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What We Do

Champion

The Ottawa Sport Council is committed to continuing to serve our role as a leader for amateur and community sport. Our position as a champion of community sport is recognized by the City of Ottawa, and it is one that we are proud to hold in the community. We are committed to acting in the best interests of the community sport sector and driving policy and program improvements to continue advancing those interests. 

The Ottawa Sport Council is committed to supporting community sport participation, reduce barriers and increase accessibility for equity deserving populations. In order to provide this support, the Ottawa Sport Council created the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation.

Each year the OSC Foundation aims to award grant funding to two community sport programs in Ottawa.  Past recipients of grant funding include:

This program could not exist without the generous donations of our members. To donate, click here and choose Ottawa Sport Council Foundation. All donations qualify for a tax receipt.

Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to partner with Their Opportunity to deliver the 2024 Ottawa Sport Council Foundation 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.

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Advisory Committees

Sports for Athletes with a Disability Committee

Led by the Abilities Centre Ottawa, the committee has compiled resources, documents and links to help create awareness and inform the sport community on the importance of inclusion and accessibility, to support quality participation and physical activity for all, and to support athletes with a disability. The committee, and the Ottawa Sport Council, is committed to supporting organizations, parents and participants when it comes to inclusive, accessible and safe sporting environments and programs for athletes with a disability.

Educate

The Ottawa Sport Council is committed to providing a range of relevant and timely educational resources, including information about current best practices and targeted materials for community-level sport participation.

Key Educational Resources:

The Belonging Playbook

The Belonging Playbook is a resource hub centered around equity, diversity and inclusion designed to help all members of community sport organizations (administrators, coaches, officials and volunteers) to create a more welcoming, inclusive sport environment and cultivate more positive sport experiences. 

Ottawa Safe Sport Toolkit

The Ottawa Safe Sport toolkit was developed to ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all community sport participants. Based on best practices and resources at the federal, provincial, and community levels, the Toolkit is a fundamental building block to create a healthy supportive environment in which everyone can thrive.

Concussion Education 

The concussion education video was designed to provide coaches, players, parents, board members, staff, and volunteers alike with the knowledge of how to apply the 4 R’s of concussion management (Recognize, Remove, Refer, Return) in a sport setting. Developed in partnership with Parachute Canada and SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre), it is aligned with the Canadian Harmonized Concussion Protocol, which is recognized by Sport Canada. 

Other resources: 

Connect

The Ottawa Sport Council is a facilitator of collaboration and partnerships amongst local amateur sport groups. We create and foster opportunities for organizations to work together, share ideas and combine resources.  We create and foster opportunities for organizations to work together, share ideas and combine resources.

Our work as a connector in the community includes:

  • The use of social media, website and email communications to share information
  • The public support of community sport priorities in the media
  • The creation of platforms and forums for discussion among stakeholders

Sport Summit

The Ottawa Sport Council’s annual Sport Summit brings community sport participants together for an engaging and educational learning session. The Sport Summit aims to generate conversation surrounding pertinent topics including return to sport post-pandemic, safe sport, and opportunities for equity deserving populations.  OSC partners with local industry experts to lead the discussion, offering insight into specific areas of interest.

The annual Sport Summit is not only an opportunity to hear from experts, but to connect with other community sport participants. The Sport Summit serves as a platform to build networks and share best practices.Check out our video on the power of the Ottawa Sport Summit here. For more information on past Summits, visit our Ottawa Sport Summit Events Page.