Filing a Complaint
Since March 24, Water Polo Canada has officially joining Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport, managed by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC).
The WPC Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) participants are:
- Any individual that is associated with WPC’s National Team and High-Performance programs (including Regional Development Centers) as athletes, coaches or any other staff or individual supporting one of these WPC programs and/or interacting with these WPC programs’ participants;
- WPC’s National Championship League (NCL) and WPC’s National Provincial Championship participants including all athletes, all team coaches and all other staff associated with teams as well as all WPC staff, contractors, technical officials and event volunteers involved in these tournaments;
- All WPC Board Members, WPC employees/contractors and WPC committee volunteers.
Here is the NEW complaint process:
Note: At any point during this process a complainant can contact the Canadian Sport Helpline for support and guidance
*A UCCMS Participant is:
- Any individual currently registered in Water Polo Canada’s Perform in Water Polo registration category, including High-Performance Registrants (athletes and coaches, as well as officials and other staff supporting and/or interacting with these participants) who train and/or compete year-round in various domestic and international activities, programs and events including those sanctioned by Water Polo Canada (i.e., National Championship League, National Provincial Championships, Provincial National Training Centres or Regional Development Centres, World Aquatics Masters Championships, etc.).
- All WPC Board Members, WPC employees/contractors, WPC committee volunteers, and WPC technical officials and event volunteers.
