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Transforming sport in Canada : time for action : final report / Future of Sport in Canada Commission.: CH24-56/2-2026E-PDF

"Sport plays a critical role in the fabric of Canadian life. From community playgrounds, cheering our favourite teams or watching Team Canada at the Olympics, sport brings all Canadians together in many important ways. Sport is part of the culture of Canada and can shape lives and help build resilient and strong communities. However, with insufficient safeguards and accountability, sport can also do harm. Recent revelations by victims, survivors and advocates who have courageously shared their experiences have shocked our nation and brought to light systemic maltreatment that occurs at all levels and contexts of sport. These revelations have compelled an important examination of sporting life and culture in Canada. In response, the Future of Sport in Canada Commission was established by the federal government in December 2023. The Commission's mandate was to review the Canadian sport system and make recommendations on concrete and effective actions with respect to improving safe sport and the sport system in Canada. This Final Report sets out the Commission's findings and 98 Calls to Action to improve safe sport and fundamentally strengthen the sport system in Canada. It provides a roadmap for change focused on prevention, response and support, as well as renewed leadership, governance, system alignment and investment"--Supplied from publisher.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Canadian Heritage, issuing body.
TitleTransforming sport in Canada : time for action : final report / Future of Sport in Canada Commission.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Transformer le sport au Canada : l'heure est à l'action : rapport final.
  • "Lise Maisonneuve, Commissioner; Noni Classen, Special Advisor; Andrew Pipe, Special Advisor."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 792-949).
  • Preface: message from the Commissioner and Special Advisors -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Why sport is important to Canadians and Canada -- Breaking the silence on maltreatment: why the promise of sport has escaped so many -- Constitutional framework of our country -- Roles and responsibilities in the Canadian sport system: a fragmented framework -- Indigenous-led sport and the Canadian sport system: structures, interactions and reconciliation -- Barriers to sport and physical activity in Canada -- Improving safe sport in Canada: the Commission's proposed approach -- Safe sport standards in Canada: structure, limitations and gaps -- Safe sport complaint mechanisms: responding to maltreatment and supporting those affected --Prevention strategies to build and sustain safe sport environments -- The need for new leadership of Canadian sport -- Alignment across sport system structures -- Sport governance: from inconsistent to transparent and harmonized -- Building the future: investing in sport and physical activity -- Now what? A look toward the future -- Commission’s mandate and process -- Appendices -- Endnotes.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Future of Sport in Canada Commission, March 24, 2026.
  • ©2026
Author / Contributor
  • Maisonneuve, Lise.
Description1 online resource (949 pages) : colour illustrations, colour map
ISBN9780660985206
Catalogue number
  • CH24-56/2-2026E-PDF
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