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Cricket Canada faces suspension for not meeting CCES conditions
The suspension may impact the game as federal or provincial funding may cease.
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Prabhjot Paul Singh - Fri, 17, Oct 2025
- 22:59 EDT
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In less than seven months of the launch of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Cricket Canada’s contract to participate in the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) has been suspended for not meeting the requirements. Thus, cricket has become one of the first sports bodies to face suspension.
Only last month, the US Cricket body also landed on the wrong side of the International Cricket Council and was advised to set its house in order.
The CCES suspension may impact the game as not only federal or provincial funding may cease, but also other clearances, including those relating to doping in sports, may prohibit Canadians from qualifying in various competitions and tournaments.
The CCES is an independent, national, not-for-profit organisation that works to protect and promote the integrity of sport in Canada with funding from the Government of Canada. Through the administration of its programs, including the Canadian Anti-Doping Program and the CSSP, the CCES strives to ensure sport is safe, inclusive, fair, clean, and accessible for all Canadians.
This suspension, for failure to meet participant e-learning and consent requirements, as set out in the CSSP adoption contract, is effective Oct. 14, 2025.
Megan Cumming of the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) says that the program was launched on Apr. 1, his year, and has been adopted by more than 90 national-level, federally funded sport organisations. We receive and respond to reports about individuals who may have engaged in prohibited behaviour under the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS).
She further says that for sport participants to be protected, there must be a way for individuals who engage in unacceptable conduct to be held accountable. The obligations under the CSSP adoption contract are in place to protect participants and to reinforce the collective responsibility of the sport community in upholding safe sport standards.
“The impact of this suspension on athletes, and the other individuals that Cricket Canada had identified as CSSP participants, is that they are no longer protected by the CSSP Rules, as we would not be able to accept jurisdiction of a report of maltreatment.
She added, “The CCES continues to work with Cricket Canada. If the organisation can meet the minimum requirement of participants completing the CSSP e-learning module and signing the consent form, the contract will be reinstated and we will issue a media release to ensure participants are informed.”
As a result of this suspension, individuals previously identified as CSSP participants by Cricket Canada no longer have access to CSSP reporting mechanisms or protections. These individuals should contact Cricket Canada for alternative reporting options.
Should Cricket Canada fulfil its outstanding obligations, the CCES will reinstate the national sport organisation under the CSSP and issue a public statement to ensure its participants are informed.
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