Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? This year, for the first time, Curling Canada will award the men’s and women’s national champions the same amount of prize money. This weekend, join the 1.5M active Canadian curlers...
Blog 2020 Arctic Winter Games: Cultural Program & Gala – A Circumpolar Approach February 19, 2020 This is the fourth blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the previous...
Events - Event CAAWS Women & Leadership Workshop Series - Leading with Confidence February 18, 2020 8:00 AM to 11:59 PM CAAWS’s Women and Leadership Program consists of a series of six professional development sessions that blend theory with practical applications, and provide an opportunity for women working or volunteering in...
Knowledge Nuggets Leadership and Governance Alignment among grassroots clubs across Canada can be challenging. The Ottawa Sport Council and Sport Manitoba are both addressing concussion awareness at the community sport level. For these mostly volunteer-run...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? The Gatineau Loppet is the biggest international cross-country ski event in Canada, and one of the 20 biggest cross-country ski races around the world! The event engages close to 2,500...
Knowledge Nuggets Webinar In partnership with the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, SIRC will be delivering a free webinar on February 25, 2020 at 12:00PM ET. Click here to register for Concussion Management:...
Knowledge Nuggets Research to Practice From player recruitment and retention, to leadership development, to effective coach education, SIRC’s Researcher/Practitioner Match Grant recipients will address a range of issues to help achieve gender equality in the...
Knowledge Nuggets Video In the latest SIRCTalks episode, Building Capacity Through Research, Amreen Kadwa discusses how she used research on inclusivity in sport to support the development of Hijabi Ballers – a community-based...
Knowledge Nuggets Infographic In 2016-2017, 26% of all brain injuries seen in Ontario and Alberta emergency departments were sport-related, and the majority of these (94%) were linked to concussion. Check out this infographic...
Knowledge Nuggets Physical Literacy Physical literacy has become an important outcome across many educational, sport, and recreation settings in Canada. Research from Brock University finds pedagogical strategies that incorporate a Teaching Games for Understanding...