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Ottawa – June 11, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Joao Morelli, a soccer athlete, received an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected out-of-competition on August 6, 2023, revealed the presence of clomiphene metabolites, a prohibited hormone and metabolic modulator.

Ottawa – May 23, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Ruslan Gaziev, a swimming athlete, received an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete had three confirmed whereabouts failures during a 12-month period.

Ottawa – May 1, 2024 – Sport Law and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) are proud to host the final Hope on the Horizon event in collaboration with Markel Canada on June 4 at the RA Centre in Ottawa. In addition to sharing the impact of the tour, Markel will be announcing an exciting new initiative that will enhance the insurance capacity of sport organizations.

Ottawa – March 20, 2024 – Over 600 sport leaders have participated to date in leadership, legal and True Sport workshops as part of the Hope on the Horizon Tour. Launched last April in Charlottetown, leaders from Sport Law and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) have travelled to eight different locations across the country to host important conversations about healthy, human sport and address many of the outdated legal and leadership practices that continue to plague sport. As one participant shared, “We can’t modernize sport on our currently fractured and broken system. Let’s figure out how to work better, together.”

Latest Advisory Notes

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.

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