The Ottawa Sport Council has developed educational resources in a wide range of areas to assist community sport organizations. Check them out:

Ottawa Belonging Playbook

The Belonging Playbook is Ottawa’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resource Hub for Sport. This toolkit was designed to help community sport organizations in their efforts to remove barriers to participation and create a more welcoming and inclusive sport environment.

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Ottawa Volunteer Toolkit

The Ottawa Sport Council’s Volunteer Toolbox provides a comprehensive set of resources to support community sport organizations in their ongoing work with volunteers, including recruitment, onboarding, management, appreciation and retirement, plus downloadable job description templates for board members, events and committee volunteers, and much more.

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Ottawa Safe Sport Toolkit

The Ottawa Safe Sport Toolkit is a free online toolkit developed to foster safe, welcoming, and inclusive sport environments for participants of all ages and abilities. It provides organizations with user-friendly resources that identify and mitigate risks and engage participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and volunteers in the safe sport journey. The Toolkit was developed collaboratively with 12 Ottawa sport organizations.

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Concussion Education Initiative Video

The Ottawa Sport Council’s Concussion Education Initiative video has been developed for community sport participants. This educational video is designed to equip 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.

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Ottawa Return To Play Roadmap

Led by the Ottawa Sport Council, the Ottawa Return to Play Roadmap was developed by 70 local sport organizations and the City of Ottawa to promote and enable the resumption of sport in our community around the COVID-19 pandemic. The Roadmap provided practical tools and resources to ensure that sport rolled out consistently and carefully, based on guidelines from public health officials at all levels.

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PAST OTTAWA SPORT SUMMITS

The Ottawa Sport Summit is the Ottawa Sport Council’s signature annual gathering for the local sports community. The Summit features an engaging day of discussions and educational sessions on timely topics, while offering the opportunity to meet and learn from peers in community sport.

The 2026 Ottawa Sport Summit will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bayview Yards. This year’s topic is: From Surviving to Thriving: Responsible AI for Community Sport Organizations. Find all the details here.

Here is info on past Summits:

2025 Ottawa Sport Summit
LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY SPORT

2024 Ottawa Sport Summit
Analytics in Community Sport: What Is It? Why Is It Important? How Can Data Enhance Your Operations and Elevate Participants’ Experiences

2023 Ottawa Sport Summit
The Past, Present, and Future of Community Sport in Ottawa

2022 Ottawa Sport Summit
Creating Diverse and Inclusive Sport Environments

2019 Ottawa Sport Summit
Strategic Planning – Future Proofing your Organization

2018 Ottawa Sport Summit
Sport For All in Ottawa: Creating a Culture of Inclusion

2017 Fall Ottawa Sport Summit
Grants Demystified – How to Create a Winning Application

2017 Spring Ottawa Sport Summit
Let’s Talk About Concussions

2016 Ottawa Sport Summit
Engage. Inspire. Sustain. Creating Your Volunteer Movement

2015 Ottawa Sport Summit
Overcoming the Funding Hurdle in Community Sport

2014 Ottawa Sport Summit
1st Annual Ottawa Sport Summit – GROWING TOGETHER