Question Period Note: The Government of Canada continues to monitor Hockey Canada with accountability and reporting measures.

The Government of Canada continues to monitor Hockey Canada with additional accountability and reporting measures after reinstating funding in March 2023 following the organization’s handling of a settlement of a sexual assault lawsuit.

• The Government of Canada remains committed to ensure safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for everyone.
• We require all federally funded sport organizations to take measures to ensure a culture free from harassment, abuse or discrimination of any kind.

• Funding to Hockey Canada is accompanied by greater monitoring, accountability and reporting measures. This is to ensure Hockey Canada implements their Action Plan and keep moving in the right direction.

• We are pleased to see the culture shifting at Hockey Canada with the appointment of a new board of directors and the organization’s commitment to implement expert recommendations.

• On June 26, 2018, Hockey Canada informed Sport Canada that there was a situation that was sexual in nature, that it had followed up with the authorities and had followed its internal policies and procedures.
• On August 11, 2021, Canada was served by Hockey Canada with an Application for judicial review under section 44 of the Access to Information Act (the "Act") with respect to a decision by Canadian Heritage to disclose certain records, in response to an Access to information request to which Hockey Canada, as a third party, opposed to the disclosure. On October 24, 2023, Hockey Canada informed Justice Canada that it had abandoned its appeal to the Federal Court, dropping its opposition to the disclosure of the documents. On May 26, 2022, it was reported that Hockey Canada had reached a settlement with a woman who alleged in a lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by multiple Canadian Hockey League players.
• On June 16, 2022, Sport Canada advised Hockey Canada of a financial audit to confirm no public funds were used in any part of the proceedings, and that funding decisions would be held until recommendations on the areas of improvement and an implementation plan were provided by Hockey Canada’s independent investigator.
• On October 27, 2022, Hockey Canada became a full signatory to the services of the Office of Sport Integrity Commissioner.
• The Cromwell report was published on November 4, 2022, which detailed a series of recommendations for Hockey Canada to implement to improve their governance.
• On December 17, 2022, Hockey Canada’s members elected the new transitionary Board of Directors.
• In March 2023, Sport Canada confirmed that Hockey Canada had met all three conditions imposed and reinstated funding (frozen in June 2022) to Hockey Canada with additional payment monitoring conditions.
• On July 4, 2023, Hockey Canada announced the appointment of Katherine Henderson as Chief Executive Officer starting September 4, 2023.
• On August 16, 2023, Hockey Canada published its first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Path Forward, a commitment to action statement with 13 objectives and 45 actions along with accompanying measures and timelines to drive change.
• On November 14, 2023, Hockey Canada announced that a third-party adjudicative panel had completed its final report on possible sanctions against former World Junior players allegedly involved in the sexual assault that took place in London, Ontario in 2018. Hockey Canada is not releasing the results of this report as an appeal process was launched shortly after the panel had shared their final report with Hockey Canada. The appeal process is expected to begin in the near future.
• On November 18, 2023, Hockey Canada Members elected a new Board of Directors. Jonathan Goldbloom was named chair of the board. Six new directors were chosen and three re-elected after serving on the transitionary board.

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