Please click here to view OWSA’s 2012 Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors.

If you are interested in one of the positions or wish to nominate someone for one of the positions, please click here for the 2012 Board Nomination Form

Deadline to submit nominations is FEBRUARY 17, 2012.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lynda Charters, Executive Director info@ontwheelchairsports.org or (416)426-7189.

The 2011 AGM will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Sport Alliance Ontario Building (3 Concorde Gate, Toronto ON) at 1:30pm.

Please follow the links below for more information related to the up-coming AGM

2011 AGM Notice click here

2011 AGM Agenda click here

2010 AGM Minutes click here

2011 Board Nomination Form click here

Please note that the Call for Board Nominations will be released shortly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lynda Charters, Executive Director info@ontwheelchairsports.org or (416)426-7189

Hope to see you on March 3rd

2011-2012 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program

Cycle 2 Draft List of Ontario Card Nominations Announced!

Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association would like to thank and congratulate the talented athletes who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2010-2011 Quest for Gold Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP) for Wheelchair Athletics and Wheelchair Tennis. The athletes nominated were selected using each sport’s specific selection criteria developed by Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, approved by its Board of Directors and applied by the respective Selection Committees.

Wheelchair Athletics

• Ian Van Heteren

 Wheelchair Tennis

• Marko Golic

Please note that this list is unofficial and is subject to change pending the outcome of any appeals and/or any re-selection decisions made by the PSO/MSO Selection Committee or the Quest for Gold Appeals Committee.  As a consequence, this list should not be seen as final. 

Athletes who have not been nominated and who wish to appeal this decision can do so by following the process set out in the Quest for Gold Athlete’s Handbook. 

2011/2012 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
Athlete’s Notice of Appeal Template

The deadline for an athlete to submit an appeal to the Appeals Committee is 4:00 p.m. on January 26, 2012 for Cycle 2. Appeals will only be accepted on the MHPS-provided Notice of Appeal template.  Please refer to the appeals section of your PSO/MSO’s Athlete Selection Criteria document prior to completing this form.

Return form to:

Quest for Gold Appeals Committee

c/o Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport

777 Bay Street, Suite 702, Toronto ON  M7A 1S5 

Fax: 416-314-6301     Email: Scott.Cooper@ontario.ca

2011-2012 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program

Final Lists of Ontario Card Nominations Announced

For Cycle 1 Sports – Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby

Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce the final list of athletes who have been nominated for Ontario Cards (Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby) under the 2011-2012 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the sport specific selection criteria developed by Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, approved by its Board of Directors and applied by the Selection Committees.

Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association (OWSA) is seeking applications for the position of Program Coordinator – Bridging the Gap.

Click here for detailed Job Posting

Application deadline: Nov. 27, 2011

Recently, OWSA received a grant from the Trillium Foundation to undertake a comprehensive  strategic planning process. The first step in this process is to seek input from all our members and stakeholders.

If you would like to provide OWSA with feedback, please click here to access our on-line survey in zoomerang. Please complete the survey by August 31, 2011.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lynda Charters, Execuitve Director, at info@ontwheelchairsports.org or (416)426-7189

Hello everyone!
The new OWSA website has been launched! We are all very excited about the new site, and hope you are too! The 2011-12 membership form is now up as well, so use one of the two ways to become a 2011-12 member! The membership period follows the business fiscal year (April-March 31).

Take a minute to check out the new site and find the new videos, content, links, pictures, etc. Once you have familiarized yourself let us know if you have any questions or suggestions for content! We’ve included some links to National Sport Organization calendars and are working on provincial sport-specific calendars.

Thank you for your support!

~OWSA staff