Advisory Notes

Ottawa – May 21, 2025 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently in the third and final consultation phase for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International Standards. The...

Ottawa – April 1, 2025 – Starting today, the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) is the new place to report concerns of maltreatment involving participants who are part of national, federally funded sport organizations. The program supports everyone’s right to train and compete in safe, respectful, and supportive environments.

Ottawa – February 26, 2025 – This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin the evening of February 28 and end March 29. During this time, athletes who are observing Ramadan may be notified for urine and/or blood sample collection by anti-doping agencies, such as the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) or their international federation, at any time, in any place, with no advance notice.

Ottawa – January 24, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is proud to present the final Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) Rules to the sport community. As of April 1, 2025, the CCES will independently administer the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) through the application of the new CSSP Rules for federally funded, national-level sport organizations.

Ottawa – January 2, 2025 – The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2025 Prohibited List is now in effect. The updates for 2025 are relatively minimal, consisting mostly of clarifications, recategorization of substances, and new examples within existing categories. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) encourages all athletes and support personnel to familiarize themselves with the 2025 Prohibited List and modifications for this year.

Ottawa – October 16, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has released the first draft of the Canadian Safe Sport Program Rules for consultation and feedback. These rules set out how...

Ottawa – October 3, 2024 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2025 Prohibited List that will come into effect on January 1, 2025. The 2025 Prohibited List and the Summary of Major...

Ottawa – September 19, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) invites signatories and participants of the current Abuse-Free Sport Program to register for one of five virtual or in-person consultations on the next version of Canada’s safe sport program. The program draft will be available in late September and the first consultation will take place early November.

Ottawa – September 12, 2024 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently in the second phase of the consultation process for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International...

Ottawa – August 21, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has consolidated information for Team Canada athletes and support personnel about therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), whereabouts information, Games-time doping control and supplements for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Online learning about anti-doping and competition manipulation is also available. For more information, go to www.cces.ca/paris2024.

Ottawa – July 18, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to provide the sport community with a brief update on its preparations in relation to the transition of the Abuse...

Ottawa – June 3, 2024 – Sport integrity information for the Paris 2024 Games is now available for Team Canada athletes and support personnel, including anti-doping resources and competition...

Ottawa – May 31, 2024 – On May 2, 2024, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, announced that the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) and Abuse-Free...

Ottawa – April 17, 2024 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) are seeking your feedback on the first draft of the Canadian Program to Prevent Competition Manipulation (CPPCM).

Ottawa – March 27, 2024 – Registration is now open for a two-part True Sport webinar series hosted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and Sport Law. Participants will learn how committing to the meaningful and intentional activation of True Sport helps foster a sport culture that leaves less room for harm and provides a greater chance for sport to reach its full potential.

Ottawa – March 5, 2024 – This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin the evening of March 10 and end April 9. During this time, athletes who are observing Ramadan may be notified for urine and/or blood sample collection by anti-doping agencies, such as the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) or their international federation, at any time, in any place, with no advance notice.

Ottawa – January 2, 2024 – The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2024 Prohibited List is now in effect. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) encourages all athletes and support personnel to familiarize themselves with the 2024 Prohibited List and modifications for this year.

Ottawa – December 13, 2023 – Tramadol will be prohibited when the 2024 Prohibited List comes into effect on January 1. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provided a washout period to help athletes and medical support personnel comply with the status change. Tramadol is a commonly used narcotic that has the potential to enhance physical performance.

Ottawa – October 25, 2023 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has started the two-year consultation process for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International Standards. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) will lead the process of providing comments to WADA on behalf of the national sport community throughout the consultation phases.

Ottawa – October 10, 2023 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2024 Prohibited List that will come into effect on January 1. The 2024 Prohibited List and the Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes are now available to the sport community.

Ottawa – September 18, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is excited to introduce Values-Based Coaching: A True Sport Approach – an interactive, self-reflective e-learning course for coaches at all levels of sport. Interactions between coach and participant are important determinants of an individual’s sport experience: the values and practices modelled by coaches can be powerful and enabling for all, or they can drive participants out of sport for a lifetime.

Ottawa – June 26, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) invites expressions of interest from national and multi-sport organizations who are interested in participating in a Risk Management Workshop. Workshops are facilitated by experts from Sport Law and are focused on managing foreseeable and impactful risks that pose significant challenges to sport organizations.

Ottawa – December 5, 2022 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes to review their medical exemption requirements to ensure they are compliant with the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP). Under the World Anti-Doping Code and the CADP, athletes who are prescribed a medication that is included in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Prohibited List may be required to apply for a medical exemption to permit its usage for therapeutic reasons.

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 18, 2021) – Global DRO, the popular online substance inquiry service, today unveiled a simplified search result layout to help athletes and their support personnel easily...

(Ottawa, Ontario – June 14, 2021) – In collaboration with sport partners, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) continue to advocate for protections that would safeguard Canadian sport from the risks associated with match manipulation and sports gambling.

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 15, 2020) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is proud to present the final 2021 Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) to the Canadian sport community. The 2021 CADP will come into effect on January 1, 2021, ensuring the program’s ongoing compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

(Ottawa, Ontario – August 20, 2020) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has made changes to how cannabis anti-doping rules are applied for student-athletes who compete only in U SPORTS or...

(Ottawa, Ontario – July 13, 2020) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community to a revision to the final version of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) that expressly permits data from sample analysis to be used for gender verification purposes. The revision was included in the fourth draft of the 2021 Code, created after the final phase of public consultation that closed on March 4, 2019, and which went to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee for approval in September 2019.

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 10, 2019) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes, support personnel and the sport community about the risks of using supplements and sport nutrition products.

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 3, 2019) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes, support personnel and the sport community that it is imperative to determine whether a medication is on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List prior to use.