Safe Sport
What is Safe Sport?
Safe Sport is an environment where individuals have a healthy, supportive, and positive sport experience, free from all forms of harassment and abuse, collectively known as maltreatment. CCSAM is committed to fostering and protecting a culture that respects and welcomes all individuals and ensures safe sport principles and policies can thrive in all our clubs and programs.
Club SafeSport Toolkit
Any club administrator can use this online toolkit to improve the safety and culture of their club.
Club SafeSport offers many resources, including the mandatory policy templates: https://clubsafesport.nordiqcanada.ca/policies/
Beginning with the 2024-2025 membership year, CCSAM and our Member Clubs will adopt Nordiq Canada’s SafeSport Policy Suite.
Adopting these policies is a condition of membership to CCSAM and Nordiq Canada.
Important Resources for Clubs
Safe Sport Policies Personalization How-to Instructions for Clubs
CCSAM Club Screening Policy template
2025 Safe Sport Screening Tracking tool
Club Screening Requirements Checklist
Appendices A – F fillable PDFs – pending
Appendices A – F editable Google docs – pending
Sport Manitoba Pathway to Safer Sport
Please visit this site for a comprehensive list resources regarding safe sport Awareness, Prevention, and Action.
Are you considering filing a complaint?
We have to be clear; complaints should not be received or managed by national sport organizations, including Nordiq Canada.
To file a complaint, you are encouraged to contact the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport where you can submit a report online or call a toll-free number. Operators can help you determine the organization or individual designated to receive your complaint.
You may also choose to contact the Sport Manitoba Safe Sport Line where operators will provide guidance, information, and resources to those associated with sport in Manitoba on abuse, harassment, bullying or hazing of children and youth. Guidance may include referral to appropriate service and/or authorities or to the responsible sport governing body.
You may also choose to contact Nordiq Canada’s Independent Third Party Laurie Ehrman at laurie@ewcsport.com using this Complaint Intake Form.
Nordiq Canada Resources: https://nordiqcanada.ca/safesport/
Are You in Crisis?
For all urgent situations requiring immediate intervention, contact:
- Police: 9-1-1
- Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 (In Quebec: 1-866-277-3553)
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Do you want to talk to someone about a situation?
Call Manitoba Safe Sport Line: 1-833-656-SAFE (1-833-656-7233)
Email: help@safesportline.ca
Call/email: CCSAM Executive Director Karin McSherry (204) 925-5639 – info@ccsam.ca