May 25, 2006 — The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reported the International Year of Sport and Physical Activity a successful and eventful one for Canada’s anti-doping program. During the April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 fiscal period, the CCES conducted 3,232 doping control tests, provided pre-games education to elite athletes heading to four major international events, and launched two new technology initiatives.

Of the total doping control tests conducted by CCES, 2,635 were on Canadian athletes, with 2,197 of these within the domestic program. In addition to this national mandate, 655 tests were conducted at 42 international events held in Canada. A highlight of this work was the XI FINA World Championships held in Montreal in July “” the CCES managed the doping control for this swimming, diving, synchro, water polo, and open-water swimming event.

The CCES also carried out 219 tests for the World Anti-Doping Agency and 28 tests on behalf of other anti-doping organizations and international federations. A further 133 tests were provided on a fee-for-service contract basis for other organizations.
Fourteen anti-doping rule violations were reported. Seven athletes received sanctions of two years sport ineligibility and permanent ineligibility for federal government funding. The sports involved were boxing, curling, junior football, wrestling, cycling, hockey, and bobsleigh. The remaining seven violations were for cannabis and resulted in a sanction of a warning and reprimand.
The CCES Pre-Games Policy was in effect for most of the year, an education and targeted testing program intended to provide heightened awareness of doping control in the lead-up to international competitions. Athletes going to the Francophonie Games in Niger, the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy, and the Commonwealth Games in Australia were able to participate in an e-learning pilot project.
CCES reaches a variety of athlete pools with its education efforts: major games teams, colleges (CCAA), universities (CIS), Canada Games, junior football, and Quebec junior and midget AAA hockey. To ensure these geographically dispersed audiences get the information they need, CCES supplemented its 60 in-person seminars by providing six customized education CDs to team delegates. At the Summer Canada

Games in Regina, the CCES outreach program touched about 2,500 developing athletes with the message and services of the CCES. In addition, although most education materials are now available only from our website, over 35,000 substance quick reference wallet cards were distributed to athletes at all levels.
CCES is proud to be an early leader in two new global technology initiatives in the realm of anti-doping. In November the CCES and its partner, UK Sport, announced the launch of a new online substance inquiry service, the DID Global (www.didglobal.com), which provides Canadian and UK athletes with instant information on whether a product they are contemplating is prohibited in sport The CCES helped the popular British service go global, paving the way for other nations to offer the same service to their sport communities.

The CCES also began using a new information management tool, ADAMS, to track anti-doping program data. Developed by the World Anti-Doping Agency and provided at no cost to all organizations which have signed on to the World Code, ADAMS shows great potential as a tool to realize the Code’s goal of harmonizing effective anti-doping programs internationally. Six months of this reporting period were managed using ADAMS.

The World Code-compliant Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) underwent a minor revision during the year. Version 4 came into effect on November 15, 2005, with three significant supporting documents added to the program, on athlete whereabouts, in-competition testing, and public disclosure.

Details can be www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-ADV-CADPv4-E.pdf.” target=_blank>here.
The CCES is an independent, national, non-profit organization. Our mission, to foster ethical sport for all Canadians, is carried out through research, promotion, education, detection and deterrence, as well as through programs and partnerships with other organizations.