Webinar

Safe Sport in Canada: Understanding Your Role and Responsibilities

Event Details

November 8, 2024
10:00 – 11:00 ET

Zoom Webinar

Register

Fee: Complimentary

Overview

Safe sport has become an important and highly publicized issue, and sport organizations across Canada must determine how to administer their safe sport complaint and discipline management processes. In this complimentary webinar we will look at the obligations set out in the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) and discuss ways to incorporate the requirements into your organization.

Format

We have developed this one-hour virtual session for legal counsel, safe sport officers and other individuals responsible for developing and administering safe sport policies and codes of ethics at sport governing bodies, universities, colleges and all other sporting organizations required or looking to adopt UCCMS guidelines.

Through a series of presentations, case studies and an exploration of frequently asked questions, attendees will develop a full understanding of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring a respectful sport culture. All participants will be provided a toolkit to help them action these requirements in their sport organization following the webinar.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, attendees will understand:

  • UCCMS requirements and how UCCMS differs from human rights and health and safety legislation
  • UCCMS as it pertains to areas such as:
    • psychological maltreatment
    • physical maltreatment
    • neglect
    • sexual maltreatment
    • grooming
    • boundary transgression
    • discrimination
  • roles and responsibilities of sport organizations
  • potential liability
  • the Office of Sport Integrity Commissioner/Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada signatory program

Hicks Morley will endeavour to accommodate guests with a disability in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines and other applicable legislation.

Accreditation

 

This program has been approved for 1 hour(s) of Continuing Professional Development by the Human Resources Professional Association.
For members of the Law Society of Ontario, this program is eligible for up to 1 Substantive Hour(s).

 

Practice Areas: Employment Law, Human RightsIndustries: Arts, Entertainment & Sports