Safe Sport

Our Safe Sport Commitment

Gymnastics Canada is committed to being a leader in Canada and abroad in providing a safe and inclusive gymnastics environment for all individuals. Working together, we will create a safe, inclusive sport environment for all gymnasts and sport participants in Canada.

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safety Steering Committee

The National Gymnastics Safety Steering Committee was established to guide and oversee the development of a comprehensive national safety and safeguarding strategy for the sport of gymnastics in Canada. This strategy aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of gymnasts, enabling the creation of a safe environment for all sport participants from grassroots to high performance.

Meet our Committee

GymCan's Safe Sport Resources

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Safety Principles

We have established a set of fundamental safety principles to guide our work and decision-making as we develop and implement the rest of the safety strategy.

Athlete/Young Person Centred

Prioritize the inclusion of young people and athletes in all processes, practices, and structures.

Humane

Lead with compassion and humanity rather than rigid bureaucratic procedures.

Pragmatic

Connect policies and procedures to practical actions and behaviours, both individual and collective.

Equity-based

Recognize and address inherent power imbalances by designing standards, processes, and practices with equity in mind.

UCCMS-aligned

Whenever possible, use definitions, principles, and standards from the Universal Code of Conduct for Safe Sport to inform our current practices.

How To Report Concerns

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Suspended and Expelled Members

Membership with Gymnastics Canada (GymCan), and its provincial and territorial associations, is a privilege and all members must commit to creating, fostering, and maintaining a safe, positive, and inclusive environment for all participants. Privilege of membership may be suspended or permanently withdrawn if a member is found to have breached any of GymCan’s Safe Sport Policies following the relevant and applicable disciplinary process. In addition, suspensions may include reinstatement conditions imposed by a discipline panel which must be fulfilled before membership privileges may be reinstated.