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Title: The Association of Canadas National Team Athletes


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The Association of Canadas National Team
Athletes
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AthletesCAN
  • AthletesCAN is the collective voice of athletes
    in Canada and is the only fully independent and
    inclusive athletes association in the country.

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Mission
  • The mission of AthletesCAN is to ensure a fair,
    responsive and supportive sport system for
    athletes in Canada.

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Vision
  • The vision of AthletesCAN is to have a
    significant positive impact on the life of every
    athlete by acting as the collective voice for
    amateur athletes in Canada

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Three Pillars
  • Advocacy
  • Education
  • Leadership

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Advocacy
  • Policy and decision-making
  • Effective athlete representation
  • Voice and influence for athletes
  • Athlete rights, process and support

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Education
  • Communication
  • Issues management
  • Inherent value of sport

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Leadership
  • AthletesCAN Forum
  • Regional outreach
  • Athlete councils
  • Mentorship program

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What is AthletesCAN?
  • A voice for athletes
  • Athlete representation
  • Athlete rights
  • Due process
  • Leadership training

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Our Partners
  • Sport Canada
  • Canadian Sport Centers
  • National Sport Organizations
  • Multi-sport Organizations
  • Sponsors

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Who represents me?
  • Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors
    comprised of current and retired national team
    athletes
  • Seven elected, four appointed and a past
    president
  • Four staff members work out of Ottawa
  • Elections this weekend at the AGM this is your
    opportunity to get involved!

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Programs and Services
  • Bell Athletes Connect Program
  • Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund
  • Dale Carnegie Speakers Training
  • The Sport Solution
  • Athletes Forum

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Bell/Investors Group/Dale Carnegie
  • Bell Athletes Connect Program offers free cell
    phone and Internet service to Canadas national
    team athletes
  • The Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund
    annually provides 20 elite athletes with 5,000
    bursaries
  • Dale Carnegie Associates offers free speaking
    courses to national team athletes

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The Sport Solution
  • Provides assistance to Canadian amateur athletes
    in resolving sport-related legal issues and
    offers support throughout the dispute resolution
    process
  • 1-888-434-8883
  • law.sportsolution_at_uwo.ca

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AthletesCAN Forum
  • AthletesCANs flagship event
  • The largest and most inclusive gathering of
    Canadas national team athletes outside of
    competition
  • Provides the opportunity to bring together
    Canadas high performance athletes to network
    with others, share ideas, learn about the sport
    system and develop leadership skills

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Recent Successes
  • AAP up 400/month
  • Strong position on COC Top-12 policy
  • High Performance Athlete Survey
  • Athlete Declaration
  • Athlete Advocate
  • Canada Games
  • Interactive School Day
  • AthletesCAN Leadership Award

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www.athletescan.com
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