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The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce it was one of the 28 organizations across Canada to be awarded Community Tennis Grant through Tennis Canada and in partnership through National Bank. This summer the OSC will be collaborating with the National Capital Tennis Association, Tennis Centre West Ottawa and Ontario Tennis Association to bring this initiative to all interested community tennis clubs in Ottawa. [...]

Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) is more than a program – it's a game-changer for teams and communities and NOW available in Ottawa through Interval House of Ottawa.  Designed specifically for coaches of young male athletes, CBIM provides a simple, effective way to lead powerful conversations about healthy relationships, consent, mental health, peer pressure, and standing up to harmful behaviours. These are conversations that build athlete-leaders — on and off the field — and coaches are in a unique position to deliver them. [...]

The first meeting of the new Sport in Ontario Collective will take place on Wednesday, June 18 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Collective wants to ignite an inclusive, multi-sectoral conversation about what can be done to address the issues and challenges that community sport faces today and will likely face in the future. In advance of the meeting, organizers have shared several timely research documents including a Community Sports Sustainability Report. Among its findings [...]

The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to introduce Kian Nejad as our latest Community Sport Hero! Kian leads the BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts program, which has become a force and an inspiration on the Canadian prep basketball circuit. The BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts program provides youths with life-changing opportunities in sport, education and leadership at no cost. […]

With the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation’s 2025 Community Opportunity Grant application window currently open until June 5, this feature showcases the ongoing impact made by a program from the Nepean Nighthawks Field Hockey Club, which received a past grant from the Foundation. Sandeep Chopra co-founded the Nepean Nighthawks Field Hockey Club over 20 years ago […]

Expression of Interest - Board of Directors: The Ottawa Sport Council is seeking two skilled, enthusiastic individuals with a passion for community sport to join our volunteer Board of Directors. Representing sport in the nation’s capital we strive to create and nurture sport environments that everyone can enjoy, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, culture, income-level and ability. More information [...]

The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to partner with Their Opportunity to deliver the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation 2025 Community Opportunity Grant. Their Opportunity is a national children’s charity that delivers and subsidizes community sport and engagement programming to eliminate barriers of access and empower youth to reach their full potential through sport. Applications open May 1st 2025 for more information [...]

The OSC and Canadian Jumpstart Kim St-Pierre will provide an information session on the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Community Development Grants. Next intake for grant applications opens May 5th and closes June 6th at noon. For more information [...]

The OSC is seeking a dynamic, highly organized Communications Specialist to join our team as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program from mid June to potentially the end of August.  The Communications Specialist will work closely with the Executive Director and Communications Lead along with partner organizations and members to successfully fulfill our mandate. For more details on the position [...]

In a room full of referees, umpires and officials, there were many whistles heard this morning, but on this occasion they were sounds of appreciation instead of foul calls as the Ottawa Sport Council co-hosted a breakfast event celebrating National Officials Day at City Hall. “Thank you for the work that you do to support […]