The COC is the first national Olympic committee to join the centre, which launched in 2018 to promote human rights in sport and prevent violations of those rights
The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the first national Olympic committee in the world to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights.
Canada’s Olympic Committee joins World Rowing and the international field hockey federation, as well as companies McDonald’s and Airbnb, among organizations who say they’re committed to both recognizing their human rights responsibilities in sport and ensuring responsible practices in sport sectors. The human rights centre is also working with four of 16 FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities, including Toronto, to advance child rights, safeguard child participation in sport and to influence municipal decisions that impact children’s lives in sport.
“This relationship is mutually beneficial, because we’ll obtain the best practices and the information that will help build a stronger sports system here in Canada, and be able to contribute.” The federal government has introduced various measures to address what’s been called a safe crisis, including the announcement of a commission, but stopped short of a national inquiry called for by some survivors and a former sports minister.
Canada’s sports minister Carla Qualtrough spoke at the centre’s most recent Sporting Chance Forum in December in Geneva, which COC president Tricia Smith and Baker also attended.
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