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Ottawa – October 9, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is pleased to share an update on its continued evolution towards a broader sport integrity agency. The CCES Board of Directors met in September. Its initial focus was a review and discussion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s August 2025 Preliminary Report, as well as considering insight and feedback from the CCES’s participation at the Commission’s National Summit earlier in September.
Ottawa – September 23, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Justin Flores, a powerlifting athlete, received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected in competition on March 29, 2025, revealed the presence of amfetamine, a prohibited stimulant.
Ottawa – September 11, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Darien Newell, a U SPORTS football athlete affiliated with Queen’s University, received a six-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation under the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP).
Ottawa – August 14, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is pleased to release the Canadian Safe Sport Program’s (CSSP) first Quarterly Snapshot. The snapshot shares data collected from the CSSP’s first three months of operations. It provides a transparent look at CSSP activities, what is being reported, and the challenges facing safe sport in Canada.
Latest Advisory Notes
Ottawa – October 6, 2025 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2026 Prohibited List that will come into effect on January 1, 2026. The 2026 Prohibited List and the Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes are now available to the sport community.
Ottawa – July 17, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is set to begin using dried blood spot (DBS) testing this summer as an additional method to detect the use of prohibited substances.
Ottawa – July 15, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to be diligent with filing and updating their whereabouts information in ADAMS.
Ottawa – May 21, 2025 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently in the third and final consultation phase for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International Standards. The...