Resource Type
Legislation and regulation(s)
Schooling Level
Elementary, Middle, Post-Secondary, Secondary
Organization(s)/Contact

Ontario Ministry of Sport (mike.love@ontario.ca)

First Launched
2018
Last Updated
2018
Languages Available
English, French

Purpose

This Act established concussion-related requirements for the province, sport organizations and – through amendment of the Education Act – schools in Ontario.

Implementation

The Act and its regulations were implemented over multiple phases:

  • Rowan’s Law Day (an annual awareness day observed on the last Wednesday of September) came into effect in 2018.
  • Annual public progress reports have been published since 2018.
  • Rules requiring the review of Concussion Awareness Resources and Concussion Codes of Conduct came into effect on July 1, 2019.
  • Requirements for schools through the Ministry of Education came into effect on January 31, 2020.
  • Rules for removal-from-sport and return-to-sport protocols came into effect on January 1, 2022.
Resource link

Additional resources

Annual progress reports
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