTQI+ communities as well as reflect on how to enhance and ensure inclusion in sport. This year, SIRC has partnered with Canadian Women & Sport to build a new resource for...
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High Performance
LGBTQI2S
Recreation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Transitioning to inclusive sport:  Understanding barriers to transgender Canadians’ participation in recreational and high-performance sport
July 17, 2023
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Sarah Teetzel
Project summary  How and where trans athletes participate in sport is highly contested and inconsistent due to the competing, and often contradictory, policies in force throughout the country in different sport disciplines at a different levels of competition. This study...
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Anti-Racism
Concussion
COVID-19
LGBTQI2S
Masters Sport
Mom's Got Game
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation

2021 year in review: How SIRC embraced the “new normal”
December 22, 2021
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SIRC
After 2020 surprised us all with a global pandemic, many of us looked to 2021 with hope for a gradual return to our pre-pandemic “normal.” And with the widespread rollout and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, the activities...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LGBTQI2S

Egale’s 2021 Guide to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia for Sports Organizations
May 17, 2021
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Egale Canada
Sport communities across Canada and the world have experienced a year like no other. Lockdown and isolation have left all of us eager to begin playing and training again. Now, more than ever, we understand how sport serves as a...
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Data and Analytics
LGBTQI2S
Mental Health
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

The role of LGBT-focused sport group involvement in reducing minority stress  
November 2, 2020
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Steven Mock
Project Summary  OBJECTIVES  Sexual minority identity (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans; LGBT) is largely stigmatized and stigmatization has been linked to detrimental mental and physical health outcomes.  Sexual minority individuals are often motivated to conceal their identities to protect themselves...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous
LGBTQI2S
Sport Participation

Inclusion Must Be Intentional
July 29, 2020
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “inclusion” is the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure. True inclusion involves authentic and empowered participation and a true sense of belonging for all participants. However,...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
LGBTQI2S

Egale’s Guide to International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia for Sport Organizations
May 13, 2020
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Egale Canada
As Canada continues to adapt to new ways of connecting while practicing physical isolation, we must not forget the importance of days like the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities...
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Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
LGBTQI2S

Putting “Inclusion” into Practice for our LGBTQI2S Community
May 17, 2019
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Aaron Bruce, Canada Games Council
Like many sport organizations across Canada, the Canada Games Council (CGC) has recognized inclusion as a core value within its strategic plan, but what does that really mean in practice? For the CGC, inclusion includes policies, procedures and programs focused...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
High Performance
LGBTQI2S

Why Transgender Eligibility Policies Aren’t Enough
January 22, 2019
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Sarah Teetzel
In releasing its transgender inclusion policy in September 2018, U Sports joined an ever-increasing list of organizations, from the community to international levels, that have implemented policies to regulate the inclusion of athletes who identify as transgender. Organizations with trans...
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Coaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LGBTQI2S

Leading the Way: Working with LGBTQI2S Athletes and Coaches
May 16, 2018
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Jennifer Birch-Jones, CAAWS
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is held annually on May 17th to celebrate sexual and gender diversity. This year’s global theme is “Alliances for Solidarity” which is appropriate for our work in Canada to make sport...
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