ANDRE DE GRASSE ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT PENNY OLEKSIAK 2016-2017 SWIMMING OWN THE PODIUM To be a world leader in high performance sport at the Olympic and Paralympic Games PARA ICE HOCKEY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR & CEO It seems just like days ago that Canadians rallied around our summer sport athletes as they chased their Olympic and Paralympic podium dreams in Rio. And they certainly didn’t disappoint. It’s hard to beat best-ever! On the road to Rio, Own the Podium and our partners defined success at the 2016 Olympic Games as a top-12 finish with Canadian athletes winning 19 or more medals. Our athletes delivered, surpassing both of those metrics. We would be remiss if we did not congratulate two national sport organizations in John Furlong Chair particular who captured six medals each at the Olympics – Athletics Canada and Swimming Canada – for their accomplishments on the field and in the pool. In team sports, the red-and-white qualified an unprecedented five teams, matching our country’s best-ever performance. Our women’s soccer team brought home an Olympic bronze medal and became the first Canadian summer team sport to repeat since Lacrosse in 1904 and 1908. In their Olympic debut, Canada’s women’s rugby team emerged with a podium bronze-medal performance. A few short weeks after the Olympic flame was extinguished, our Paralympians descended on Brazil for their own moment of glory. As a group, Canada finished just shy of our medal rankings in London with a 14th-place finish overall. Together with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and our summer Paralympic sport leaders, Anne Merklinger we continue to work toward a lift in those performances leading into the 2020 Games Chief Executive Officer in Tokyo. There is much to do but a steadfast desire to do it. The nation’s successes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games continue to have a positive impact on Canadian life, culture, pride and unity. Our remarkable successes are assisted by the partnership OTP has with Canadian Tire Bank in the area of sport analytics – a project recently bolstered by SAS. The Sport Analytics Project is helping national sport organizations identify athletes that are entrenched on the pathway to a future podium performance. The relationship we have with our national partners is strong and growing, specifically theCanadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), the Coaching Association of Canada and Sport Canada. We have been privileged to work with Minister Qualtrough, the most recent Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, who is clearly one of our own “a dynamic woman of sport” – herself a champion athlete. Fresh into his new portfolio, we look forward to working with Minister Kent Hehr. Working with our partners has opened the door to developing the Coaching Enhancement Program, an initiative that has recently been bolstered with an injection of $5.25M over the quadrennial from the COC. 2016-2017 | ANNUAL REPORT | OWN THE PODIUM 01 A report this year on Sport Canada’s Targeted Excellence Review reinforced that Canada’s targeted excellence strategy – established 12 years ago - has been extremely successful. It works! We congratulate the Government of Canada for their leadership in initiating this important review. Own the Podium is very pleased with the results, which strongly indicate the targeted excellence strategy launched in 2005 to advance Canada’s high-performance agenda has produced impressive results. But there is more to do. The review points to opportunities for further enhancements to the system – a finding we applaud. With Rio now in our rear-view mirror, our compass is set squarely on final preparations for PyeongChang. We are now doubling down to support Canada’s winter sport athletes in their pursuit of podium success at the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We are on track to improve on our medal haul in Sochi – leaving no stone unturned to send the best prepared team possible to Korea. While there has been much to celebrate, we know that Canadians are looking to us all, as sport and technical leaders, to continue in our quest to develop world-leading environments for our athletes to train, compete, and perform at the highest level. It’s a never ending journey. We take our responsibility to Canadians very seriously. We owe it to our athletes who dedicate themselves to wearing their country’s colours; to their support teams who share in the highs of victory and the lows of defeat; and to the young boys and girls who are in the playgrounds, fields, rinks, and slopes across the country inspired by their Canadian Olympic and Paralympic heroes, dreaming of their own successes on the field of play. It is the best work there is! The world is not standing still – nor should we. Together we will achieve excellence and new goals. John Furlong Anne Merklinger Chair Chief Executive Officer 02 OWN THE PODIUM | 2016-2017 | ANNUAL REPORT VISION For Canada to be a world leader in high performance sport at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. MISSION To lead the development of Canadian sports to achieve sustainable and improved podium performances at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. MANDATE Own the Podium provides technical support to national sport organizations with the aim of delivering more Olympic and Paralympic medals for Canada. Own the Podium prioritizes investment strategies by making funding recommendations using evidenced based, expert driven, targeted and collaborative approach. VALUES EXCELLENCE BOLD LEADERSHIP INNOVATIVE INTEGRITY AND TRUST Podium Driven Visionary Creative Performance Partner Without Compromise Collaborative Nimble and Flexible Open and Transparent Solutions Focused Challenging Calculated Risks Ethical ACCOUNTABILITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from Chair/CEO: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................. 1 Vision, Mission, Mandate and Values: ………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................. 3 Board of Directors: ……………………………………...............………………………………………………………………………................................................. 4 Objectives: ................……………………………………..................………………………………………………………………………........................................... 5 Operational Priorities: .……………………………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 7 Podium Excellence – Summer: .………………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 9 Podium Excellence – Winter: …....……………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 11 System Excellence: …...................……………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 12 Organizational Excellence: ..........……………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 14 Funding Report: ...........................……………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 16 Financial Report: ..........................……………..................………………………………………………………………………................................................. 17 2016-2017 | ANNUAL REPORT | OWN THE PODIUM 03 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AS OF 31 MARCH 2017) John Furlong Therese Brisson Duncan Fulton Scott Hutcheson Guy Larose Todd Nicholson Chris Overholt Julie Payette Hayley Wickenheiser Mike Wilkinson DEREK DROUIN HIGH JUMP 04 OWN THE PODIUM | 2016-2017 | ANNUAL REPORT OBJECTIVES SUSTAINABLE AND IMPROVED PODIUM PERFORMANCES AT THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES Podium Excellence Long Term Objectives: • There are medal potential athletes in all targeted individual events led by world leading coaches and supported by a sufficient measurable pool of next generation podium potential athletes. • Team sports have identified and developed a sufficient pool of athletes that will lead to sustainable podium performances. Short Term Objectives: • Canada has increased the number of podium potential entries for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. • Canada has increased the number of next generation podium potential entries for subsequent games. • Canada has improved its Olympic and Paralympic medal conversion rates for upcoming games. • Canada has achieved its set performance objectives in the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. System Excellence Long Term Objectives: • There is an increasing number and quality of world class athletes, coaches and technical leaders supported by fully functional CSI/CSCs. Short Term Objectives: • We have developed and facilitated the plans, pathways, frameworks, policies, environments and expertise to uplift the Canadian Olympic/Paralympic high performance sport system. Sport Science, Medicine, Research and Innovation Excellence Long Term Objectives: • We have world class integrated support teams (IST) working with coaches and technical leaders for each targeted sport increasing the achievement of podium performance goals incorporating innovative world leading sport science and medicine research. Short Term Objectives: • All targeted NSO’s have established an optimal IST plan. • We have an established plan for performance intelligence gathering aligned with performance analysis initiatives. Organizational Excellence Long Term Objectives: • We are a leading organization in high performance sport in Canada and around the world. Short Term Objectives: • Human and financial resources are effectively managed. 2016-2017 | ANNUAL REPORT