FAQ
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- What do the Awards recognize?
- Who manages the Awards?
- How many people attend?
- What role do sponsors play in the success of the Awards?
- How are winners selected?
- How are the juries selected?
The Canadian Sport Awards have evolved over time to become a premier event that honours the outstanding achievements of Canada’s best amateur athletes and leaders, thus showcasing the heroes that live within sport. The CSA brings together members of the sport community to honour the spirit, drive, and commitment of Canada’s world level athletes, coaches, corporations, volunteers, sport leaders, media, and inspired youth. The CSA are a tribute to the hard work, the dedication, and the victories of our country's finest.
Since its inception 37 years ago, the awards ceremony has grown from an intimate gathering, to an elegant, public celebration of Canada's finest sport heroes. Once managed by the Canadian Sport Council, the Canadian Sport Awards is now driven by the True Sport Foundation (formerly known as the Spirit of Sport Foundation), the charitable organization committed to ensuring that sport makes a positive contribution to Canadian society, our athletes, and the physical and moral development of Canada's youth. The Canadian Sport Awards also boasts a strong relationship with its modern day founding partners:
- Athletes CAN
- Commonwealth Games Canada
- Canada Games Council
- Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Approximately 500 sport enthusiasts, including some of Canada's top amateur athletes, sport icons, sport leaders, and Canadian celebrities attend the event each year.
What role do sponsors play in the success of the Awards?
Canadian corporations have the opportunity to be part of a first-class, highly public event that promotes and recognizes the pursuit of excellence through sport. The values of sport are closely mirrored to the goals of corporate Canada. The awards offer meaningful messaging and programming opportunities to interested corporations. Please contact the TSF at 1-888-995-8899 for more information.
The True Sport Foundation, in conjunction with KPMG auditors, has established detailed nomination guidelines and a well-defined nomination process to govern the Canadian Sport Awards. Individuals must be nominated for an award and must meet the appropriate criteria.
Nominations are submitted to the True Sport Foundation and checked for eligibility and completeness. Accepted nominations are forwarded to the Selection Advisory Committee to review each nomination, assesses the athlete’s performance rating, and to shortlist where available 3 to 5 nominees.
The three to five nominees are then forwarded to the appropriate jury to vote. The juries vote on the spirit of sport aspects of the athlete. Juries submit their ballots to an independent scrutineer to tabulate the results. The scrutineer publicly announces the top three finalists. The official winners are announced during the Canadian Sport Awards.
The TSF Board of Directors and the Canadian Sport Awards’ Selection Advisory Committee prepare a list of eligible candidates. The committee appoints the designated number of individuals to form the current year's selection jury. In the past there have been up to two juries, one for the Athletic Performance and Leadership Awards and one for the Corporate Awards. It is the discretion of the TSF to determine the number of juries each year given the scope of the nominations. Jury members sit for a one-year term and are required to sign a confidentiality and conflict of interest agreement.
For more information, see the 37th Annual Canadian Sport Awards Guidelines.
