Established 2004, under the Physical Activity and Sport Act
The Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada is an independent organization that helps the Canadian sport community prevent disputes, and resolve them when they surface, through education, mediation and arbitration at the national level.
October 7, 2026
The Centre welcomed additional federal funding to strengthen and modernize access to sport dispute resolution and prevention in Canada, including $440,000 in additional funding to modernize operations, strengthen organizational capacity and expand its legal aid program.
Information, tools and documents to help members of the sport community prevent disputes or minimize their severity: practical advice, templates for clauses and policies, a newsletter, articles and publications, success stories, academic research and decisions rendered by arbitrators, many through searchable databases.
Browse the resourcesAlternate dispute resolution in the form of resolution facilitation, mediation, med/arb and arbitration, guided by the Canadian Sport Dispute Resolution Code and delivered through four divisions: Ordinary, Doping, Safeguarding and Appeal.
Meet the four divisionsThe main thrust of the Centre is education. In 2025 to 2026, Resource Centre staff delivered 32 workshops and presentations, and developed new educational resources to help athletes better understand dispute prevention, dispute resolution processes and team selection criteria.
Education and outreachThe logo, in the Centre's own words
A maple leaf for the Canadian sport system. A red arch for a dispute arising from it. A reversed green arch, with its final dot, for the intervention that brings a final resolution.
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