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If you are a child or youth and would like to talk to someone call the BC Helpline for Children at 310-1234.
These policies are the foundation for the British Columbia Rugby Union and govern how the organisation is led on behalf of its members.
BC Rugby Constitution:
1. NAME
1.01 The name of the Society is “THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RUGBY UNION”, hereinafter also referred to as the Union.
2. PURPOSES
The purposes of the Society are:
2.01 To grow, develop and manage the sport of Rugby in the Province of British Columbia.
2.02 To undertake any other roles, functions, responsibilities or actions to best serve the sport of Rugby in the Province of British Columbia.
TAKE ME THEREThe aim of this manual is to:
The BC Rugby Code of Conduct aims to provide a safe, positive and inclusive
environment within BC Rugby and all of BC Rugby’s programs, competitions,
events and activities.
BC Rugby recognizes the importance of fostering integrity, honesty, and transparency throughout the organization. It also recognizes the inevitability of conflict of interest during the normal course of business. The purpose of this Conflict of Interest Policy is to support our Code of Conduct by outlining a clear set of standards for processing conflict of interest when it occurs within our organization.
The purpose of this policy is to outline the methods available to British Columbia Rugby Union
(BC Rugby) Member Organisations and Individual Members to resolve disputes, in line with BC
Rugby’s corporate values of fairness, respect, equity and inclusion.
This document sets out the policy and procedure for an appeal by a member of BC Rugby in any category of membership of a decision that directly affects them. It provides for an internal process and, in some cases, a final external process.
TAKE ME THEREThese policies have been designed specifically to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic, as guided by BC Rugby’s Risk Management Policy.
This plan was developed to enable a safe and gradual return to the sport of rugby in BC following the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was developed in accordance with viaSport’s Return to Sport Guidelines and Rugby Canada’s Return to Play document that was approved by the Rugby Canada Board of Directors on June 19. The Return to Rugby in BC plan is divided into five phases, aligned to viaSport’s Guidelines,which will allow for a gradual reintroduction of rugby activity in BC while remaining safe and responsible during this unprecedented global health crisis. This document was updated as of October 2020.
TAKE ME THEREThe COVID-19 Safety Plan for BC Rugby’s office in Vancouver, BC. Updated November 2020.
TAKE ME THEREThese policies set standards for BC Rugby operations, as well as holding everyone in Rugby responsible for upholding the values of our sport.
The BC Rugby Code of Conduct aims to provide a safe, positive and inclusive
environment within BC Rugby and all of BC Rugby’s programs, competitions,
events and activities.
The purposes of the BC Rugby Gender and Inclusion policy are as follows:
1. To ensure the fair and respectful inclusion of all persons in BC Rugby such that
they feel a sense of belonging, their feelings are respected, they are valued for
who they are, and they feel a level of supportive energy and commitment from
others;
2. The policy supports members in meeting the requirements of the BC Human
Rights Code;
3. The policy supports members in meeting the requirements of Bill C16, which
lists ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ as grounds on which people are
protected against unlawful discrimination.
The purpose of this policy is to outline a consistent approach to risk management of the governance, strategic and operational practices of British Columbia Rugby Union (BC Rugby) and to detail the transparent approach to the identification, communication, evaluation and management of risk.
TAKE ME THERERugby Union is a sport that involves physical contact. Any sport involving physical contact has inherent dangers. It is very important that players play the game in accordance with the Laws of the Game and be mindful of the safety of themselves and others. It is the responsibility of those who coach or teach the game to ensure that players are prepared in a manner which ensures compliance with the Laws of the Game and in accordance with safe practices.
TAKE ME THEREThe purpose of this policy is to set out and describe how British Columbia Rugby Union (BC Rugby) may collect, use and disclose your personal information.
TAKE ME THEREThe purpose of this policy is to set a standard, ensuring that communications across British Columbia Rugby Union (BC Rugby) are well coordinated, presented coherently, managed effectively and compliant with all relevant Canadian and Provincial Laws of British Columbia.
TAKE ME THEREThe purpose of this policy is to outline the criteria and procedures that British Columbia Rugby
Union (BC Rugby) will adhere to and undertake to select Male and Female Age Group XV Teams
to represent BC in Rugby Canada National competitions and any other competition deemed to
contribute to the high performance development of each respective team.
The purpose of this document is to clearly inform all BC Rugby athletes, coaches,
staff and members of the BC Rugby Drug Free Policy.
The objective of this policy is to provide a framework for the recruitment and selection of
individuals to support the Purpose of BC Rugby, the achievement of our strategic goals and
the protection of players’ safety and wellbeing.
To provide feedback on any of these policies or to raise a complaint, please contact any of the following representatives:
BC Rugby President Mark Lewis – president@bcrugby.com
BC Rugby Vice President Tanya Donaldson – tdonaldson@bcrugby.com
BC Rugby CEO Annabel Kehoe – akehoe@bcrugby.com
If you are a child or youth and would like to talk to someone call the BC Helpline for Children at 310-1234.
If you think a child or youth under 19 years of age is being abused or neglected, you have the legal duty to report your concern to a child welfare worker.
Phone 1 800 663-9122 at any time of the day or night.
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