{ "title": "Canada Soccer cancels 2021 National Championships due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:37:11", "published_at": "2021-07-09 18:42:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-cancels-2021-national-championships-due-to-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/frEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Canada Soccer\u2019s Toyota National Championships, which include the U-15 Cup, U-17 Cup, Jubilee and Challenge Trophy, as well as the Eastern and Western Masters competitions, have been cancelled for 2021 in respect of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic related to participant health and saf\u2026", "slug": "canada-soccer-cancels-2021-national-championships-due-to-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic", "body": "

Canada Soccer’s Toyota National Championships, which include the U-15 Cup, U-17 Cup, Jubilee and Challenge Trophy, as well as the Eastern and Western Masters competitions, have been cancelled for 2021 in respect of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic related to participant health and safety.

After extensive deliberation and a comprehensive review of feedback from its Member Associations (Provincial/Territorial Soccer Associations), Competitions Committee, and our host Local Organizing Committees, Canada Soccer’s Competitions Committee made the difficult decision to recommend the cancellation of the Toyota National Championships, which brings together more than 5,000 participants across multiple venues hosted by local organizing committees each year. Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors approved the committee’s recommendation and voted to cancel the competition.

Factoring primarily into this decision
\u200bare the significant ongoing concerns for the health and safety of all
\u200bparticipants due to the issues related to the possibility of COVID-19
\u200btransmission during the competition. In assessing the risks and potential
\u200bmitigation strategies it was established that it would pose a demanding
\u200blogistical and financial challenge to the participating teams and Local
\u200bOrganizing Committees to ensure compliance with all required protocols.

The challenges for Member Associations to
\u200bnominate Provincial and Territorial representation teams in each competition
\u200bwhile dealing with varying degrees of COVID-19 restrictions on their local
\u200bcompetition structures and planning challenges for the local organizing committees
\u200balso contributed to the cancellation.

Despite the positive news of improvement
\u200bacross the country, the potential COVID-19 health and safety issues inherent
\u200bwith bringing together thousands of youth-aged participants to attend the
\u200bToyota National Championships during an ongoing pandemic made clear the
\u200bdecision to not move forward with the planning and hosting of the 2021
\u200bcompetition.

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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