Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba

What Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba does

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba (CSCM) is a nonprofit high-performance sport hub headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, established in 1999 as a legacy of the Winnipeg Pan American Games. It operates as the Manitoba node of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN/RISOPC), delivering multidisciplinary sport science and sport medicine services — sport nutrition, sport psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning, and physician-led sport medicine — through integrated support teams to elite athletes and high-performance coaches. Beyond direct service delivery, CSCM runs athlete development pathways including RBC Training Ground, Combat Sport Talent Identification, the Advanced Coaching Diploma (with the Coaching Association of Canada), the Game Plan mental wellness program, and the Newcomer Sport Internship Program.

Its core service architecture is human-delivered multidisciplinary care rather than a software/technology platform: physicians, sport dietitians, sport psychologists, physiologists, and strength coaches coordinate around individual athletes. The organization adopted the Canadian Safe Sport Program under Sport Integrity Canada effective April 1, 2025, and partners with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Red Deer Polytechnic, Volleyball Canada, Sport Manitoba, and the Winnipeg Foundation to extend its service surface into equipment access, national sport hosting, and para-athlete advocacy.

CSCM's business model blends federal and provincial government funding (as part of the COPSIN/RISOPC mandate), charitable donations (including the Manitoba Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Fund through the Winnipeg Foundation), and service delivery through partnerships with national and provincial sport organizations. Revenue and contract values are not publicly disclosed. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (President: Justin Duff) and is currently led by Executive Director Matthew Barr, who succeeded Jeff Powell in April 2025, with Dr. Gail Sawa serving as Chief Medical Officer.

Name

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba

Legal name

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba

Website

https://cscm.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba is a nonprofit high-performance sport hub in Winnipeg delivering multidisciplinary sport science and medicine services — nutrition, psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning, and sport medicine — to Manitoba's elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches as a member of the national COPSIN/RISOPC network.

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Product category

High-Performance Sport Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Strength & Conditioning / Athletic Performance Training (HSADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sport-Specific Skills Coaching (e.g., soccer, basketball, tennis) (HSADAEAA), Training & Practice Facilities (Team Performance Centers) (MPAKAEAI), Sports Performance Personal Training (HSADAAAF)

Keywords

• High performance sport services
• Sport science support
• Athlete development programs
• Sport medicine services
• Coach education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Core operational funding from federal and provincial government sources as part of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network
2. Donations: Charitable donations including the Manitoba Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Fund established through the Winnipeg Foundation
3. Service Delivery: Services to athletes and coaches through partnerships with Sport Manitoba and national sport organizations

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba operates Manitoba's central high-performance sport hub, providing integrated multidisciplinary sport science services — sport nutrition, sport psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning, and sport medicine — to elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their coaches within a multi-sport daily training environment. It delivers complementary programming including the Game Plan athlete wellness program, the Advanced Coaching Diploma (with the Coaching Association of Canada), talent identification programs (RBC Training Ground, Combat Sport Talent ID), and the Canadian Safe Sport Program.

Product overview

Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba is a high-performance sport hub in Manitoba providing a comprehensive ecosystem of services for elite athletes and coaches. The organization operates as part of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN/RISOPC). Its core offerings include Integrated Support Teams delivering multidisciplinary sport science services (Sport Nutrition, Sport Psychology, Physiology, Strength and Conditioning, Sport Medicine), combined with athlete development programs such as Game Plan (wellness program), Advanced Coaching Diploma, and talent identification initiatives including RBC Training Ground and Combat Sport Talent ID. The organization also implements the Canadian Safe Sport Program for athlete safety and protection.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Support Teams Multidisciplinary service teams providing coordinated sport science and sport medicine support, integrating nutrition, psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning, and sport medicine for Manitoba's elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
• Sport Nutrition Sport dietetics and nutrition services for athletes, including dietary assessments, meal planning, and nutrition education, delivered by CSCM's Director of Sport Dietetics and team of sport dietitians.
• Sport Psychology Mental performance consulting and clinical sport psychology services for athletes, including mental preparation, performance enhancement, and mental health support.
• Physiology Sport physiology services including metabolic testing, lactate threshold testing, and performance assessment for athletes.
• Strength and Conditioning Physical preparation, strength and conditioning coaching services for athlete performance development, delivered within the multi-sport daily training environment.
• Sport Medicine Medical services for athletes including physician care, physiotherapy, and sports medicine, delivered by CSCM's Chief Medical Officer (Dr. Gail Sawa) at the co-located Sport Manitoba clinic.
• Game Plan Canada's national athlete wellness program providing mental health support, wellbeing resources, and holistic athlete development services for national team athletes, implemented through the RISOPC partnership.
• Advanced Coaching Diploma Professional coaching certification and education program offered in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada for high-performance coaches working with elite Manitoba athletes.
• RBC Training Ground National talent identification program delivered through CSCM to discover and develop future Olympic and Paralympic athletes through testing and evaluation events in Manitoba.
• Combat Sport: Talent Identification Program delivered through CSCM to identify and develop combat sport athletes in Manitoba.
• Training Groups Group training opportunities for athletes across various sports disciplines, delivered through CSCM's multi-sport daily training environment in Winnipeg.
• Canadian Safe Sport Program Adoption of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) and Safe Sport framework administered by Sport Integrity Canada, providing athlete safety and protection services through CSCM.
• AthletesCAN Program connecting CSCM athletes with advocacy resources and athlete representation through the national AthletesCAN association.
• Sports & Arts Program Program combining sports and arts for youth development and engagement in Manitoba, delivered through CSCM.

Quantifiable outcome

• At Paris 2024 Olympics, athletes supported by the RISOPC network won 25 of Canada's 27 medals
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Volleyball CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026CSCM and Sport Manitoba welcomed Volleyball Canada's National Excellence Program to Winnipeg, hosting elite volleyball athletes for training and development.
• COPSIN/RISOPC (Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSCM is a member of the national network of five institutes and two centres that partner with national sport organizations and the high performance sport community to deliver world-class performance services and applied sport science research projects.
• Sport ManitobacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for shared staff positions including Performance Pathway & Athlete Services Manager, and co-location of services at the Sport Manitoba clinic where CSCM's Chief Medical Officer sees patients.
• Coaching Association of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSCM offers the Advanced Coaching Diploma (ACD) in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada for coach education and development.
• Game PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame Plan is Canada's athlete wellness program that partners with psychologists across the RISOPC to support athlete mental health and wellbeing, including strategy development, individual support, and resource libraries.
• The Winnipeg FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSCM established the Manitoba Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Fund through the Winnipeg Foundation to support athlete development.
• Canadian Paralympic CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee as part of the $860,000 grant for improving equipment access for para-athletes, along with Red Deer Polytechnic.
• Red Deer PolytechnicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on a 3-year project valued at approximately $860,000 to improve access to safe, high-quality, and better-fitting sporting equipment for para-athletes across Canada.
• XII Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999minorOthersCSCM was established as one of the legacies of the 1999 Pan American Games held in Winnipeg.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Coaching Association of Canada: National coaching body and CSCM's partner for the Advanced Coaching Diploma program. Not a service peer, but an ecosystem participant whose coach education framework CSCM delivers — making it a thematic comparator on the coaching-instruction side of the business.
• Own the Podium: National high-performance sport funding and strategy body in Canada that channels federal Sport Canada investment to the COPSIN network, including CSCM. Not a direct operational peer, but a system participant whose funding decisions materially shape CSCM's capacity.
• Canadian Olympic Committee: National Olympic body that co-governs the high-performance sport system CSCM operates in. Functions as a strategic counterpart rather than competitor, but its Team Canada priorities and partnerships shape the demand environment for CSCM's services.

Direct peers

• Canadian Sport Institute Calgary: Alberta-based member of the COPSIN/RISOPC network providing the same multidisciplinary sport science, coaching, and sport medicine services to elite athletes. Directly comparable model and service portfolio to CSCM, differing only by province served.
• Canadian Sport Institute Pacific: British Columbia's high-performance sport hub and fellow member of the COPSIN/RISOPC network. Offers the same integrated sport science, sport medicine, and coaching services to athletes pursuing Olympic and Paralympic excellence in a different province, making it a near-perfect functional peer to CSCM.
• Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic: Atlantic Canada hub within the COPSIN/RISOPC network offering integrated sport science, coaching, and sport medicine to athletes in the four Atlantic provinces. Closest peer to CSCM in scale, mandate, and operating model, making it highly comparable.
• Canadian Sport Institute Ontario: Ontario's high-performance sport hub within the COPSIN/RISOPC network. Operates the same daily training environment and integrated support team model as CSCM, serving the country's largest athlete base. Direct operational peer despite larger scale.
• Institut National du Sport du Québec: Québec's high-performance sport institute and COPSIN/RISOPC network member. Provides the same multidisciplinary sport science, sport medicine, and coaching services as CSCM to elite Québec athletes on a similar funding and partnership model.
• Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan's high-performance sport hub and fellow COPSIN/RISOPC network member. Delivers the same integrated sport science, sport medicine, and coaching services to elite Saskatchewan athletes — closely comparable to CSCM in province-level mandate.

Regional players

• Sport Manitoba: Manitoba's provincial sport governing body and CSCM's closest operational partner, including co-located staff at the Sport Manitoba clinic. While broader in scope (community sport, funding, advocacy), it is a key regional peer because CSCM's service delivery is structurally intertwined with it.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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