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Breaking Ice: Connecting Indigenous Culture and Sport Through Blind Hockey 

In partnership with Canadian Blind Hockey  June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to reflect on the strength, resilience, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s also a time to acknowledge the gaps that still exist, particularly in areas like sport, where Indigenous youth, especially those with disabilities, continue to face…

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Reconciliation

Reconciliation as a Social Legacy of the 2020 Arctic Winter Games
August 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the second blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games. Watch for the next...
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Accessibility
Adapted Sport
Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Para Sport
Quality Sport
Sport Participation

Is Accessibility Enough? How to Create Quality Experiences in Parasport
July 18, 2019
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Veronica Allan, York University
In 2006, the United Nations endorsed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) — a landmark convention that protects the right to participation in variety of social domains, including sport activities, venues, and services.  The CRPD has...
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Athlete Development
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
First Nations
Games and Hosting
Indigenous

2020 Arctic Winter Games: How Uneven Competition Led to Significant Change in Northern Sport Development
June 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the first blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Subsequent blogs will focus on the logistical challenges of hosting in a smaller centre,...
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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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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Governance
Leadership
Women and Girls

Gender Equity is Good Governance – Lessons from the Sport Sector
April 25, 2019
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Greer Gemin, CAAWS
The gender makeup of sport, and sport leadership, is changing. In 2018, the Government of Canada made it clear that gender equity is a priority for all levels of sport, setting a target to achieve gender equality by 2035. In...
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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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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Fair Play
Leadership
Quality Sport

Creating a Values-Based Sport System in Canada
January 22, 2019
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Alison Jones and Michael McLenaghen
Across playing fields, courts and ice rinks in Canada, demands for improvements in the quality of the sport experience are growing. While sport has long been celebrated for its role in developing the character of our nation, stories shared in...
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Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Physical Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Tips for Inclusive Programs for Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2018
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Jane Arkell, Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
December 3, 2018 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year’s theme is “Empowering People with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality”. Here in Canada, we have reason to celebrate. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Newcomers to Canada
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Inclusion requires action! Creating inclusion for newcomers to Canada
October 24, 2018
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Pierre Morin, Réseau Accès Participation
It is clear that the next generation will be diverse, multicultural and, apparently, much less fit than the previous generations. Research points in this general direction, but results from the recent TOPO survey, released in May 2018, demonstrates this trend...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mental Health
Program Design and Evaluation

Taking Athlete Development to a New Level: Understanding the Value of a Trauma-Informed Approach
October 10, 2018
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Tanya Forneris, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Increasing attention in research and practice has focused on the physical and psychological impacts of trauma and violence, for example from living in conflict zones or experiencing family violence. In North America, such work has led to an increased understanding...
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