Taekwondo Canada concludes a governance review of its Member Organizations

Taekwondo Canada (TC) has just concluded a seven-month Membership Review. This ‘quality assurance’ check of previous and aspiring representational bodies was necessitated by Bylaw 1 and the improved governance structure of TC, and to ensure that the governance of Taekwondo at all levels in Canada follows best practices and best serves the athletes and the sport. This review also directly responds to Sport Canada’s Federal/Provincial/Territorial membership initiative.

The review process was expected to result in the assignment of current and aspiring Member Organizations to one of the two principal classes of membership for organizations (Voting Member Organization Members and Associate Member Organizations) as set out in TC’s Bylaw 1.

The Membership Review has shown that some member organizations are successfully improving internal governance, others need substantial improvement, and some remain in a state, which creates unacceptable risks.

A Special Committee was appointed to conduct the review. It comprised TC’s CEO, its Executive Vice Chair, and 2 external, independent professionals representing the Governance Strategy Group and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. The committee’s mandate was to compare all the material submitted by the (current and aspiring) Member Organizations against the required standards for governance and operations, which include transparency and financial accountability.

The membership review assessed the governance and operational practices of TC’s Voting Member Organizations and recent applicants (using documents and references provided by each Member Organization) against standards for governance and operational practices as set out in TC’s bylaws and its Membership Benchmarks Policy (which were provided to each Member Organization in advance).

There has been full transparency throughout the entire process, and guidance and advice was offered to each Member Organization as they compiled their submission packages.

The Special Committee reported its unanimous recommendations to the Board of Directors, as well as providing general recommendations for the improvement of the governance of all Member Organizations of TC.

The results of the 2011-2012 Membership Review are as follows:

1. Six member organizations were found to meet the minimum benchmark criteria as Voting Member Organization – Special Community Body.

2. Three member organizations were found to be slightly below the minimum benchmark criteria under Voting Member Organization – Special Community Body.

3. Two member organizations fell significantly below acceptable minimum benchmark criteria as a Voting Member Organization – Special Community Body, and found to be non-compliant.

4. One member organization was found to be non-compliant and to have submitted documentation to TC that bear the hallmarks of being invalid or not authentic.

5. One member organization failed to submit any documentation for the review and appears to no longer be functionally operating and ceased to be a member during the review process.

6. One organization applied for membership and was found to meet the membership benchmark criteria as a Voting Member Organization – Special Community Body.

TC will communicate and review the individual results with each member organization and applicant organization, and will continue to engage in a comprehensive process to strengthen the governance of Taekwondo across Canada, in partnership with its member organizations as TC works to ensure that best practices are followed and service to the athletes and the sport is everyone’s primary goal.

“TC intends to become a leader among Canadian national sport organizations in not-for-profit governance and be recognized by the World Taekwondo Federation, Pan American Taekwondo Union, and Canadian Olympic Committee as the premier National Taekwondo Federation.” – Eva Havaris, CEO, Taekwondo Canada

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Senior/Poomsae/Colour Belt Nationals Information Package Now Available

Taekwondo Canada is pleased to provide the taekwondo community with a general information package for the upcoming Senior, Poomsae and Colour Belt Nationals taking place June 28-July 1, 2012 in Toronto, ON.

Registration opens June 1, 2012 and closes June 15, 2012. Please note that anyone wishing to participate as an athlete, coach, or official must first be a registered member with Taekwondo Canada. You can register as a member of Taekwondo Canada by clicking the following link.

To view the full information package, please click here

Victoria Day Office Closure

Taekwondo Canada wishes to advise that the office will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday May 21, 2012 .  The office will re-open at 8:30am EST on Tuesday May 22, 2012.

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Canada Open Day 4 Results

The WTF Taekwondo Association of Canada’s 2012 Canada Open came to a close today after a successful four days of taekwondo poomsae and sparring competition.

Today featured the Black Belt 9 and under, Poomsae and Sparring, Black Belt 30+ Sparring and Colour Belt Poomsae and Sparring divisons.

The international open staged a competitor field of over 600 competitors representing 17 different countries competing in more than 200 fights per day.

The 2012 Canada Open is supported by Sport Canada

Day 4 Results:

Junior A Advanced

Female Feather

Gold: Nicole Brok, USA
Silver: Selena Russell, CAN
Bronze: Karen Wong, CAN

Female Middle

Gold: Nicole Brok, USA
Silver: Selena Russell, CAN
Bronze: Karen Wong, CAN

Junior B Advanced

Female Heavy

Gold: Ludivine Michel, CAN
Silver: Brianny Joachim, CAN
Bronze: Chelsea Gendron-Bourdreau, CAN

Female Feather

Gold: Emma Lee Digiovanni, CAN
Silver: Alicia Mortimer, CAN

Female Welter

Gold: Yanilza Santiago, CAN
Silver: Roelle Mane Nasara, CAN

Junior C Advanced

Female Fly

Gold: Maryam Younis, CAN
Silver: Rochelle Balba, CAN
Bronze: Ramita Menezes, CAN

Female Feather

Gold: Shahira Nava, USA
Silver: Brooke Bolduc, CAN
Bronze: Elizabeth Belchamber, CAN

Male Fly

Gold: Giovanni Digiovanni, CAN
Silver: Joshua Jeganathon, CAN
Bronze: Ryan Richardson, CAN

Male Feather

Gold: Brian Horcicak, CAN
Silver: Isaac Crane, CAN
Bronze: Jinhwan Kim, CAN

Junior D Advanced

Male Fly

Gold: Malik Kamal, CAN
Silver: Zachary Barber, CAN
Bronze: Don Vu, CAN
Bronze: Johnyusen Wu, CAN

Junior D Black

Male Feather

Gold: Nathan Romer, CAN
Silver: Sear Sanjar, CAN

Ultra Black

Female Welter:

Gold: Cindy Richardson, CAN
Silver: Nadia Habib, CAN

Exec Black

Male Welter

Gold: Mike Dorey, CAN
Silver: Vetri Selvan, IND
Bronze: Edem Tsukwawukme, CAN

Male Heavy

Gold: Rodney Reid, USA
Silver: Miro Soucek, CAN

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Junior A Intermediate

Male Fly

Gold: Chad Dorey, CAN
Silver: Antonio Lopez, CAN

Junior B Intermediate

Female Middle

Gold: Katherine Cote, CAN
Silver: Shaina Leslie-Joachim, CAN

Male Welter

Gold: Dylan Croes, ARU
Silver: Nelson Jean-Louis, CAN
Bronze: Christian Santos, CAN

Junior C Intermediate

Female Welter

Gold: Hannah Dreger, CAN
Silver: Elyse Bayer-Theoret, CAN

Male Fly

Gold: Philippe Ayotte, CAN
Silver: Ali Rizvi, CAN

Male Feather

Gold: Jacob Mericer, CAN
Silver: Lirish Sampath, CAN
Bronze: Jireh Pellazar, CAN

Junior D Intermediate

Female Fly

Gold: Emma Sanchez, USA
Silver: Alberta Liang, CAN
Bronze: Sarah Younis, CAN

Male Welter

Gold: David Oredina, CAN
Silver: Ishaan Bhatal, CAN

Male Middle

Gold: Emilio Cendejas, USA
Silver: Danush Sampath, CAN
Bronze: Phillip Kim, CAN
Bronze: Costas Sioumkas, CAN

Junior E Intermediate

Male Fly

Gold: Adam Omarali, CAN
Silver: Malcom Komal,CAN

Male Welter

Gold: Josh Coquiza, CAN
Silver: Evan Curran, CAN

Senior Intermediate

Male Feather

Gold: Meldrick Boekhoudt, ARU
Silver: Louis-Eric Ouellet, CAN
Bronze: Domenic Garisto, CAN

Male Heavy

Gold: Louis Hastick, CAN
Silver: Dicmar Thiel, ARU

Exec Intermediate

Male Heavy

Gold: Chad Stoyles, CAN
Silver: Daryl McMillan, CAN

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Junior C Novice

Female Fly

Gold: Autumn Wilcox, CAN
Silver: Emma Kamal, CAN

Canada Open Day 3 Results

Today was Day 3 of 4 at the 2012 Canada Open taking place at the Westin Harbour Castle Convention Centre with a full schedule tallying over 200 matches over the course of the day.

Division’s featured in the ring today were Black Belt 14-17: Fin, Light Middle, Middle, Light Heavy, Heavy and Black Belt Senior: Fin, Fly, Bantam, Feather.

51 medalists earned a spot on the podium with 5 different countries represented.

Stay tuned to Taekwondo Canada’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for live updates throughout the event.

The 2012 Canada Open is supported by Sport Canada

Day 3 Results:

Junior A Black

Female Fin

Gold: Amelie Henry, CAN
Silver: Tiffany Connolly, USA
Bronze: Sophia Greco, USA

Light Middle

Gold: Jenalyn Palacios, CAN
Silver: Gina Woods, CAN
Bronze: Toni Noseworthy, CAN

Female Middle

Gold: Kendall Yount, USA
Silver: Rachel Cuma, CAN
Bronze: Jannick Garipy, CAN

Female Light Heavy

Gold: Danielle Gay, USA
Silver: Kaitlin Blankenau, CAN
Bronze: Brittany Strauss, USA

Female Heavy

Gold: Morgan McGarvey, USA
Silver: Janet Harrison-Williams, USA
Bronze: Emily Vaz, CAN

Male Fin

Gold: Justin Arce, USA
Silver: Jef Ryan Ogues, CAN
Bronze: Luis Lugo, PUR

Male Light Middle

Gold: Nathan Rodgers, USA
Silver: Travis Wissbroecker, USA
Bronze: Logan Britton, CAN

Male Middle

Gold: Erik Alexander Pec Gibski, CAN
Silver: Patrick Johnston, CAN
Bronze: Trevor Long, USA

Male Heavy

Gold: Ridge Menezes, CAN
Silver: Youssef Hobbalah, CAN
Bronze: Luke Messina, USA

Male Fin

Gold: Kevin Ortiz, USA
Silver: Miggy Diaz, CAN
Bronze: Maxime Huot, CAN

Male Fly

Gold: Pascal Laganiere, CAN
Silver: Kael Pinto, CAN
Bronze: Alexandre Lavallee, CAN

Male Bantam

Gold: Rafael Mota Ortiz, PUR
Silver: Chase Graham, USA
Bronze: Andrew MacKinnon, CAN

Male Feather

Gold: Siddhartha Bhat, CAN
Silver: Bernard Lorde, CAN
Bronze: Christian Medina, USA

Senior Black

Female Fin

Gold: Sydney O’Shaughnessy, CAN
Silver: Summer Suhawail, CAN
Bronze: Jimena Rebolledo, MEX

Female Fly

Gold: Aischal Van Der Linde, ARU
Silver: Sibyl Tan, CAN
Bronze: Jerikka Nahibuan, CAN

Female Bantam

Gold: Annie-Pier Turcotte, CAN
Silver: Charlotte Brown, CAN
Bronze: Kenya Chung, CAN

Female Feather

Gold: Emely Cargetega,PUR
Silver: Evelyn Gonda, CAN
Bronze: Emilia Morrow, USA