How U SPORTS is monitoring COVID-19

The health and safety of all Student-Athletes, Coaches, Officials, Delegates and Host Committee members are our top priority at our U SPORTS National Championships.

We are working with our Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Taryn Taylor as well as other CMOs and Medical Teams at all our U SPORTS National Championships regarding sanitary precautions and risk assessment of each of our championships as well as providing on-going communications updates to the U SPORTS membership – Athletic Directors & Coaches, conference offices, officials, delegates and Host Committees.

U SPORTS is in regular contact with all Host Committees, National Championship Participating Teams, Technical Delegates and Officials as it pertains to monitoring COVID-19.

U SPORTS and its medical teams are monitoring the risks via Public Health Agency of Canada, Airline Websites and Local Government websites.

U SPORTS Updates

Vaccination Requirements

Vaccination Requirements

Effective September 16, 2022, U SPORTS removed the vaccination requirement for those participating in all U SPORTS National Championships, with the following caveats:

1. U SPORTS strongly recommends all participants be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and up to date with all doses/boosters for which they are eligible.
2. U SPORTS reserves the right to reinstate a vaccination mandate at any time at its discretion.
3. U SPORTS strongly recommends all participants, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask at the Championships, especially when in indoor settings or crowded outdoor spaces where 2-metre physical distancing is not possible.
4. All participants are required to follow any U SPORTS, Host Institution, Government and Public Health Authority protocols and requirements, including but not limited to vaccination requirements, if applicable in the region where the U SPORTS event is being hosted.

 

Advisories

date	Affiliation	release
Sept. 9, 2021	U SPORTS	U SPORTS announces vaccination requirements for participants attending National Championship
	AUS	AUS announces health and safety policies for 2021-22 season
	OUA	OUA announces fall league sport playoff formats
Sept. 8, 2021	OUA	OUA announces additional details on open championship structures
Sept. 3, 2021	CW	Canada West improves adopts proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy
Aug. 25, 2021	OUA	OUA participants required to be fully vaccinated for conference-sanctioned programming
Aug. 10, 2021	OUA	OUA Update on Return to Play
July 7, 2021	OUA	OUA announces football, other schedules for 2021-22 season
June 30, 2021	RSEQ	2021-22 University Football Season, other sports launched
June 30, 2021	CW	2021-22 CW Schedule Announcements
June 28, 2021	RSEQ	220,000 student-athletes will be back in action this fall
June 16, 2021	AUS	2021-22 AUS schedules released
June 9, 2021	AUS	AUS announces Return to Sport in Fall 2021
June 2, 2021	OUA	OUA sets path for return to sport this fall
May 5, 2021	CW	Stage set for return to CW play in 2021-22
Dec. 21, 2020	OUA	An update and holiday message from the OUA's President & CEO
Dec. 17, 2020	CW	Canada West cancels swimming, track and field championships
Nov. 25, 2020	AUS	AUS will not proceed with regular season competition or championships in winter 2021
Oct. 15, 2020	U SPORTS	U SPORTS unable to offer national championships in winter 2021
	CW	Canada West cancels multiple conference competitions, defers on others
	OUA	OUA announces cancellation of sanctioned sport programming up to March 31, 2021
	RSEQ	Suspension of all activities of RSEQ university sport programming
	AUS	AUS to explore possible regional competition options for winter 2021 semester
Oct. 2, 2020	CW	Canada West delays decision on commencing play in January 2021
Sept. 14, 2020	RSEQ	RSEQ members announce the cancellation of sanctioned sports programming until Dec. 31, 2020
Sept. 10, 2020	Curling Canada	Pandemic forces cancellation of U SPORTS / Curling Canada Championships
Aug. 31, 2020	RSEQ	Possible resumption of RSEQ activities for the 220,000 student-athletes with a focus on health and safety
July 3, 2020	U SPORTS	U SPORTS announces 2021-23 fall championship hosts in soccer and rugby
June 15, 2020	U SPORTS	U SPORTS update on recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic
June 8, 2020	AUS	Atlantic University Sport suspends competition until January 2021
	OUA	OUA announces cancellation of sanctioned sport programming up to December 31, 2020
	CW	Canada West cancels 2020-21 first term team competitions
	U SPORTS	U SPORTS cancels 2020 fall championships due to COVID-19
March 12, 2020	U SPORTS	2020 U SPORTS Men’s and Women's Volleyball Championship cancelled due to COVID-19
		2020 U SPORTS Men’s & Women’s Hockey Championships cancelled due to COVID-19

 

FAQ

• Eligibility & Cancellation of the 2020-21 U SPORTS Championships

Mental Health Resources

• U SPORTS Mental Health Resource

International

FISU

date	release
Sept. 7, 2021	Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade will require vaccination for delegations
May 15, 2021	Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games confirmed for June 2022
Apr. 5, 2021	FISU postpones Summer World University Games until 2022
Nov. 6, 2020	Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade to be held in December 2021
Sept. 30, 2020	Dates confirmed for next set of FISU University World Cups
Aug. 31, 2020	Statement on postponement of the Lucerne 2021 FISU Winter Universiade
July 14, 2020	2020 FISU World University Championship cancellations
June 10, 2020	FISU America Games cancellation
Mar. 26, 2020	FISU cancels events until August 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Return to Train / Play

Sport Canada

• Canadian Olympic Committee | Limiting Liability Resources

Sport Tourism Canada

• Sport Tourism COVID-19 Resources

Sport Medicine

• AAAS | COVID-19 can affect the heart
• Bloomberg News | Heart Injury After Covid Spurs Call to Screen College Athletes
• JAMA | COVID-19 and the Athletic Heart: Emerging Perspectives on Pathology, Risks, and Return-to-Play
• Return to Sport Considerations in the Athlete Post COVID-19 Infection
• Own the Podium | Return to Competition Assessment Tool (R-CAT II)​
• Sport Medicine Advisory Committee | COVID-19 Advisories & Updates
• The Stanford Hall consensus statement for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation
• CASEM | COVID-19 and Return to Sport Update - Webinar (recorded) / Presentation slides
• Infographic: Graduated return to play guidance following COVID-19 infection
• CASEM | COVID-19 Resources
• CASEM | Return to Sport Assessment Tool - Webinar (recorded)
• CASEM | Return to Sport Assessment Tool - COVID-19 Risk Assessment for Sport

NSO Centre

Hockey Canada

• Return to Hockey: Safety Guidelines
• Return to Hockey: Safety Guidelines FAQs

International Sport Resources

• Australia | The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment
• Australia | The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• New Zealand | Sport and recreation activities at Alert Levels 1 – 4
• New Zealand | New Zealand COVID-19 Alert Levels Summary

Public Health

Sport Canada

• Sport Medicine Advisory Committee | COVID-19 Advisories & Updates
• Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) | Statement on COVID-19

Government of Canada

This joint message is from the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) comprised of Chief Medical Officers from the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN). It is meant to guide Canadian high-performance athletes and National Sport Organizations (NSOs) with respect to support services and advised behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the full updated advisory, please click here (30 March 2022)

PLEASE NOTE ALL OTHER ADVISORIES ARE POSTED ON
CASEM'S COVID-19 RESOURCE PAGE HERE

• Public Health Agency of Canada: Outbreak Updates
• Centres for Disease Control & Prevention

Information for Students

• April 22, 2020: Support for students and new grads affected by COVID-19

Provincial Public Health

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan

Travel Advisories

• Canada Border Services Agency
• Travel Advisories: Government of Canada
• Transport Canada
• Travel Advisories: Air Canada
• Travel Advisories: West Jet
• Travel Advisories: Porter Airlines

Global

• World Health Organization (WHO) Statistics