SAFE SPORT
We’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment — one free of abuse, harassment, neglect or discrimination, both on and off the ice — for athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and administrators at all levels of our sport.
REPORTING
Speed Skating Canada embraces our responsibility to create, foster and maintain a culture within our training and competition environments that ensures positive, healthy and fulfilling experiences for all participants. Creating a safe and inclusive culture is our top priority and is a responsibility we share with all members of the speed skating community, including athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and administrators at all levels of our sport.
Our Safe Sport Framework is based on the combination of three approaches:
- Our values, Code of Conduct and associated policies set the foundation for our commitment to safe sport.
- Through education and prevention initiatives, we strengthen our system’s capacity to deliver programming and services in alignment with these goals.
- Finally, our reporting process is clearly defined to ensure that we respond to and resolve any concerns quickly and appropriately.
Safe Sport Speak Up Line
Speed Skating Canada and it’s Provincial and Territorial Sport Organizations have partnered on the launch the Safe Sport Speak Up Line, a new independent reporting mechanism that supports the intake and management of complaints from all speed skating participants within the Canadian speed skating community.
The Safe Sport Speak Up Line can be used by all past and present participants of speed skating in Canada, including athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers involved at the national, provincial, territorial and club levels. Items that can be reported include governance disputes, non-compliance with organizational policies, and conduct or behaviour that results or has the potential to result in physical or psychological harm, including but not limited to, maltreatment, abuse of authority, bullying, harassment and discrimination.
The Safe Sport Speak Up Line is accessible online and by telephone. Complaints can be raised through the third-party hotline – on a confidential basis, with or without anonymity – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including weekends and holidays).
- Website: app.integritycounts.ca/org/speedskating
- Email: speedskating@integritycounts.ca
- Phone: 1-888-889-1203
Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner
Speed Skating Canada is a program signatory of the Abuse-Free Sport program, Canada’s independent system to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.
Designated UCCMS participants – including National and NextGen team athletes and training partners; National Program coaches; and Speed Skating Canada staff and Board members – are subject to the polices and guidelines of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC).
Reports and/or complaints of alleged violations of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport concerning UCCMS participants shall be submitted through the Abuse-Free Sport reporting platform. If you wish to speak to someone about your experience and/or regarding resources that may be available to you, you can contact the Abuse-Free Sport Helpline. They are available to hear your concerns, help you understand your options, and connect you with resources based on your needs.
- Website: abuse-free-sport.ca
- Report Online: osic-bcis.i-sight.com/portal
- Email: info@abuse-free-sport.ca
- Phone: 1-888-837-7678
Policies
To support important changes within the Safe Sport landscape, including the launch of two new independent reporting mechanism, Speed Skating Canada has created and revised several internal policies that establish expected behaviour, guide decision-making and promote accountability for all individuals associated with speed skating in Canada.
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The Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) provides the foundation for a coordinated strategy to prevent and address maltreatment across all levels of the Canadian sport system, and for all participants (athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, practitioners, etc.). Speed Skating Canada has formally adopted the UCCMS as a key tool within our Safe Sport framework for speed skating in Canada. The UCCMS addresses:
- common principles and a commitment to advance a respectful sport culture
- standard definitions of various forms of maltreatment, including grooming, neglect, and physical, sexual, and psychological maltreatment
- a list of other prohibited behavior such as retaliation, failure to report maltreatment, intentionally filing false allegations, misuse of power, etc.
- a framework for determining appropriate sanctions against such prohibited behavior
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Abuse, Harassment and Anti-Bullying
Speed Skating Canada is committed to providing a safe environment free of abuse, harassment and bullying, both on and off the ice.
Mental and Physical Health
Speed Skating Canada’s goal is to support and enhance the physical, psychological, emotional and social well-being of all individuals in the speed skating community.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Speed Skating Canada is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all participants, where everyone feels welcome and respected.
Anti-Doping and Substance Abuse
Speed Skating Canada adheres to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) run by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). We respect all rules regarding the use of prohibited substances and methods that serve to protect the integrity of sport and the rights of clean athletes.