The Whitecaps FC announced today that the Sport Law & Strategy Group (SLSG) has been retained as the independent third party to conduct a thorough review of the Club’s current and past safe sport policies and procedures, and its management of those policies, to ensure the Club can learn from … [Read more...] about Sport Law & Strategy Group Advises Whitecaps FC on Safe Sport Practices
A Journey To Safe And Thriving Sport
By LJ Bartle and Tia Wintre Two years ago, we made one of those big life decisions to leave an organization we both cared about deeply. As leaders of HIGH FIVE, a national quality standard for sport and recreation, we both felt pulled to work differently, while still trying to make a difference … [Read more...] about A Journey To Safe And Thriving Sport
How An Ancient Greek Promise Could Unite Coaches
In the wake of a public dialogue on abuse in sport, I was reminded of the Latin phrase “primum nil nocere” which means “first, to do no harm” or the principle of non-maleficence. The Hippocratic Oath, named after the father of medicine in Western culture, is an ancient tribute to the Greek Gods that … [Read more...] about How An Ancient Greek Promise Could Unite Coaches
Sport Law & Strategy Group Offering E-Book on Managing Complaints
Never has it been more important for sport leaders to understand the management of complaints. Having recently launched its Sport Management Series 2.0 to support sport leaders in accessing relevant and timely information on a range of sport management topics, the Sport Law & Strategy Group … [Read more...] about Sport Law & Strategy Group Offering E-Book on Managing Complaints
Ontario Legislative Updates in 2019 (plus new PIPEDA reporting obligations)
In this blogpost we overview five pieces of new or upcoming Ontario legislation and discuss how they may impact your sport organization. There are also important new reporting obligations under the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), which is federal legislation, and those … [Read more...] about Ontario Legislative Updates in 2019 (plus new PIPEDA reporting obligations)
Evolving Challenges with Police Record Checks
We last wrote about Criminal Record Checks – a Discussion for Every Sport Organization in January 2016 and its time to update our knowledge in this area. This blogpost will review the new Ontario Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, discuss some national best practices with regard to criminal … [Read more...] about Evolving Challenges with Police Record Checks