Overview
Saskatchewan Amateur Wrestling Association (SAWA) and Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) believes that everyone has the right to enjoy the sport at whatever level they participate. Athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers have the right to participate in a safe and inclusive training and competitive environment that is free of abuse, harassment, or maltreatment. We are committed to making our culture better and are putting in place inclusive processes to help support our commitment to safe sport.
If you feel you have been a victim of or witness to bullying, harassment or discrimination of any kind as an athlete, employee, or volunteer, please review our Safe Sport manual and policies to a) become knowledgeable about the problem you have experienced or observed and b) identify options for a course of action. To report a complaint please click on this link to the ITP Sport Group, Sask Sport’s independent third party adjudicator of Safe Sport Complaints https://www.integritycounts.ca/org/itpsport or consider contacting the Canadian Sport Helpline.
Resources
CCES BECOMES SPORT INTEGRITY CANADA
Please be advised that effective November 25, 2025, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has changed its name to Sport Integrity Canada. More information is available at the following link: https://cces.ca/news/cces-changes-its-name-sport-integrity-canada.
WCL will be updating its policies over the coming months to address the name change.
CANADIAN SAFE SPORT PROGRAM (CSSP) :Wrestling Canada
Following a review of the CSSP list with Sport Integrity Canada (formerly CCES), a revised CSSP participant list was approved by the WCL Board. The change includes the removal of WCL committee members from the CSSP list. Any concerns about violations of the UCCMS by committee members would be addressed through WCL’s Code of Conduct & Ethics and addressed by WCL’s independent third party.
An updated list is available on the website at the following link: https://wrestling.ca/canadian-safe-sport-program/.
All WCL related information is available in the Safety in Sport section of the website:
Additional information on the CSSP and the UCCMS, including the 2nd quarterly snapshot is available directly from the Sport Integrity Canada: https://cces.ca/safe-sport-publications.
Respect in Sport (RiS)
****Mandatory for all Coaches to assist their athletes at competitions: Free for Sask coaches and parents
Respect in Sport – Activity Leaders
A program that educates youth leaders, coaches, officials and participants (14-years and up) to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination.
Respect in Sport – Parents
A program that helps define a standard of behaviour for all parents to create a more rewarding, safe and respectful environment for everyone involved. Recommended for all sport parents.
