Safe Sport
Promoting safety so that athletes can shine
Safe Sport fosters empowering environments where athletes can safely reach their highest potential.
Goal:
To create a positive culture of belonging aligned across Canada that embodies Ringette Canada values.
1. Promotion
We believe in promoting a safe, empowering and inclusive environment for all participants.
2. Prevention
We protect athletes, coaches and officials through education, training, policies and engagement.
Ringette Canada's Trans-inclusion Resources
3. Reporting
We provide a national Safe Sport reporting and resolution framework that is compassionate, fair, transparent and timely.
Discipline and Complaints Policy
Canadian Centre for Mental Health & Sport
Victim Services Government of Canada
How to report an incident
Ringette Canada provides access to an independent third party for all members. You can contact this third party to report or discuss incidents of abuse or harassment of any kind.
You can reach them directly through the email address safesport_wwdrs@primus.ca. This is a confidential email address which will only be accessed by the third party.
Should any complaint or concern come to the attention of the Executive Director or any Ringette Canada representative, it will be forwarded to the independent third party.
The independent third party is:
- Qualified to analyze complaints and determine whether they are admissible to Certified Human Resources Professionals (CHRP) and practising lawyers.
- Knowledgeable of all applicable Ringette Canada policies.
- Independent from Ringette Canada (Professionally and Personally).
- Able to address complaints professionally in both official languages.
For more information see our Investigations Policy and Discipline and Complaints Policy.