ODISHA SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA INC.

Name

ODISHA SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA INC.

Legal name

Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA) / Association des sports des Sourds du Canada (ASSC)

Website

https://assc-cdsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports Association

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH), Adaptive & Para-Sport Event Organizers (MPAKADAM)

Keywords

• Deaf sports programs
• Nonprofit sports association
• Athlete development services
• National multi-sport events
• International deaf athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal-nord

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The organization receives funding from the Government of Canada as a non-profit organization dedicated to developing Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing athletes.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The organization conducts fundraising campaigns including the successful 2025 Summer Deaflympics campaign that raised over $120,000. Donation options include $45 contributions with merchandise incentives.
3. Event Registration Fees: The organization collects registration fees for national events such as the Canada Deaf Games. Fees range from $225 (early bird) to $275 (final registration).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing high-performance Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing athletes in Canada. It organizes the Canada Deaf Games national multi-sport event, coordinates 18+ sport-specific national programs, and supports Canadian athlete participation in international competitions such as the Deaflympics, World Championships, and Pan American events. The association is sanctioned by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and the Pan American Sports Committee for the Deaf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Canada Deaf Games
• Sport-Specific National Programs
• International Competition Participation Coordination and support for Canadian Deaf athlete participation in international competitions sanctioned by ICSD, including Summer Deaflympics, Winter Deaflympics, World Championships across various sports, and Pan American Regional events.
• Summer Deaflympics 2025 Fundraising Campaign National fundraising campaign that raised over $120,000 to send 47 Canadian Deaf athletes to the Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics, with donation packages including masks, pins, tax receipts, and donor recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully raised over $120,000 through nationwide fundraising to send 47+ athletes to the Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOAD organizes the annual MayFest event attracting over 2,000 community members and co-hosted the 2024 Canada Deaf Games with Silent Voice.
• Silent VoicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilent Voice hosted the 2024 Canada Deaf Games in Toronto, Ontario - the first time the event was held in Ontario.
• Athletic Farm Training (Brantford, ON)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor for the 2022 Beach Volleyball Team Canada, providing financial support for athlete uniforms.
• Grant Tinney, FloorCraft (Brantford, ON)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndividual sponsor for the 2022 Beach Volleyball Team Canada.
• McGowen Office Interiors Inc. (Brantford, ON)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor for the 2022 Beach Volleyball Team Canada.
• Rob Young, Young Fitness (Calgary, AB)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFitness trainer sponsor for the 2022 Beach Volleyball Team Canada.
• Ontario Deaf Sports AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored and presented Men's Basketball at the 2024 Canada Deaf Games.
• International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)coreOthersCDSA is sanctioned by ICSD for international competition participation. ICSD is the global governing body for deaf sports.
• Pan American Committee for Sports for the DeafcoreOthersCDSA is sanctioned by the Pan American Committee for Sports for the Deaf for regional competitions.
• Wink StratégiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partnership for the 2025 Summer Deaflympics campaign to support Canadian athletes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Japan Deaf Sports Association: Japanese national federation for deaf sports, ICSD member and host of the 2025 Summer Deaflympics. Directly comparable in scope and mandate, organizing national championships across disciplines and coordinating Japan's international deaf-sport participation.
• USA Deaf Sports Federation: National governing body for deaf sports in the United States, sanctioned by ICSD. Directly comparable to CDSA in mandate, structure, sport-committee model, and responsibility for sending a national team to the Deaflympics, differing only by geography.
• Deaf Sports Australia: Australian national deaf sports body, ICSD member. Closely mirrors CDSA's role as the gatekeeper for Australian participation in Deaflympics and World Championships, with a similar sport-committee and athlete-pathway model.
• UK Deaf Sport: UK national deaf sport organization. Mirrors CDSA's role coordinating national deaf-sport activity and athlete pathways in a different geography, with overlapping sport-discipline coverage and ICSD-affiliated mandate.
• British Deaf Sports Council: UK national body for deaf sports, ICSD member. Operates a federation structure analogous to CDSA, coordinating provincial/club participation and selecting Team GB for the Deaflympics across multiple sport disciplines.
• Deutscher Gehörlosen-Sportverband: German national deaf sports federation, ICSD member. Comparable to CDSA as a national coordinating body running state-level associations, organizing national championships, and fielding a national team for international deaf-sport competitions.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Paralympic Committee: Canada's national body for Paralympic sport. A broader incumbent serving a wider athlete base with overlapping sport disciplines, federal government funding relationships, and Team Canada deployment to elite international competitions.
• Comité International des Sports des Sourds (ICSD): Global governing body for deaf sports that sanctions CDSA and oversees the Deaflympics. Operates at a higher tier in the same hierarchy as CDSA, with overlapping mandate around international competition governance and athlete eligibility.
• Pan American Sports Committee for the Deaf (PANAMDES): Regional governing body for deaf sports in the Americas, of which CDSA is a member. Operates at a higher tier in the same hierarchy as CDSA, sanctioning Pan American Deaf Championships and aligning continental deaf-sport policy.
• Special Olympics Canada: Canadian arm of Special Olympics, a larger disability-sport organization. Comparable as a federally-funded nonprofit running national multi-sport events (Canada Games equivalent) for athletes with disabilities, though serving a different disability population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/assc_cdsa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOYqpKAL3HkMo6CEPPVl4gg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CanadianDeafSports
• Instagraminstagram.com/assccdsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-deaf-sports-association-association-des-sports-des-sourds-du-canada

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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