Canada Soccer continues to champion inclusivity, cultural awareness, and and accessibility within soccer communities across Canada through four eLearning modules available to our membership. These modules reflect our ongoing commitment to creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants.
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IDEA Action Plan
Canada Soccer’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Action Plan reflects our commitment to ensuring soccer in Canada is truly a game for all. Building on our values of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility, this plan outlines a clear framework to embed these principles into every level of our organization — from policy and governance to programs and community engagement.
Understanding IDEA: Our four pillars
Inclusion
Creating environments where everyone feels welcome and valued, regardless of background or identity.
Diversity
Celebrating the richness of perspectives, cultures, and experiences that strengthen our sport.
Equity
Ensuring fair opportunities for all by identifying and removing barriers to participation and leadership.
Accessibility
Ensuring the game remains open and available to everyone, irrespective of ability.
Our Commitment to Action
Together, these principles are more than aspirations — they are the foundation of how we operate and engage with our soccer community.
Through this Action Plan, Canada Soccer commits to transparency, accountability, and collective impact. We will continue to listen, learn, and act — integrating diverse lived experiences into our decision-making, embedding an equity lens into our policies and processes, and developing the resources and partnerships needed to build a more inclusive soccer ecosystem.
E-Learning Modules for Canada Soccer Membership
Cultural Awareness
Developed in Partnership with Sport for Life
An introductory module designed to help sport leaders understand the concept of culture and its impact on interactions within diverse communities. Participants will gain practical tools and insights to model cultural awareness effectively in their leadership roles.
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion
Developed in Partnership with You Can Play
This module focuses on creating an inclusive environment for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in soccer. It provides practical strategies to promote acceptance, reduce barriers, and ensure that everyone can participate in the sport without fear of discrimination or exclusion.
Engaging New to Canada Participants
Developed in Partnership with Sport for Life
This module addresses the barriers newcomers to Canada may face when participating in soccer. It offers actionable solutions and best practices to create welcoming spaces and improve access to the sport for newcomers.
Adapted Soccer
Developed in Partnership with Soccability Canada
This workshop equips soccer leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to develop successful disability soccer programs. Participants will learn how to make soccer more accessible and inclusive for individuals with disabilities, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the game.
Partners
You Can Play is an organisation dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, coaches, and fans, regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Resources
Sport For Life is a knowledge-based social enterprise that encourages governments, institutions, schools, and sports organizations to improve their programs and services to benefit everyone—not just the high achievers. We are working with Sport For Life to develop two soccer-specific training modules: Introduction to Belonging in Soccer and Engaging Those Who Are New to Canada.
Soccability Canada’s objective is to grow accessible soccer programs by providing guidance and resources to soccer organizations. In collaboration with Soccability Canada, Canada Soccer is offering training and program development to ensure that community organizations can provide fun and accessible programming for everyone. As part of this partnership, we are working with 10 (ten) organizations across the country to develop and implement sustainable adapted soccer programs.
IDEA Resources
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Pride Guide
Canada Soccer's Pride Guide offers best practices for soccer clubs on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, covering events, social media, branding, and community engagement.
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Canada Soccer Guide to Accessibility & Inclusion
The Canada Soccer Guide to Accessibility and Inclusion (the Guide), as an element of the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program, presents information, resources, and guidance to support the development of accessible, inclusive, and welcoming soccer environments.
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