BILL C-54

SHORT TITLE

INTERPRETATION

POLICIES

(a) to promote physical activity as a fundamental element of health and well-being;

(b) to encourage all Canadians to improve their health by integrating physical activity into their daily lives; and

(c) to assist in reducing barriers faced by all Canadians that prevent them from being active.

(a) to increase participation in the practice of sport and support the pursuit of excellence in sport; and

(b) to build capacity in the Canadian sport system.

OBJECTS AND MANDATE

(a) undertake or assist in research or studies in respect of physical activity and sport;

(b) arrange for national and regional conferences in respect of physical activity and sport;

(c) provide for the recognition of achievement in respect of physical activity and sport by the grant or issue of certificates, citations or awards of merit;

(d) prepare and distribute information relating to physical activity and sport;

(e) assist, cooperate with and enlist the aid of any group interested in furthering the objects of this Act;

(f) coordinate federal initiatives related to the encouragement, promotion and development of physical activity and sport, particularly those initiatives related to the implementation of the Government of Canada's policy regarding sport, the hosting of major sporting events and the implementation of anti-doping measures, in cooperation with other departments or agencies of the Government of Canada;

(g) undertake or support any projects or programs related to physical activity or sport;

(h) provide assistance for the promotion and development of Canadian participation in national and international sport;

(i) provide for the training of coaches and any other resource persons to further the objects of this Act in relation to sport;

(j) provide bursaries or fellowships to assist individuals in pursuing excellence in sport;

(k) encourage the promotion of sport as a tool of individual and social development in Canada and, in cooperation with other countries, abroad;

(l) encourage the private sector to contribute financially to the development of sport;

(m) facilitate the participation of under-represented groups in the Canadian sport system;

(n) encourage provincial and territorial governments to promote and develop sport;

(o) coordinate the Government of Canada's initiatives and efforts with respect to the staging and hosting of the Canada Games; and

(p) encourage and support alternative dispute resolution for sport.

AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS

SPORT DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE OF CANADA

Establishment of Centre

Mission and Powers

(a) a national alternative dispute resolution service for sport disputes; and

(b) expertise and assistance regarding alternative dispute resolution.

(a) use any funds that may be provided to it, subject to any terms on which the funds are provided;

(b) enter into contracts or agreements in its own name;

(c) conduct studies with respect to the exercise of its powers; and

(d) do any other things that are conducive to the fulfilment of its mission and the exercise of its powers.

(a) may not acquire or construct real property or immovables for valuable consideration, other than those required for its head office;

(b) shall expressly state in its contracts and agreements that it is entering into the contract or agreement on its own behalf;

(c) may not procure the incorporation of a corporation any shares of which, on incorporation, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for the Centre; and

(d) may not acquire shares of a corporation that, on acquisition, would be held by, on behalf of or in trust for the Centre.

Board of Directors

(a) is composed of men and women committed to the promotion and development of sport who have the experience or capacity to enable the Centre to achieve its mission; and

(b) is representative of the sport community and of the diversity and bilingual character of Canadian society.

(a) the establishment of committees of the board of directors, including an executive committee, and the duties, functions and powers of the committees;

(b) the duties, functions and powers of the chairperson and the officers of the Centre, including the executive director;

(c) the appointment and remuneration of the officers of the Centre;

(d) the delegation of any functions of the board of directors to an executive committee and the manner in which those functions are to be performed;

(e) the mandate, duties and functions of the dispute resolution secretariat, the resource centre and any other part of the Centre;

(f) the terms and conditions of eligibility for services provided by the Centre;

(g) the establishment of a policy respecting the official languages of Canada that includes

(i) principles governing the use of English and French by the staff of the Centre in their communications, provision of services and daily work, and

(ii) a mechanism for resolving disputes related to the application of the policy;

(h) the fixing of fees and charges to be paid for the services and facilities provided by the Centre or the determination of a manner for calculating those fees and charges;

(i) the establishment of mediation and arbitration procedures for resolving sport disputes, including a mechanism for determining the manner in which the parties may select an arbitrator or mediator and the language, according to the needs of the parties, in which the parties may be heard and the decision rendered;

(j) the qualifications for arbitrators or mediators;

(k) the establishment of a code of ethics for directors, officers and employees of the Centre, as well as for arbitrators and mediators who provide dispute resolution services under the auspices of the Centre; and