Advisory Notes

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.

(Ottawa, Ontario – June 20, 2019) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has been asked by Sport Canada to lead the development of a Draft Universal Safe Sport Code to protect athletes and prevent prohibited misconduct in Canadian sport.

(Ottawa, Ontario – May 8, 2019) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) commends AthletesCAN and the University of Toronto for releasing its detailed report on the Prevalence of Maltreatment...

(Ottawa, Ontario – February 28, 2019) – The Union Cycliste International (UCI) announced last month that tramadol will be banned in UCI-sanctioned competitions as of March 1, 2019. The Canadian Centre...

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 15, 2018) – With cannabis legalization happening in Canada on Wednesday, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to remind athletes that cannabis remains...

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 4, 2018) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is excited to witness the conclusion of the two-year investigation into a security breach of its private network. Today’s United States Department of Justice indictment is the result of global cooperation among law enforcement and anti-doping organizations. We commend the groundbreaking work of investigators on both sides of the border whose technical and legal expertise has led to an indictment of seven individuals directly linked to the illegal cyber activity.

(Ottawa, Ontario – June 12, 2018) – After some time away, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is rebooting its digital newsletter under a new name: the Ethical Sport Review. The newsletter...

Ottawa, Ontario – May 16, 2018) – As we get closer to the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes that cannabis will remain prohibited in sport, no matter its legal status in Canada.

(Ottawa, Ontario – December 8, 2017) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to advise athletes, support personnel and the sport community that the supplement Piracetam...

(Ottawa, Ontario – September 15, 2016) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to inform the Canadian sport community of the recent reports from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) pertaining to the ongoing leak of athlete data from its Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS).

(Ottawa, Ontario – July 11, 2016) - The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport’s (CCES) new paperless doping control system will be phased in starting this month. Doping control officers (DCOs) will...

(Ottawa, Ontario – March 11, 2016) - The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to remind Canadian athletes of the importance of checking their medications against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2016 Prohibited List, which came into effect on January 1.

(Ottawa, ON – September 28, 2015) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a list of athlete support personnel who are currently suspended/disqualified from working with athletes or other...

(Ottawa, ON – May 26, 2015) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the sport community about the presence of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) in sport supplement products. INTERPOL issued a global alert for DNP after a woman in the UK died and a man in France became ill after taking the substance. DNP is prohibited for athletes and is not approved for human use by government regulators in any country, but may be included in supplements such as diet and body-building aids.