Commonwealth Sport Canada

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Commonwealth Sport Canada
Commonwealth Sport Canada logo.png
AbbreviationCSC
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Location
President
Rick Powers[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) (French: Jeux du Commonwealth Canada), formerly Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC), is the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada responsible for Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth movement in Canada.[2]

Board of directors[]

Board of directors are elected for a quadrennial term.[3]

Name Designation
Richard Powers President
Andrew Pipe Past President
Keith Gillam Treasurer
Claire Carver-Dias Director
Martha Deacon Director
Karen Hacker Director
Simon Farbrother Director
Graham Smith Director
Nicole Forrester Athletes Commission, Commonwealth Games

Federation (CGF)

Andrew Pipe President, Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada
Bruce Robertson Vice President, CGF
Linda Cuthbert Sport Committee, CGF

New Brand[]

On 10 March 2020, during Commonwealth Day, the association launched its new brand. In addition to the new name, CSC has also introduced its new CSC logo which links to the new CGF brand by incorporating the three "Victory Marks".[4][5]

Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada[]

The Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada (CGFC) is a body within CSC, established in 1982 with an aim to raise the funds required to send the Canadian delegation—athletes and officials—to the Commonwealth Games.[6] Former president of the Hudson's Bay Company George Heller is the incumbent president of the CGFC, who was also the president and CEO of the 1994 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rick Powers | Commonwealth Sport Canada".
  2. ^ "OUR PLAN, 2019 - 22 | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW BRAND | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Association of Canada new brand". www.insidethegames.biz. 2020-03-10. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  7. ^ "Executive Biographies – George Heller". hbc.com. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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