Introduction
HOCKEY SASKATCHEWAN
SAFE SPORT POLICY MANUAL
Hockey Saskatchewan has a fundamental obligation and responsibility to protect the health, safety and physical and mental well-being of every Individual that is involved in the Hockey community.
Hockey Saskatchewan takes any situation involving misconduct or Prohibited Behaviour very seriously; for this reason, Hockey Saskatchewan is collectively committed to enacting and enforcing strong, clear, and effective policies and processes for preventing and addressing all forms of misconduct or Prohibited Behaviour.
This Safe Sport Policy Manual contains policies that apply to the Hockey community in the province of Saskatchewan. The policies are intended to promote a safe sport environment in a manner that allows for consistent, immediate, appropriate and meaningful action should any issues arise, but also to prevent issues from arising by communicating expected standards of behaviour to all participants.
Hockey Saskatchewan adopted and reconfirmed the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) on April 27, 2025. The UCCMS shall therefore be considered as incorporated by reference in this Safe Sport Policy Manual and will apply, as amended from time to time by the relevant functions of Abuse-Free Sport, to all Individuals as a condition of their participation in the sport of Hockey in Saskatchewan.
Where applicable, any allegations involving Prohibited Behaviour, as those terms are defined in the UCCMS, as amended from time to time, that involves a an individual that is subject to the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP), must be Reported directly to Sport Integrity Canada (SIC), which will manage the matter in accordance with the Canadian Safe Sport Rules (CSSP Rules), and any other relevant and applicable policies.
Any allegations of an alleged breach of any of the policies included or referred to in this Safe Sport Policy Manual, including those involving Prohibited Behaviour that do not fall within the authority of the SIC, as described above, must be Reported to the Hockey Canada ITP, and shall be managed in accordance with this Safe Sport Policy Manual (and any other applicable policies). If the Independent Third Party receives a Report involving allegations of Prohibited Behaviour that should have been Reported to the SIC as described above, they shall refer the matter to the SIC and notify the Individual(s) that made the complaint of such action.
Except for those matters that must be reported to the SIC, upon receipt of a Report from an Individual, the Independent Third Party will determine the appropriate forum and manner to address the complaint.
It should also be noted that certain policies found in this Safe Sport Policy Manual also apply to matters beyond safe sport (i.e., the Appeal Policy). As such, these policies will also be published on Hockey Saskatchewan’s website so that they are accessible and applicable in all relevant areas.
Lastly, Hockey Saskatchewan notes and wishes to advise the Saskatchewan Hockey community that, if any Policy, in whole or in part, is excerpted from this Safe Sport Policy Manual, any such action must be taken with theknowledge, and disclosure to any receiving party, that the Policy is part of the Safe Sport Policy Manual, which may impact its application or understanding. 1
1 Circumstances may arise where one of the policies – or certain sections of a policy – in this Safe Sport Policy Manual are referenced in a document or communication outside of this Safe Sport Policy Manual. In such circumstances, it is important for the reader to understand that the policy or section(s) of the policy that are referenced in this manner may be required to be read in conjunction with other policies or the rest of the policy (where only certain sections are referenced) in order to have a full comprehension of how the policies must be applied.