Regional gaps in safe sport rules remain a 'major' concern for Canada's sport integrity agency

More than six months on from a report that rang alarm bells about the prevalence of abuse and maltreatment in sport, the head of Canada’s sport integrity agency continues to have “major” concerns about regional gaps in safe sport rules.

Sport Integrity Canada maintains Canada’s Safe Sport Program public registry, which includes the names of more than 80 people who’ve been sanctioned across more than two dozen different sporting bodies.

The registry captures violations of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport, a set of rules governing behaviour around sport that all national sport organizations in Canada had to adopt as a condition of federal funding. It applies to coaches, volunteers, athletes and other leaders across sport.

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The behaviours captured in the registry range from physical, psychological and sexual maltreatment to neglect and retaliation, among others. Some of the people on the list have been convicted of crimes. Some have been banned from sport permanently. Others faced sanctions such as suspensions or additional education.

It’s a snapshot of abuse and maltreatment in sport in Canada,