For Sport Organizations

Concussions, Rugby and the Bigger Picture

June 11, 2019

Concussion is a pressing issue in sport. And few sports have been affected as acutely or as deeply as rugby. The issue has touched people in profoundly personal ways at...

Putting "Inclusion" into Practice for our LGBTQI2S Community

May 17, 2019

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?...

Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport

May 8, 2019

This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning...

Concussion Risks in Your Sport May be Greater Than You Think

May 7, 2019

For the athletes in this sport, the concussion risks are real even if brain injuries are rare. It may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but for Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC), concussion...

Gender Equity

CAAWS’ 2019 Women in Sport Leadership Snapshot revealed that 4 in 10 national sport and multisport service organizations have less than 30% women on their boards of directors. According to...

Cannabis

Trying to get a sense of the current landscape regarding cannabis legalization and sport? Learn more about the issues in these SIRC articles and blog: The implications of cannabis legalization...

High Performance

The Toronto Raptors made history last night after winning Canada’s first NBA Championship. Game 5 viewership on Monday reached 13.4 million Canadians and averaged 6.4 million viewers – it was...

Concussion

For Rugby Canada, Rowan Stringer’s death in 2013 was a call to action to address the prevention and management of concussions. Paul Hunter, Director of National Development, talks about athlete...

Capabilities for Transformation: Honing Directors Skills for Generative Governance

May 19, 2017

Even well-governed organizations are continuously searching for new insights, procedures or best- practices to refresh or grow their governance capabilities. As was explained in the previous webinar, the social and...

Directors’ Dilemmas: The Challenges To Trust Re-Shaping Governance

March 24, 2017

Governance in all sectors, including for non-profits, is under intense scrutiny. While many boards have invested considerable time and resources improving policies and transparency, today’s operating environment has only become...