Canadian Paralympic Committee / Comité paralympique canadien - Address, activities & membership
Address:
100-85 Plymouth Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 3E2
Canada
Telephone number:
613-569-4333
Ext.
223
Fax number:
613-569-2777
Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Paralympic Committee is a non-profit, private organization with 25 member sports organizations dedicated to strengthening the Paralympic Movement. The Canadian Paralympic Committee's vision is to be the world's leading Paralympic nation. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games. By supporting Canadian high performance athletes with a disability and promoting their success, the Canadian Paralympic Committee inspires all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport through programs delivered by its member organizations.
Organization's membership or classes of membership:
There is one class of membership - National Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities representing one or more sports on any published sport competition schedule for Paralympic Games or Parapan American Games that have not yet taken place (the “Paralympic or Parapan American Sport Program”); or National Sport Organizations representing one or more sports on the Paralympic or Parapan American Sport Program, provided that such organization is properly constituted in Canada and is the recognized representative of that sport in Canada.