Investments will help the organization create an online AthleteHUB, a central location for national team athletes to access resources from multiple parties

“Athlete representation is essential in the Canadian sport system. It ensures that the measures put in place represent the real needs of athletes. Our government is proud to support AthletesCAN so that they can provide the right tools for national athletes to create powerful and impactful change in the sport system. With their new project, AthleteHUB, they’ll be able to centralize all of the information athletes need for support, resources, training and modules in one website. This initiative will foster a sense of community and will remove obstacles to athletes’ access to information.”

—The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

“We sincerely appreciate the federal government’s investment, which will allow us to create this important athlete-centric platform. There is an ever-increasing demand to support and educate high-performance athletes in navigating the complexity of the Canadian sport system and how to utilize its resources efficiently. The AthleteHUB will close this gap and provide direct access to athletes to the information they will need on their journey towards a successful and empowering sport experience.”

—Erin Willson, President, AthletesCAN

• AthletesCAN, the association of Canada’s national team athletes, is the only fully independent and most inclusive athlete organization in the country. It is the first organization of its kind in the world.  As the collective voice of Canadian national team athletes, AthletesCAN ensures an athlete-centered sport system by developing athlete leaders who influence sport policy and, as role models, inspire a strong sport culture.

• Funding for AthletesCAN online platform AthleteHUB comes from Sport Canada’s Sport Support Program. 

• To be eligible for funding, all sport organizations must have a policy on harassment, abuse, and discrimination and offer mandatory training on those issues. They must also provide access to an independent third-party to receive and manage complaints. 

• AthletesCAN is a signatory of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as its independent third-party mechanism to receive and manage harassment, abuse, and discrimination complaints. 

• The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner is responsible for administering the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport using trauma-informed processes that are compassionate, efficient, fair, respectful, and equitable to all parties involved.

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Associated links

• Budget 2022 – $16 million over three years, starting in 2022–23, to support actions to create a safer sport system
• Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner: Program Signatories
• AthletesCAN

For more information (media only), please contact:

Ariane Joazard-Bélizaire
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
ariane.joazard-belizaire@pch.gc.ca

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