*This post was revised and updated on June 13th, 2018 The Ontario government recently passed ‘Rowan’s Law’, which is concussion management legislation that will affect every sport organization in Ontario. Importantly, however, although the law has received royal assent and one section has been … [Read more...] about Rowan’s Law – Concussion Legislation Update
Updates to Ontario Employment Standards: Impact for Sport Organizations
The increase to the Ontario minimum wage was not the only important employment-related change that has recently come into effect. Improved worker protections, changes to employment standards, and mandatory employee benefits also became law. Every sport organization with employees in Ontario will … [Read more...] about Updates to Ontario Employment Standards: Impact for Sport Organizations
ONCA Update – What’s New for Ontario Sport Organizations
The Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) has been stuck in legislative limbo since 2010 – but there have been recent developments that affect every Ontario not-for-profit corporation. In November 2017 the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 was passed by the Ontario legislature. … [Read more...] about ONCA Update – What’s New for Ontario Sport Organizations
Harassment in Sport – Eradicating Harassment in Your Sport Organization
In 2016, the SLSG partnered with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS), and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) to write a three-part Harassment in Sport blog series. Those blogposts reviewed … [Read more...] about Harassment in Sport – Eradicating Harassment in Your Sport Organization
An Update on Transgender Issues in Sport
I have written in this space previously about the issue of gender and sport (2012, 2010, 2006), and given developments over the last year or so, I felt it was a good time to provide an update to our readers. The fact, too, that National Geographic magazine had the bold audacity to put a trans kid on … [Read more...] about An Update on Transgender Issues in Sport
Getting the most out of your insurance programs
In recent risk management workshops with National Sport Organizations (NSOs) as part of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport’s Risk Management Program that I have been facilitating over the past 9 years with over 50 sport organizations, I have noted that “the risk that our insurance program is … [Read more...] about Getting the most out of your insurance programs