Saskatchewan's Karate Team

As a member and participant of the National Sport Organization (NSO) - Karate Canada (KC), the Saskatchewan High Performance Karate Association is a Provincial Territorial Sport Organization (PTSO), and is part of the following recognized groups and benefit from these alliances, their resources, the certification opportunities, the education platforms, the licensing, and the governing bodies for a Safe Sport delivery in Canada:

• Nationally recognized governing body for karate in Canada by Sport Canada and Canadian Heritage

• Canadian Olympic Committee member, adjudicating for education and excellence in Canadian sport from grassroots to podium

• Alignment & participation via our operational practices and governance structure to the International Federation - the World Karate Federation (WKF)

• Alignment & participation via our operational practices and governance structure to the Continental Federation - the Pan American Karate Federation (PKF)

• Alignment & participation via our operational practices and governance structure to the Commonwealth Federation - the Commonwealth Karate Federation (CKF)

• Alignment & participation via our operational practices and governance structure to the North American Karate Federation - the North American Karate Federation (NAKF)

• Alignment & participation in the Canada Games (CG)

• Alignment & participation in the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES) (monitoring Anti-Doping, Abuse Free Sport, Competition Manipulation)

• Signatory of the Safe Sport mechanism - Abuse Free Sport (AFS) & the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP)

• Participating member (fee based) with access to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC)

• Participating member (fee based) with educational support and National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) guidance for the advancement of grassroots to high performance coaching with the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC)

• Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) is managed by Karate Canada for Canada's top athletes, who meet established criteria and in coordination with Sport Canada

• Event Sanctioning (NSO sanctioning and promotion of PTSO run events, KC insurance eligible - if safety minimums and WKF rule criteria are met)

• Dan Examinations, Dan Certification (both KC and WKF)

Educational Specifics or Safe Sport practices facilitated by Karate Canada

• Making Headway (Concussion education and protocol)

• Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders (Coaches, Staff)

• Respect in Sport in the Workplace (Board of Directors)

• Respect in Sport Officials

• True Sport Clean (Athletes)

• NCCP Modules

• COC Education Series

• Sterling Backchecks

• Universal Code of Conduct for the Prevention of Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS)

Through the above partnerships Karate Canada, in turn, recognizes only one PTSO per province/territory, To be recognized, as a PTSO, the Saskatchewan High Performance Karate Association agrees to follow all rules and regulations of Karate Canada, helping to safeguard the sport, This includes the registration of atheletes and coaches, and national fees for participants