Sport Canada is not a regulator and doesn't have investigative authority. Our relationship with the sport organizations is, first and foremost, a financial one. We have contribution agreements with them, and we distribute public funds to them. Under those contribution agreements, we set out certain conditions.
Sport Canada has neither the mandate nor the power to investigate cases that are brought to its attention. It does, however, ensure that the organizations have independent mechanisms to investigate allegations.
Something I would say about the complaint mechanisms put in place by the federations is that athletes don't consider them to be independent enough, because the federations are the ones paying these independent organizations and agencies.
That is why our government created the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner. In the most recent budget, $16 million in funding was earmarked for the office, to create a truly independent mechanism where athletes could turn to report abuse, and to ensure investigations, sanctions and recommendations were overseen by the office.