Concussion awareness resources
  3. (1) For the purpose of subsection 2 (1) of the Act, the prescribed age is 26. (2) For the purpose of subsection 2 (2) of the Act, the following rules apply in circumstances where an individual under 26 years of age has registered with a sport organization in a calendar year and is not required to re-register in a subsequent calendar year to remain registered: 1. The sport organization must require the individual to give, in every subsequent calendar year, the sport organization confirmation that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources on or before the anniversary of the date of the individual’s most recent registration. 2. The individual must have reviewed the concussion awareness resources within 12 months before the date in each year that they give the confirmation. (3) For the purpose of subsection 2 (4) of the Act, the following are prescribed positions: 1. An official such as an umpire, a referee or a judge, but only if the official presides over the field of play. 2. A team trainer. 3. A designated person. (4) For the purpose of subsection 2 (4) of the Act, a sport organization may permit an individual to serve as a coach or in another position set out in subsection (3) for the sport organization in a calendar year only if the individual has, in the calendar year, but before the first time they serve in that position in the year, given the sport organization confirmation that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources within 12 months before the confirmation is given. (5) In circumstances where an individual is serving as a coach or in another position set out in subsection (3) for a sport organization on the day subsection 2 (4) of the Act comes into force, the individual may, despite subsection (4) of this section, continue to serve in the position for the sport organization for the calendar year but must give the sport organization confirmation within 60 days after the day subsection 2 (4) of the Act comes into force that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources within 12 months before the confirmation is given. (6) Despite subsection 2 (4) of the Act, an individual who serves as a coach or in a position prescribed by subsection (3) of this section for a sport organization is not required to give the sport organization confirmation that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources if the individual serves as a coach or in the prescribed position exclusively for individuals who are 26 years of age or older. (7) For the purposes of subsections 2 (1) to (4) of the Act, an individual may give confirmation to a sport organization in writing or electronically. (8) Despite subsections 2 (1), (3) and (4) of the Act, the following rules apply with respect to a sport organization holding a competition in Ontario: 1. The sport organization may register an individual who is not ordinarily resident in Ontario without requiring the individual to confirm that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources. 2. If an individual referred to in paragraph 1 is under 18 years of age, the individual’s parent or guardian is not required to confirm that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources. 3. The sport organization may permit an individual not ordinarily resident in Ontario to serve as a coach or in a prescribed position set out in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection (3) for the sport organization without requiring the individual to confirm that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources. (9) A sport organization holding a competition in Ontario is not required to comply with section 2 of the Act if the sport organization is a corporation that is not incorporated by or under an Act of Ontario.