Who We Are

The Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (formerly the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario) is a member of a network of Canadian Sport Institutes across the country designed to enhance the daily training environment of Canada’s high performance athletes and coaches.

Originally established as National Sport Centres in the late 1990′s the network has grown to seven locations across Canada including: Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Toronto, Montreal, and Atlantic Canada.

The Centres (now Institutes) were created by a unique national partnership between Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). In each case the provincial governments have also been major funding partners. In Ontario the Ministry responsible for sport has been a funding partner since CSIO’s inception. Own the Podium (OTP) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) are also now partners of the CSI network.

Our Evolution

CSI Ontario has grown immensely since 1998, particularly after 2007 when we tripled in staff size. As a result we have moved from providing primarily “rehabilitation” focused Sport Medicine services such as chiropractic, massage, and physiotherapy through our network of 200 Ontario service providers, to providing more “Pre-habilitation” focused Sport Performance services through our staff such as Nutrition, Physiology, Biomechanics, Performance Technology, Strength & Conditioning and Mental Preparation.

Our Impact

CSI Ontario currently works with 13 NSOs and 10 PSOs, delivering programming to over 600 targeted athletes and 100 coaches. Our efforts to create a seamless performance pathway for athletes hoping to have podium performances, is having an impact. In 2012, Ontario athletes made up 42.5% of Canada’s 2012 Olympic Team (118 athletes out of 277).