Ottawa, ON, October 30, 2024 – The Future of Sport in Canada Commission recently announced the schedule for its cross-country consultations. These consultations aim to gather valuable insights and diverse perspectives from all Canadians on safe sport and the sport system in Canada.
As part of its mandate, the Commission wants to learn from all Canadians, including victims and survivors of maltreatment in sport, as well as subject-matter experts, academics, advocates, stakeholders, sport participants (including athletes, parents, coaches, administrators and other support personnel) and the Canadian public about their experience in and with sport.
Consultation schedule
- Toronto, Ontario: October 31 and November 1, 2024
- Regina, Saskatchewan: November 12 to 15, 2024
- Québec City, Québec: November 18 and 19, 2024
- Montréal, Québec: November 20 to 22, 2024
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: November 25 and 26, 2024
- Calgary, Alberta: November 27 to 29, 2024
- Victoria, British Columbia: December 2 and 3, 2024
- Vancouver, British Columbia: December 4 to 6, 2024
- Halifax, Nova Scotia: December 10 to 13, 2024
If participants would like to meet with the Commission, they can sign up using the Commission’s online submission portal. Participants can then select the ‘Speak with the Commission’ option and mention in their form that they would like to meet in-person when the Commission is in their city. We encourage all interested participants to reach out as early as possible, as availability is limited.
The Commission’s website includes additional information about the Commission, its terms of reference and its work. For additional information, please contact:
Future of Sport in Canada Commission avenirdusport-futureofsport@commissionsport-sportcommission.gc.ca
About the Future of Sport in Canada Commission
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission is an independent commission responsible for reviewing the Canadian sport system and making recommendations on concrete and effective actions with respect to:
- Improving safe sport in Canada, including trauma-informed approaches to support sport participants in the disclosure of and healing from maltreatment; and
- Improving the sport system in Canada, including but not limited to policy, funding structures, governance, reporting, accountability, conflicts of interest, systems alignment, culture, and legal considerations.
Through a trauma-informed approach, the Commission is seeking to learn from all Canadians – including from those whose experiences have revealed inadequacies in Canadian sport structures – and from others with experience and perspectives that contribute to the necessary reforms across the breadth of the sport community.
For more information, please visit the Commission’s website, and follow the Commission on X (formely Twitter).