The CSI Atlantic is proud to be a hub and home to outstanding athletes and coaches. We are committed to powering podium performances through excellent services, science, and support.
Meet the team advancing Safe Sport initiatives in Nova Scotia
Exploring coach mentorship with CAC's Women & Gender Equity in Coaching Project
Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic is proud to be one of 15 sport organizations across the country selected to participate in the Coaching Association of Canada's Women & Gender Equity (WAGE) in Coaching Project.
The WAGE Coaching Project aims to advance gender equality, leadership development and knowledge transfer through a mentorship program for women in coaching and a national Community of Practice led by researchers at UOttawa.
Learn MoreSPIN Summit 2025!
We are excited to host you at the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta in Calgary from March 31st – April 2nd, 2025.
The SPort INnovation (SPIN) Summit is Canada’s leading-edge symposium for professional development and networking in the areas of applied sport science, sports medicine, and innovation. This annual conference brings together global experts to build knowledge and skills that support high-performance sports success through applied scientific research.
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COPSIN: An Essential Partner for Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Game
Halifax, August 22, 2024 – With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games coming up shortly, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to Team Canada’s athletes. In partnership with National Sport Organizations (NSO), 95% of Team Canada’s athlete access COPSIN support, which plays a central role in their preparation, providing them with the support they need to perform on the world’s biggest stage.
Learn MoreDecember 13, 2021
CALGARY (December 14th, 2021) – From far and wide, Canadian Olympians and Paralympians have shown the world their uniqueness, grit, and talent – and continue to push the envelope on what it means to be an athlete.
December 16, 2021
Be nimble, be quick. Isn’t that how the old nursery rhyme goes? While Jack is busy jumping over candlesticks in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, we present lesson number one in the IST Lowdown: ISTs are nimble and ISTs are quick.
May 11, 2022
Halifax, N.S. CANADA: In partnership with Innerlogic, the Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic (CSI Atlantic) seeks to examine Team Nova Scotia’s performance preparation and culture at the upcoming Canada Games.
August 16, 2022
DARTMOUTH, N.S. (CANADA): Parliamentary Secretary Adam van Koeverden met with national team athletes in Atlantic Canada to discuss improvements to the high performance sport system. The conversation took place following the designation announcement of Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic to Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic (CSI Atlantic).
August 29, 2022
The Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic and Sport Nova Scotia are excited to open the second round of our Leadership in Sport program. This program is a two year program beginning in October 2022 and is designed to improve the skills of leadership. The program summary is below.
November 10, 2022
COMMUNITIES/CULTURE/TOURISM/HERITAGE--Nova Scotia Launches first Anti-Racism in Sport and Recreation Week
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December 06, 2022
In October, 100 top athletes across Canada were selected to compete at the RBC Training Ground National Final in Ottawa, a nationwide program designed to help discover athletes with Olympic podium potential in sports they may not have considered. Athletes were tested on speed, power, strength, and endurance against sport-specific, high-performance benchmarks. Up for grabs was a chance to secure funding and earn a spot on Team Canada.
December 08, 2022
2022 was a breakout year for 17-year-old Mya Archibald of Fall River, N.S. In May, the soccer player helped Team Canada win a bronze medal at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U17 Championship in Dominican Republic, and in October, she travelled to India to play the U17 World Cup. “It was a crazy experience, just a dream come true,” Archibald said. “It’s still so surreal, I can’t even believe it happened.”
December 12, 2022
TORONTO (December 12, 2022) – On Monday, the federal Minister of Sport, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, announced that an investment of $2.4 million would be allocated towards support for the Canadian mental health strategy for high performance sport.
This investment in the mental health strategy for high performance sport will enable organizations in the Canadian high-performance sport community to provide athletes, coaches, and other sport system stakeholders with more support for crisis care, education, and training.
December 13, 2022
When Chad Brooks got back from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he felt a bit off. The coach of the Canadian women’s kayak team returned to Nova Scotia with a strange empty feeling that some researchers are calling the post-Olympic blues. “It’s a weird sensation,” he said.
December 19, 2022
When Madison Gould was growing up in Eskasoni, she played hockey on the boys team. She knows what it’s like to be alone in a dressing room – and to be the only girl on the ice.
But now, girls in her home community have the opportunity to play alongside their peers, thanks to the Indigenous Girls Hockey Program put on by Hockey Nova Scotia and Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic.
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