Safe Sport
EOD is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for our sport. Safe sport policies are in effect as of March 1, 2020.
Divisions and clubs within CKC have been mandated to implement Safe Sport policies in 2020/2021; information for clubs is below.
Contacts for Reporting a Complaint
Details about reporting complaints can be found here. It is highly recommended that you read that page before making a report. Contacts are listed here to be easy to find:
Independent Safe Sport Officers (W&W Dispute Resolution Services) email: safesport_wwdrs@primus.ca
Independent Canadian Sport Helpline
Abuse free sport phone and texting line: 1-888-83-SPORT (8 am to 8 pm ET)
Implementing Safe Sport at EOD Clubs
This graphic shows a checklist for the adoption process, discussed below.
CKC Annual membership: To be covered by the Safe Sport policies under CKC, clubs must be a member of CKC, and paddlers must be a member of a club.
Member Safe Sport declaration signed: Club boards are asked to sign the declaration here
Required screening completed: All the resources related to screening are here:
Completed training and certification: Training requirements:
CAC Safe Sport Training and/or Respect in Sport – Activity Leaders Training
Level 2 and 3 risk level: required
Level 1 risk level: recommended
Coaches: Courses above plus Making EthicalDecisions certification
Safe Sport pages on Club websites: CKC recommends that clubs develop a webpage dedicated to Safe Sport with information and links to the CKC Safe Sport hubpage