Policies and Procedures

Important Links

Pickleball Ontario has developed policies and procedures, as a non-profit organization, to benefit and protect its members. The documents are available for review and download here.

PAO-001-Establishing a Policy System 2020 06 18

PAO-002-Membership 2020 06 18 (under review)

PAO-003-Youth Exemption 2019 03 21

PAO-004-Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2020 06 21

PAO-005-Screening 2020 06 18

PAO-006-Code of Conduct 2020 06 18

PAO-008 – Complaints & Discipline – 2019 02 21

PAO-009 – Harassment – 2019-02-21

PAO-011 – Concussion– 2019 02 21

PAO-013-Privacy–2019 02 21

PAO-014 – Risk Management – 2019 02 21

PAO-016-Conflict of Interest 2020 06 18

PAO-020-Terms and Conditions of Use

PAO-021 Infectious Disease Response Plan-DRAFT

PAO-024 Committees 2021 12 16

PAO F-001 Finance 2022 02 01

How to Become a PAO Member Club.

In order to receive the benefits described, your club must be registered as a Member Club with Pickleball Ontario. This requires a signed agreement, which we provide. It indicates the club will abide by the following conditions:

– Recognize Pickleball Ontario provincially and Pickleball Canada nationally as the governing bodies of pickleball in Ontario and Canada respectively
– Support the vision, mission and goals of Pickleball Ontario and Pickleball Canada
– Maintain 100 % membership in Pickleball Ontario and Pickleball Canada
– Have a minimum of 10 people designated as members of the Home Club
– Have a Board of Directors
– Charge fees to participate in the club
– Have a bank account
– Have a non-misleading name
– Designate one person to interact with Pickleball Ontario

CONTACT: suzannepenner@pickleballontario.org

Why Join Pickleball Ontario

As a member of PAO you will

– enjoy recreational and tournament play
– have the ability to play in sanctioned, provincial and regional tournaments
– be entitled to Sport Insurance
– have access to the PAO website (Members’ page)
– have access to coaching and referee certification
– receive updates about the game through emails, newsletters and magazines
– have access to coaching and referee certification
– provide support to the Provincial Sport Organization that is committed to growing the game in Ontario