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NOTICE: In light of the concerns around the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Montreal area and to reduce the need for its employees to take public transit to commute to work everyday, the SDRCC has directed all employees to work remotely. Until further notice, even if the main phone line will still be operational during normal business hours, email will be the most efficient way to contact them. Having become experts in the conduct of virtual proceedings, we are committed during this period to offering the same level of services as usual.

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Our website contains one of the world's largest on-line collections of reference materials and practical tools designed to meet the unique needs of athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, national and multi-sport organizations as well as the legal community.

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A.B. v. C.D.
A.B. (Claimant) C.D. (Respondent) and Director of Sanctions and Outcomes (Affected Party / Intervenor), Safeguarding Division, File Number: SDRCC ST 23-0005, 11 September 2023 (Palamar, Jeffrey J.)

Legault v. Canada Snowboard
Legault, Jacob (Claimant) Canada Snowboard (Respondent) and Briggs, Lucas (Affected Party / Intervenor), Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0650, 14 August 2023 (Hopkins, Julie)

Walton v. Cycling Canada Cyclisme
Walton, Jonas (Claimant) Cycling Canada Cyclisme (Respondent) and Jussaume, Tristan (Affected Party / Intervenor), Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0656, 31 July 2023 (Fidler, Jonathan T.)

Parina v. Boxing Canada (carding)
Parina, Justin (Claimant) Boxing Canada (Respondent) , Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0648, 07 August 2023 (Conway, Brian)

Parina v. Boxing Canada (interpretation)
Parina, Justin (Claimant) Boxing Canada (Respondent) , Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0648, 21 August 2023 (Conway, Brian)

Pouliquen v. Canadian Fencing Federation
Pouliquen, Nicolas (Claimant) Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF) (Respondent) and Gallagher-Pelletier, Samuel (Affected Party / Intervenor), Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0644, 22 June 2023 (McIntyre, JJ)

Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont vs. Canada Soccer(membership)
Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont (Claimant) Canada Soccer (Respondent) and Soccer Quebec (Affected Party / Intervenor), Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0619, 24 August 2023 (Pound, Richard W.)

Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont vs. Canada Soccer(costs)
Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont (Claimant) Canada Soccer (Respondent) and Soccer Quebec (Affected Party / Intervenor), Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0619, 27 September 2023 (Pound, Richard W.)

Firus and Soucisse v. Skate Canada
Firus, Shane; Soucisse, Carolane (Claimant) Skate Canada (Respondent) , Ordinary Division, File Number: SDRCC 23-0633, 14 June 2023 (Stitt, Allan J. )

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) v. Ludwig Amla
Canada Soccer (CS); Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) (Claimant) Amla, Ludwig (Respondent) , Doping Division, File Number: SDRCC DT 23-0351, 14 July 2023 (Pound, Richard W.)

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) vs. Ben Asselin
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) (Claimant) Asselin, Ben (Respondent) , Doping Division, File Number: SDRCC DT 23-0350, 16 June 2023 (Armstrong, Robert P.)

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) vs. Constantinos Papanikolaou
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) (Claimant) Papanikolaou, Constantinos (Respondent) , Doping Division, File Number: SDRCC DT 21-0329, 19 May 2023 (Soublière, Janie )

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) vs. Dimitrios Papanikolaou
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) (Claimant) Papanikolaou, Dimitrios (Respondent) , Doping Division, File Number: SDRCC DT 21-0330, 19 May 2023 (Soublière, Janie )

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Join us in Calgary for the next SDRCC Public Conference and CAS Regional Seminar, on February 1, 2024
November 30, 2023

The October Issue of In The Neutral Zone is now Available
October 10, 2023

SDRCC Announces Significant Amendments to the Canadian Sport Dispute Resolution Code
September 28, 2023

An invitation to the 2023 Public Meeting of the SDRCC
August 28, 2023

SDRCC Annual Report 2022-2023
July 31, 2023

The June Issue of In The Neutral Zone is now Available
June 6, 2023

Great advances as Abuse-Free Sport enters fourth quarter of its initial year
April 13, 2023

SDRCC Corporate Plan 2023-2024
March 1st, 2023

The February Issue of In The Neutral Zone is now Available
February 7, 2023

First Safe Sport Research Symposium Lays the Foundations for the Future
October 20, 2022

Abuse-Free Sport Announces New Collaborators as it Officially Opens Doors
June 20, 2022