Kin-Ball Canada

What Kin-Ball Canada does

Kin-Ball Canada is the official Canadian national federation for KIN-BALL, a team ball sport owned by OMNIKIN inc. Operating as a non-profit under authorization from OMNIKIN inc. and the International KIN-BALL Sport Federation, the federation governs sport standardization, tournament organization, and promotional activity across Canada. Established circa 2013 and headquartered in Montréal, Québec, the organization runs with approximately 5 employees and a copyright date of 2013. Its core deliverables are an official rulebook governing sanctioned play, organization of the Canadian Open tournament, and free educational resources such as lesson plans for physical education; all assets are distributed directly through the bilingual website (kin-ball.ca) and YouTube channel at no cost. The federation's revenue model is not publicly disclosed and the available data shows no paid products, no membership-fee schedule, and no commercial monetization, consistent with a non-profit federation funded through unspecified channels such as grants, sponsorships, or licensing arrangements with OMNIKIN inc. Visibility has been driven primarily by earned media — most notably a national television feature on CBC's Rick Mercer Report in March 2015 — alongside ongoing YouTube content distribution and a functional Documents section activated in March 2016. The served market is structured around three horizontal segments: sports organizations and clubs seeking standardized competitive frameworks, educational institutions integrating KIN-BALL into physical education curricula, and individual players and families seeking recreational access to official rules and tournament information.

Name

Kin-Ball Canada

Legal name

Kin-Ball Canada

Website

https://kin-ball.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kin-Ball Canada is the official Canadian federation for KIN-BALL sport, governing rule standardization, organizing the Canadian Open tournament, and providing free rulebooks and lesson plans to sports clubs, schools, and individual players nationwide.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Kin-Ball Canada is a national sports federation that governs and promotes the KIN-BALL sport in Canada. The organization offers official rulebooks for competitive play, manages the Canadian Open tournament, and provides educational resources including lesson plans. All mentions of Kin-Ball refer to the KIN-BALL sport which is property of OMNIKIN Inc. and used under authorization of the International KIN-BALL sport Federation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OMNIKIN inc.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOMNIKIN inc. is the owner of the KIN-BALL® sport. Kin-Ball Canada uses the Kin-Ball name under authorization from OMNIKIN inc.
• International KIN-BALL® sport FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKin-Ball Canada operates as the Canadian federation under authorization from the International KIN-BALL® sport Federation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Olympic Committee: National umbrella organization coordinating Canadian sport federations. Provides a comparison for national-level sport governance, funding, and promotion infrastructure.
• Volleyball Canada: National federation governing volleyball in Canada. Same structural role as Kin-Ball Canada — official governing body for a team sport — but at a much larger scale with professional staff.
• Badminton Canada: National federation for badminton in Canada. Comparable niche-team-sport federation structure, with a small staff and similar grassroots development and education-channel approach.
• Canada Soccer: National federation for soccer in Canada. Comparable mandate (govern a sport nationally, run competitions, support grassroots), with a much larger operational footprint and funding base.
• Hockey Canada: Canada's national governing body for hockey. Comparable as a national sport federation with mandate to govern, promote, and standardize a sport across Canada, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• Curling Canada: National federation for curling in Canada. Comparable federation model promoting a uniquely Canadian-aligned sport through clubs, schools, and national competitions.

Direct peers

• OMNIKIN inc. Owner of the KIN-BALL® trademark and sport IP, and manufacturer of the official equipment. Kin-Ball Canada operates under OMNIKIN's authorization, making it the closest counterpart — the federation's mandate depends on this company.
• International KIN-BALL Sport Federation: The international governing body for KIN-BALL sport. It has a mutual partnership with Kin-Ball Canada, parallel structure, and shared authority for the sport globally.

Regional players

• Fédération québécoise de kin-ball: Quebec-based regional federation for KIN-BALL sport. Provides provincial-level governance and is referenced directly in Kin-Ball Canada's news section, indicating a close coordination role.

Others

• ParticipACTION: Canadian non-profit promoting physical activity and sport participation. Comparable as a national non-profit using campaigns and educational outreach to drive sport participation, though operating at the awareness layer rather than governing a specific sport.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBDHEdQgjg50
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kin-ball-canada

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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