Beginning January 1, 2012, all providers of goods and services within the province of Ontario, including charities and not-for-profit organizations will be required to comply with parts of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). This legislation affects every Ontario PSO, as well as MSOs and NSOs that have offices in Ontario. The AODA [...]
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Violence and Harassment in the Workplace – Compliance
Last month we gave a presentation to the membership of the Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO) relating to the requirements of the newly legislated provincial Bill 168 – Workplace Violence and Harassment. This topic generated numerous questions and made us realize that many NSOs, PSOs and MSOs may have not yet taken the necessary steps [...]
Wait and Hurry Up! New Corporations Act to Take Effect October 17, 2011
by Rachel Corbett. Industry Canada has very recently published their transition guide (HTML) for the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NPCA) that will take effect in a few short days. They have also published all sorts of materials on their web site about the new Act, how to transition, and all the various forms and documents [...]
Embracing Risks – How Values-Based Decisions Can Help Sport Leaders Take Risks and Uncover Possibilities
By Dina Bell-Laroche. Sport is full of risks. This we know well. We expect coaches and athletes to take risks daily in pursuit of performance excellence, and yet more often than not, those responsible for managing sport organizations can be described as risk-averse. The irony is not lost on the partners of the Sport Law [...]
Renewal … It’s Not Just the Sport Policy That Needs It!
By Dina Bell-Laroche. Some of you may be aware that we are undergoing a renewal of the Canadian Sport Policy (CSP). Fondly spoken of as CSP 2.0, this renewal process has been unparalleled in terms of engaging Canadians in what they believe should be the focus of the renewed sport policy (you can read more [...]
Avoiding Uncertainty in Policies and Contracts
By Hilary Findlay. We know … writing and reading policy documents and contracts can be boring and tedious. I can attest to this as I have spent the last several months as a member of a team negotiating a collective bargaining agreement at a Canadian University. But these documents are important and they are essential [...]
Is the New Federal Corporations Legislation on Your Radar?
By Rachel Corbett. On June 22, 2011 I had the opportunity to make a presentation on the Canada Not-for Profit Corporations Act (NPCA) [1] at the 1st National Sport Federation Leadership Summit, organized by the Canadian Olympic Committee in collaboration with Sport Canada. This summit gathered the leaders of all of Canada’s national sport organizations [...]
Are We Ready to Lead from Behind?
By Dina Bell-Laroche. As sport management consultants, it is our responsibility to scour the literature to translate latest trends into meaningful knowledge for our clients. One such trend that has entrenched itself into the business domain is the idea of ‘leading from behind’ or ‘servant leadership’. The term was initially conceived by management guru Robert [...]
The Role of Values in the Performance of National Sport Organizations
By Dina Bell-Laroche. There are countless articles, research, and management books that suggest the positive impact of having a set of enduring values is well understood and documented by some of the world’s best organizations. In sport, this proved not to be the case. Last year I completed my Masters thesis on the intentional use [...]
Sport Governance – Some Thoughts on the Eve of a New Government
By Rachel Corbett. Lately it seems our website postings are preoccupied with governance and social media – whatever happened to the sport and the law? The reality is, the law remains at the root of almost everything we do as sport administrators and sport leaders. There is no escaping it. Whatever it is – organizing [...]
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