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ADVISORY NOTEAthlete Whereabouts Program Notice(Ottawa, Ontario – November 30, 2006) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) wishes toadvise the sport community of immediate changes to the Athlete Whereabouts Program. The CCES:• will no longer grant extensions to whereabouts deadlines;• will no longer provide athletes with multiple opportunities to provide whereabouts informationprior to declaring a “Failure to Provide Whereabouts Information” and;• will begin to follow-up with athletes and national sport organizations when incompletewhereabouts information is submitted.The CCES Athlete Whereabouts Program has been in effect for approximately two years. DetailedAthlete Whereabouts Program Guidelines were issued to clarify all aspects of the program for the sportcommunity. The CCES and national sport organizations have worked together to educate athletes on therequirements and process of the Athlete Whereabouts Program. To make it easier for athletes to submittheir information, the CCES implemented an online system called ADAMS which allows athletes to entertheir whereabouts information and provide updates from anywhere in the world.Whereabouts Deadlines EnforcedThe CCES will no longer grant extensions to deadlines for the provision of whereabouts information. Asa reminder, whereabouts information must be submitted according to the following schedule:Quarter Deadline for submissionJuly, August, September June 15October, November, December September 15January, February, March December 15April, May, June March 15

Failure to Provide Whereabouts InformationThe CCES implemented the non-compliance aspect of the Athlete Whereabouts Program over one yearago. During this time, the CCES has provided multiple opportunities for athletes to submit whereaboutsinformation prior to declaring a “Failure to Provide Whereabouts Information.” Now that athletes havehad several quarters to become familiar with this aspect of the program, the CCES will no longer providemultiple opportunities to submit whereabouts information.Effective immediately, if an athlete does not submit whereabouts information by the deadline of the 15 th ,the athlete will be given ten days to provide the CCES with a written explanation of the reasons for thedelay, along with the missing whereabouts information. Once the CCES receives the athlete’s writtenexplanation and whereabouts information, it will determine whether or not to declare a “Failure toProvide Whereabouts Information” on the athlete. Should the athlete not submit a written explanation, theCCES will make its determination without it. Three failures in an 18-month period will result in theCCES asserting an anti-doping rule violation.The CCES wishes to thank the sport community for its ongoing support of the Athlete WhereaboutsProgram. While the majority of athletes are fulfilling their whereabouts requirements, the CCES hasbegun initial reviews for a number of athletes who have received multiple “Failures to ProvideWhereabouts Information.”Incomplete Whereabouts InformationThe CCES will begin to follow up with athletes and/or national sport organizations when incompletewhereabouts information is submitted. Complete whereabouts information includes, at a minimum:• personal information: full name, sport, email address, disability, etc.• residential address: the street address of the location where the athlete currently resides• training locations and times: primary and secondary training locations as well as otherlocations where the athlete regularly trains (e.g., gym, national sport centre, etc.)• training camps and competitions: dates, locations, temporary addresses, etc.• other regular activities: location where the athlete will typically have other commitments suchas work or school/college/university classesWhereabouts information must be submitted for all three months of the quarter. Athletes must notify theCCES when their plans are significantly different from those initially listed on their whereaboutssubmission. Changes must be reported, at least 48 hours in advance, by email or fax. Athletes who havesubmitted their whereabouts information using ADAMS must report their changes through ADAMS.

Further resources:• CCES Website: Athlete Whereabouts Program Q&Ahttp://www.cces.ca/forms/index.cfm?dsp=template&act=view3&template_id=178&lang=e• ADAMS Quick Reference Cardhttp://www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-PUB-ADAMSQuickReference-E.pdf• ADAMShttps://adams.wada-ama.org/adams/• Athlete Whereabouts Program Guidelineswww.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-GL-Whereabouts-E.pdf• Canadian Anti-Doping Programwww.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-POLICY-CADP-E.pdfFor further information, please contact Sonia Tran, Senior Manager, Testingat stran@cces.ca or by phone at 1-800-672-7775 x3222.(Aussi disponible en français)