INSPIRING EXCELLENCE - Institut National du Sport du Québec

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INSPIRING EXCELLENCE
Annual Report 2012-2013
Editorial
In good hands
B
eyond the renaming of our organization, the fiscal year ending March 31 was marked by the extensive reworking of our
governance model and, consequently, a relatively drastic shift in the way we operate. This new dynamic, which stems from the
creation of a Board of Directors whose members represent sport and business fields involved in the fulfillment of our mandate,
opens up some new horizons for us.
Fiscal 2012-2013 has thus been my most exciting year since taking over the helm of the BoD in
September 2009. Working alongside retired athletes and coaches—specifically Véronique Fortin, Alain
Côté, Robert Tremblay, Philippe Comtois, Johanne Derome and Marc Schryburt—and pairing their
management skills with those of accomplished administrators such as Denis Servais, Gérald
Janneteau and Albert Marier, as well as full professor Guylaine Demers, has been invaluable to our
organization.
Not only do the Board members hail from
all over the province, but they also come
from very diverse professional backgrounds:
one university professor, several
experienced public administrators, one
lawyer, one director of innovation and one policy advisor for National Defence, not to mention the
owner of a business employing nearly 400 employees... all of them possessing great vision and a
wealth of fresh ideas. Their presence lends greater depth to our discussions and, more importantly,
pushes us to question our day to day actions by opening our eyes to views that may differ from and
complement our own.
We enter a new era,
with different needs.
Guylaine Bernier
Their openness and expertise are useful to us now more than ever. In addition to the Executive
Committee we set up in 2010, audit and nomination committees were created, as well as an ad hoc
committee for strategic planning purposes. We asked all of the Board members to take on a share
of responsibility, and they each now fill a particular role on one of these committees. Believe me, they were all very busy
in 2012-2013!
Chair of the
INS Québec Board
I would like to offer them all my heartfelt thanks for devoting their time and energy to an organization whose services still need
fine-tuning on the eve of the opening of the new sport complex that will bear its name. The new governance structure and fresh
blood guiding the Board are a consolation to me given my decision not to renew my mandate at the end of this 11th year as
administrator.
These last few years have been extremely demanding, calling for ongoing dialogue with the provincial government, discussions
that allowed us to arrive at a mutual vision of excellence, and thus translated into material investments in a full-fledged sport
institute. Not only that, we also laid the foundations for our new Sport Medicine and Sport Science services, and restructured our
administration. Today, we enter a new era, with a redesigned governance model, different needs and an organization on its way to
forging a new identity. While I am still very excited about these developments, I felt the time was right to hand over the reins to a
new administrator and give someone else the chance to experience other exhilarating milestones and take INS Québec to yet
another level.
Inside this report
Environment of
excellence
2
Sport Science
Innovative tools
12
ATGS
Extended mandate
6
Human Resources
Managing growth
14
Training & development
More satisfied clients
8
Financial Report
Balanced growth & surplus
16
Construction
Under construction
17
Sport Medicine
Hitting cruising speed
10
I would not forgive myself if I failed, before leaving, to
thank all those with whom I have worked throughout
these absolutely thrilling years: the athletes, coaches
and sports managers, as well as INS Québec staff
and administrators. The staff, in particular, have really
impressed in this last leg. In addition to fulfilling their
regular duties, they handily adapted to INS Québec's
arrival even though the many changes inherent to this
transformation disrupted their everyday lives. They all
did their part, understanding that this process would
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INS Québec
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Interview with Marc Gélinas, President and CEO
"Our goal is clear: to provide an
environment of excellence comparable
to international best practices."
W
e met with the President and CEO
of the Institut national du sport du
Québec (INS Québec) just as the organization was wrapping up its first full year in
operation under its new name. Marc Gélinas
agreed to answer our questions about these
early stages of the organization, and the
challenges that lie ahead of him.
Question. What are you most proud of so far,
after having gone from a multisport centre to a
national sport institute?
Marc Gélinas That would definitely have to be
developing and giving structure to our sport
medicine and sport science services.
Astonishing progress was made with our
sport medicine clinic this year, and we reached
agreements with sports federations that allow
us to keep four
full-time physiotherapists
on
staff. Let's not
forget, we are
the only ones in
Canada running
our own sport
medicine clinic.
This fact alone will mean being able to provide
services more efficiently, and that we can now
ensure that our athletes are in good health; our
hope is that stressing prevention like this will
help lower the rate of injury and speed up the
post-injury recovery process so the athletes
can get back to competing.
Q. Tell us about the work done this year to
flesh out the new strategic plan, which,
exceptionally, covers a three-year period, from
2013 to 2016.
MG. Since our mandate has gotten larger, as
we become more and more of an employer
and service provider and are working more
with universities and other members of the
sport community, we made a point to have an
in depth assessment of our organization
completed. It was important for us to see how
our partners—and, above all, the people using
our services—perceive us. We had to gauge
their satisfaction with the services, understand
their expectations and gather their feedback in
order to improve efficiency.
So, from November 2012 to February 2013,
we conducted surveys, phone interviews and
face-to-face
meetings,
and
ran
focus
groups. We will
use these data
to make our
services
more
consistent with
users'
needs
and, in turn, optimize our resources and better
integrate them into service delivery. Not
surprisingly, we found that the demand
outweighs the supply, which will require us to
prioritize user groups and re-examine our service offerings.
Our funding parties recognize our
greater contribution to
high-performance sports in
Canada and Québec
Investing in the Institut
national du sport du
Québec, means offering our
elite athletes the best
possible support, training
and services, right here in
Québec. Because of this,
athletes are better able to
focus on achieving their
goals and to represent us
proudly all around the world.
Marie Malavoy
Minister of Education,
Recreation and Sports
Our strategic plan also serves to refine our
vision for the future, set out our values and
determine our overall growth strategy. It will be
approved by the Board of Directors in June
2013. Yearly action plans clearly stating the
objectives for each service and each member
of the staff will be generated based on this
plan.
Our avant-garde thinking is also apparent in
our sport science services, where we use
unique equipment that is very beneficial to the
athletes and their coaches. The Qualisys
underwater and aerial HD, high-speed cameras
come to mind, as well as other performance
analysis equipment. With these recent developments, our scientific personnel has a greater
impact on athletes and coaches.
Q. Last year, you said the new INS Québec
I have noticed that the way they view our complex would need to house three new
contribution with these essential performance- high performance training groups. Have
related services has changed significantly agreements been reached with the federations
in question?
thanks to our newly acquired expertise.
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(Continued from 2)
Interview: To provide an environment
of excellence
INS Québec
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Paralympians. We coupled this money with
other budgets to create a full-time position and
expanded that employee's mandate to include
certain Olympic training groups.
It is thanks to all of these contributions that
we have managed to deal with the increase
in our day-to-day operations, and we are
very grateful to these partners. But above all,
we are extremely pleased to see that the provincial and federal governments are increasing
their investments in our wonderful INS Québec
project. It represents their unequivocal support
for high performance sport. Naturally, since we
want to have greater influence in this arena,
our financial needs will only continue to climb.
Obtaining more funding is thus one of our major challenges. We will have to strive to generate own-source revenue, which for us will
INS Québec will also be able to accommo- mean a big shift in our culture.
date up to three other sports, according to a
plan that has yet to be determined, as we still
have 8,000 square feet of unassigned space. Q. What's the status on the assistance you
For instance, we could allocate the space are seeking from commercial partners, such as
to one or more sports on a seasonal basis, Cisco, Netapp, Bell, Teknion Roy & Breton,
or arrange the layout based on needs and Mondo, Côté Fleury, Inaxsys and Aquam, as
priorities. These are the kinds of possibilities part of the INS Québec building plans?
MG. Yes. It's important to point out that
we began that process in 2008–2009, because
we needed to establish firm deals with the
provincial and national fencing, judo and
gymnastics federations. When we approached
those federations with our plans, naturally they
had a lot of questions and concerns. However,
very early on in the discussions they realized
the many upsides of our proposal. They were
sold on the idea. They eagerly got on board
with our project and helped us design the most
suitable environment for their respective
sports.
we are toying with, and we will take time to MG. In early spring of this year, we began
the process of signing commercial deals, for
look into them in the coming months.
a total of eight partnerships. Though this
does not translate into direct investments
Q. Does your operating budget reflect the in our operating budgets, their collaboration
new role you now play?
will enable us to create an outstanding
MG. While those details have not all been work environment at our complex, which will
worked out yet, our funding parties recognize be unique in Canada from a technological
our greater contribution to high-performance standpoint. These partners generously took
sport in Canada and Québec. The Ministère de part in the brainstorming process to work out
l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport has just the details of this high-performance space.
awarded us an additional financial contribution They will greatly enhance the value of our new
of $1,534,500 for 2012-2013. This funding will facility by enabling us to offer athletes and
enable us to cope with mounting operating coaches a work and training structure, as well
expenditures and expanded services while as technological tools, which we could have
administering support programs for regional not provided ourselves. By incorporating their
multisport training centres and single-sport latest advances, INS Québec will become a
centres, since the government has now showcase for these businesses and a focal
point for the whole province of Québec!
delegated their management to us.
On top of its statutory contribution, Own the
Podium has also committed to an additional
$170,000 in annual funding. With this financial
assistance we have created two new positions,
rounded out our sport science services and
structured our medical team's services. Sport
Canada granted us an additional, one-time
contribution of $106,500 for the purchase
of specialized equipment. Meanwhile, the
Canadian Olympic Committee increased our
funding by more than $100,000 to support
taekwondo and judo training groups. And
for its part, the Canadian Paralympic Committee committer to funding totalling $35,000
as part of a partnership agreement for the
hiring of a performance evaluation expert for
Q. Are you satisfied with the publicity INS
Québec has garnered since its new identity was
announced and its logo was unveiled?
MG. Honestly, we realize that our emergence
as INS Québec did not make the headlines.
And yes, we would like to be more publicly
known. Our goal isn't to work in a vacuum,
so we will try to promote ourselves more in
the province's larger sporting community.
The announcements that will be made as
construction on the complex wraps up and for
the inauguration ceremony for our new home
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Your ongoing contribution
is essential to helping
Canada’s elite athletes have
access to world-class
training facilities and
services as they continue
to strive for excellence and
showcase Canada as a
major sporting nation. Our
Government is proud
to encourage your
organization in its pursuit
of excellence.
Honourable Bal Gosal
Minister of State (Sport)
INS Québec
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Mission
Vision
T
he INSTITUT NATIONAL DU SPORT DU QUÉBEC provides Québec’s high performance athletes and
coaches with support and integrated services comparable to world class practices in order to
lead them to excellence.
T
he INSTITUT NATIONAL DU SPORT DU QUÉBEC is the essential driving force behind the development of
high-performance sport in Québec. It plays a pivotal role in the pursuit of excellence among high
performance athletes and coaches and shines on the national and international levels.
In that sense, INS Québec knows how to INSPIRE EXCELLENCE even more
Guiding
principles
T
he organization's management culture is dictated and steered by a set of guiding principles.
INSTITUT NATIONAL DU SPORT DU QUÉBEC ensures the actions taken by all of its personnel and external
resources are in accordance with these principles:
- Make dedicated services readily accessible and maintain client satisfaction
- Consistently strive for service quality
- Seek to foster a culture of excellence with the organisation and its membership
- Maintain an ethical and fair environment through its everyday actions
- Be prepared to adapt to changing needs and deliver more than what is asked for
- Innovation as the driving force behind the development of services
- Developing partnerships to contribute to the organization's mission
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board
Guylaine Bernier (1, 2, 4)
Vice-president of the Board
Gérald Janneteau (1, 2)
Secretary-treasurer
Philippe Comtois (1,3)
Representative of Ministère de
l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
Albert Marier
Members of
the Board
Alain Côté (3)
Guylaine Demers (2)
Johanne Derome
Véronique Fortin
Marc Schryburt (3)
Denis Servais (2, 4)
Robert Tremblay (4)
New visual identity
A thumbs-up!
I
n April 2012, INS Québec’s new visual identity
was unveiled in the wake of its official adoption
a few months’ prior. Presented along with
the graphic signature was the new slogan
INSPIRING EXCELLENCE!
A promotional blitz to publicize the logo and
slogan ensued throughout spring 2012. And the feedback
received to date has been highly positive, hailing the dynamism
of the new look. A large part of the credit goes to Pierre
Langlois and Isabelle Lévesque-Beyrouti, at the time Director of
Operations and Coordinator of Training and Development
respectively.
Board Committees
1 = Executive Committee
2 = Nomination Committee
3 = Audit Committee
4 = Strategic Planning Committee
T
he INS Québec logo projects a unique dynamism that reflects leadership and excellence
in the development of high-performance sport in
Québec. In its evocation of pride, power and victory,
the design concept deliberately focuses on the
athlete, while the exuberant icon subtly alludes to
the shape of the fleur de lys.
The gold colour symbolizes excellence as it refers to the top
medal in sport, the gold medal. Dark blue symbolizes loyalty
and maturity and light blue, a refreshing youthfulness; both
blues also denote Québec. Red injects vitality into the design
and is also the colour of the Canadian flag.
INS Québec
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Editorial : In good hands
Interview: To provide an environment
of excellence
pave the way for an environment of incomparable value for our athletes and coaches.
My last years as Chair of the Board had
me working closely with President and CEO
Marc Gélinas on an almost daily basis, putting
me in a great position to witness his superior
management skills, his determination to keep
things on track with the establishment of
INS Québec and its complex, and his
leadership in rallying everyone around our
shared vision. So I know that I am leaving our
organization in capable hands, in the hands of
someone dedicated to the cause, someone
my successor can count on for support in
fulfilling his or her mandate.
should be good opportunities to get the spotlight on us... And, in some ways, having a
physical space clearly bearing the INS Québec
name should make its establishment official.
We will also be proactive and are already
considering several initiatives to make a name
for ourselves.
First though, we will need to concentrate
on informing our members and users of our
full range of services, since our assessment of
the organization showed us that they are still
relatively unknown. If we apply ourselves to
truly fulfilling our mission, the visibility will
eventually come...
Last but not least, I still have tremendous
respect for those who established our
organization in 1997, founding members Sport
Canada, the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir
et du Sport, the Canadian Olympic Committee,
the Coaching Association of Canada, the Ville
de Montréal and SPORTSQUÉBEC. The new
funding provided through Own the
Podium and the Canadian Paralympic
Committee, has also been a tremendous
source of motivation and support.
Together, they made it possible to bring
INS Québec to life, and what was once a wild
dream is now gradually becoming reality. In
the midst of all this, I must not neglect to point
out the Government of Québec's outstanding
financial support, which is enabling us to set
up a facility on par with our ambitions, and
the fact that it recently gave us the green
light, accompanied by adequate budgets, to
take over the coordination of the Regional
multisport centre network.
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2013 marks Marc Gélinas’
fifth year at the helm of
INS Québec.
Thank you all for giving me the opportunity
to be a part of these pivotal years and to
see, first-hand, this birth, which for us sport
administrators, is nothing short of divine...!
Guylaine Bernier
Teknion is delighted
to contribute to this
marvellous initiative
known as the Institut
Québec. Indeed, it would
have been very difficult to
turn down the invitation to
get involved with a project
so dedicated to inspiring
excellence and the desire to
surpass one’s limits.
Teknion shares these goals
and the values that inspired
them. We believe that, with
passion and determination,
it is possible to achieve the
impossible.
Jean-François Alarie
Director of Sales,
Corporate Accounts
Teknion | Roy & Breton
INS Québec’s
clientele
Some 500 athletes (both individuals and members of the 17 high-performance training groups)
supported by Sport Canada and recipients of Équipe Québec grants
Some 90 coaches who are recipients of an Équipe Québec grant
Some 10 coaches in the Advanced Coaching Diploma program each year
Some 700 coaches in the professional development activities each year
INS Québec
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Athlete and Training Group Services (ATGS)
Extended mandate
T
he Athlete and Training Group Services
(ATGS) team certainly had its work cut out
for it in 2012-2013. Beyond providing its usual
services, it was on the front lines, ensuring the
seamless transition of three high performance
training groups' (diving, water polo and
synchronized swimming) assets to temporary
training facilities, to make way for construction
on INS Québec's new training grounds. At the
same time, ATGS was also laying the foundations of new programs. As such, INS Québec
will both administer financial aid for singlesport and regional multisport training centres,
and assist a national rugby development
group.
In itself, talent is not
enough. It’s because of the
people and organizations
who support them that
athletes like me can achieve
their dreams. INS Québec
is one such organization
that helps turn dreams into
reality. The services and
support that have been
provided to me, my coach
and our federation have
made all the difference to
my progress. The journey
would have been far more
difficult without them.
Alexandre Despatie
Diving
development team. The framework for this new
sports program for Québec was developed
jointly by the national organization and
Own the Podium. Josée Grand'Maître's team
helped with determining the responsibilities of
and selecting the head coach, who has since
been able to call on ATGS for help in providing
the services to his players.
The reason women's rugby is getting this
kind of support is simple: Canada is in the top
five in the world in Women's Sevens (three
forward, four back), a variation of the sport
that will make its Olympic debut at the next
Summer Olympic Games. That is what spurred
Own the Podium and other partners to invest
"Every year, we come up against the same substantially in this discipline.
challenge," ATGS Director Josée Grand'Maître Single-sport centres
is quick to point out. "When it comes to the
During the year, the Ministère de l’Éducation,
federations and training groups, we are invariadu Loisir et du Sport (MELS) mandated
bly dealing with
INS Québec with
new staff. Now in
putting together
post-Olympi c
a financial assisseason following
tance
program
last
year's
for single-sport
Summer Olymtraining centres.
pic Games, the
INS Québec has
situation
is
also been tasked
even
more
with developing
pronounced with
an
assistance
those
sports,
p
r
o
g
r
a
m
f
o
r
while the first in a four-year cycle is getting
underway. That means we sometimes have to Regional multisport
start rebuilding our relationships from scratch." training centres; this
project
will
be
"This year, this issue is magnified because carried out during
of the shuffling of responsibilities in-house, the 2013-2014 fiscal
which had our department taking on some year.
duties that, prior to December, belonged to
"In the past, these
Operations. There is also greater interaction
w oul d
with the Sport Medicine and Sport Science cent r es
one-time
groups, whose teams are growing rapidly, receive
funding,"
explains
hence the need for such close collaboration."
Ms.
Grand'Maître,
Josée Grand'Maître, who has been with the a
graduate
of
organization since its founding in 1997, also the University of
Josée Grand’Maître
took on greater responsibility in 2012-2013, Ottawa's
has played a key role
Departand now handles relations with sports facility ment of Kinanthroin the success of elite
owners and booking spaces. Meanwhile, pology.
"Going athletes and coaches
since the launch of
Ms. Grand'Maître transferred Operations forward, the budget
INS Québec (formerly
Coordinator Josée Dagenais to her department allowance will be
the CNMM) in 1997.
so the latter would be able to coordinate most r e c u r r e n t
and
of her projects.
Québec's
sport
federations will soon be made aware of the
Women's rugby
During the 2012-2013 fiscal year, a deal was new eligibility criteria." INS Québec will invite
The MELS mandated INS Québec
with putting together a financial
assistance program for singlesport training centres.
signed with Rugby Canada concerning
INS Québec's role in supporting female players
from Québec who qualify for its national
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List of centres
2012-2013
Single-sport Training Centres
Centre de biathlon d’excellence du
Québec in Valcartier
Centre national d'entraînement courte
piste (Maurice-Richard Arena) in
Montréal
Freestyle skiing — Centre national
d'entraînement acrobatique Yves
Laroche in Lac-Beauport et Centre
d’excellence acrobatique Val St-Côme
Volleyball — Centre national d'entraînement (hommes) in Gatineau
Regional Multisport Training Centres
Conseil du sport de haut niveau de
Québec
Excellence Sportive Sherbrooke
Conseil de développement du sport de
Gatineau
Centre régional d'entraînement et
d'événements de Mauricie
(Trois-Rivières)
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ATGS: Extended mandate
them to apply for funding. In 2012-2013,
INS Québec administered the financial aid
granted to five such centres (refer to list).
Regional multisport training centres
Last quarter, the government officially
put INS Québec in charge of supporting
Regional multisport training centres.
Further to the MELS’ decision to maintain
the status quo for 2012-2013, development
of the support program for Regional
multisport training centres will carry on in
2013-2014. “INS Québec will work with
representatives from the MELS to create a
formal recognition and funding program,”
explains the Director of ATGS. “This work
should go smoothly in light of the excellent
relationships maintained with the Regional
multisport training centre Directors over
the years.”
Four centres (refer to list) are currently
in operation and received funding in 20122013. Three other Regional multisport
training centres are emerging as well, but
are in different stages of development.
Key ATGS Projects in 2013-2014
- Implementation of a “one-stop-shop”
approach to client relations.
- Scalable service offer based on the
clientele.
- Organization of the Équipe Québec
Forum to be held in October 2013
- Roll-out of the financial assistance
program for single-sport centres
- Establishment of eligibility criteria for
recognition and funding for Regional
multisport training centres
- Launch of joint action plans and projects with affiliated partners (Alliance
Sport-études, Quebec Foundation for
Athletic Excellence, etc.) to promote
athletes' personal development
Emerging Regional Centres
Excellence sportive de l’Ile de Montréal
Conseil de développement de
l’excellence sportive des Laurentides
Excellence Sport Laval
Funded by the Ministère de l’Éducation,
du Loisir et du Sport, the Jouez gagnant !
program promoting the importance of
being physically active. Schools, summer
camps and day camps receive visits from
athletes and coaches supported by
Équipe Québec grants as well as from
retired athletes.
The Jouez gagnant ! in 2012-2013
52 speakers
381 conferences (+ 6%)
73 961 young people reached (+ 13.8%)
A few figures…
Number of people who attended
the seventh Équipe Québec
Forum, which took place at Montréal's
Gouverneur Hotel Place Dupuis on
April 21, 2012.
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Held every 18 months, the event was
redesigned to last only one day. It is a
chance for the athletes and coaches who
have received bursaries to get useful
information and specific training on a
range of topics related to their athletic
and professional careers.
On the program
for the 2012
Équipe Québec
Forum: seminars,
workshops and
recognition, not
to mention
networking.
INS Québec
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Training and development
Targeted content and the Web mean
more satisfied clients than ever
P
articipants in INS Québec’s professional
development and advanced coaching
programs are happier than ever with the
course content and the choices at their
disposal for perfecting their competencies or
obtaining certification. A recent survey among
the professional development participants was
revealing with a satisfaction rating of over 86%
in each evaluation category.
INS Québec is emerging
to be one of the most
influential organizations
in high performance sport
in Canada. The creation
of world class facilities at
INS Québec will provide
ideal daily training environments for Canada’s high
performance athletes and
coaches. INS Québec will
be an important contributor
in helping more Canadian
athletes win more medals
at future Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
Anne Merklinger
Number of participants in
2012-2013 professional
development activities.
700
Fournier also underscores INS Québec’s
wish to speed up delivery of sport medicine
and sport science services, citing the continual
increase of innovations and new developments. In addition to seminars and workshops,
he’s considering implementing a mentorship
program among physical preparation and sport
medicine service providers.
“These are the best-ever results since we
first began conducting the satisfaction surveys!” said André Fournier, who has headed
the organization’s Training and Development
Department since 1998. “We’ve put a lot of
time and effort into achieving this level of
excellence.” The high satisfaction rating came Work/study/life balance
from a sample of 168 participants in one or
The possibility of taking online courses
more of last year’s 16 professional developin
INS Québec’s Advanced Coaching Diploma
ment activities.
program — a platform the institute has
Some attended the
developed substantially
noontime
seminars
in recent years — is
entitled ‘Plan de match’,
welcome news to many.
while others attended
Fournier
notes
that
workshops
and
the
diploma
candidates
Rencontres
sport
et
increasingly prefer to sit
science — presentations
in
front
of
their
given by experts and followed by discussions computers than travel to training locations like
— or the 2012 Rendez-vous des entraîneurs.
the Olympic Stadium or the Université Laval
Similarly, INS Québec’s most recent poll with PEPS.
the Advanced Coaching Diploma graduate
“Keep in mind that 50% of this clientele live
students revealed a satisfaction rating of outside of Québec’s two largest cities. Being
around 85%. These results were confirmed by able to attend sessions via the Web saves
last year’s audit conducted by the Coaching them substantial travel time,” said Fournier, the
Association of Canada focused on program former Technical Director of the Fédération
content and delivery.
de natation du Québec. “Even when you live in
The Web helps us
ensure a healthy
work/study/life balance.
While visibly pleased with the overall results,
Fournier, interviewed in his Montréal office
at the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in the
city’s north end, wasn’t overly surprised.
“To set up our programs and determine their
content, we always review all suggestions
received through similar surveys with this
clientele. It’s one of the main reasons why
satisfaction has risen in recent years.
A few figures...
We took their comments to heart, identified their evolving needs and adjusted
Average satisfaction ratings
91% from the athletes, coaches
our offer accordingly. All of this
has translated very favourably into
and others who took part in profesappreciation of our services.”
sional development activities
Chief Executive Officer
Own The Podium
Sport Science Departments have been instrumental in helping Fournier’s team determine
professional development topics and identify
users’ most relevant content suggestions. The
expansion has also boosted the pool of
experts who are in a position to contribute
directly to training and development activities.
or near the city, traffic or bad weather can
considerably add to your classroom time. And
for the most part these coaches are young and
have other commitments, like family and work.
The Web helps us ensure a healthy work/
study/life balance.”
Results were again positive in 2012-2013,
with 14 candidates successfully completing
INS Québec’s Advanced Coaching Diploma, a
new benchmark first attained in 2011-2012.
Fournier, who holds an Undergraduate Degree
in Physical Education and a Master’s Degree
from the Université de Montréal, confirms
that keeping up the pace was challenging,
INS Québec’s ongoing influx of and credits the 11 other program teaching
human resources along with the recent personnel with the success. In the past,
creation of the Sport Medicine and
(Continued on p. 9)
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Training & development : Satisfied Clients
Always something new
applause would break out when eight or ten
candidates completed the course.
A new page in the Institute’s history will be
written in 2013-2014 when 16 coaches—
identified as promising high-performance
coaches by their respective sport federation—
will have completed their coursework.
P
rofessional development initiatives at INS Québec expand and improve with
each passing year. In 2012-2013, the Institute’s offerings included:
Own the Podium hosted its Breakfast Club in Montréal on November 8, 2012
in association with INS Québec. Geared to high-performance coaches, the event
addressed the topic of teamwork.
Again with Own the Podium, a workshop on new technologies was held on
February 6, 2013 in Montréal. The workshop was also presented by simulcast in
Calgary (Canadian Sport Centre Calgary) and
Toronto (Canadian Sport Institute Ontario).
For the first time, the Rendez-vous des
entraîneurs, held in Québec City from
September 28 to 30, 2012, featured a professional development workshop aimed at
nutritionists. The activity, attended by 105
participants, focused on energy and nutrition.
The Rendez-vous des entraîneurs was held in
association with the Conseil du sport de haut
niveau de Québec.
André Fournier has
directed Training and
Development since
1998.
The Coaching Association of Canada’s
prestigious annual Sport Leadership
Conference took place in Montreal from
November 8 to 10, 2012. Besides helping
host the event, INS Québec also developed
content and coordinated extracurricular
activities.
Last November, for the first time two
groups of professionals were brought
together for an integrated training program.
Physiotherapists and Physical Preparation
specialists attended workshops on posture
and injury prevention among athletes. The
workshops were led by two renowned
experts, Linda Joy Lee and Stuart McGill.
The INS and its
regional branches
are key partners in my
athletes’ achievements.
The expertise offered
coupled with the willingness
to meet our needs makes
my job easier every week.
Jean Laroche
Lead Coach
Sherbrooke
High Performance Centre
Para-athletics
Coach of the
month
I
n 2012-2013, the INS Québec continued its monthly tradition of honouring coaches who have contributed to the achievement of
national and international excellence by athletes and teams. Once again this year, the recognition program received support from
the Club de la Médaille d’Or and the Angrignon branch of Fruits & Passion. Below is the list of monthly recipients along with the
sport in which they specialize.
April
Alex Sereno
Triathlon
July
Nicolas Gill
Judo
May
Frédéric Jobin
Kayak—sprint
August
Benoît Lebrun
Swimming
June
Jean-Marie Banos
Fencing
September
Peter Carpenter
Swimming
October
Frédéric Blackburn et
Derrick Campbell
Short track
speed skating
November
Richard Gauthier et
Bruno Marcotte
Figure Skating
December
Jean Paquet
Biathlon
January
Frédéric Lavoie
Hockey
February
Louis Bouchard
Cross-country skiing
March
Isabelle Leclaire
Hockey
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Sport Medicine Services
INS Québec’s sport medicine clinic
hits cruising speed
“W
e now have the resources to
minimize response times with
athletes in certain high-performance training
groups (HPTG) with whom we have service
agreements. We also offer an environment
conducive to prevention. This newly integrated
approach has allowed us to make enormous
strides. Physiotherapists, Athletic Therapists,
Strength and conditioning specialists and Physicians are in regular or even daily contact,
working interactively—a dynamic previously
impossible to achieve.”
ment of a medical database. Once collated, the
data will provide each HPTG with a list of
the injuries sustained by their athletes, as
well as the type and number of interventions
required for recovery and the treatment time.
The project is expected to be completed in
2013-2014.
The clinic’s staff
are available to
athletes daily at
their
training
sites, so as to
provide treatment
in real time as
needed, or else in
the clinic.
City and Dr. Julie
Bolduc-Teasdale
in
Sherbrooke,
the
team
conducted a basic
neuropsychological assessment of
all HPTG athletes
who practice a high-risk sport. The sport
medicine clinic also keeps records of each
athlete’s normal functional status—data
that will help determine their precise level of
recovery after a concussion.
“These data are critical since they provide
the essential findings that will help us pinpoint
recurring problems and, if possible, identify the
causes of these injuries or even prevent them.
By reducing injuries and keeping our athletes
On March 31, Dr. Suzanne Leclerc completed healthy, we boost their competitiveness and,
her first full year since joining INS Québec ultimately, they will step on the podium more
in September 2011. At the time, her mandate frequently.”
was to implement a strong sport medicine
Furthermore, after developing a multidiscipliteam. Today, her team includes a Head Physio- nary concussion assessment and rehabilitation
therapist and four staff Physiotherapists/ protocol at the start of 2012-2013, Leclerc and
Athletic Therapists, each of whom is associ- her team laid the groundwork for a multi-year
ated with a resident sport at INS Québec. Two action plan. Working with Neuropsychologists
other sport Doctors also come in to lend a Dr. Fanny Guérin in Montréal, Dr. Geneviève
hand one day a week.
Boulard Québec
Head physiotherapist
Julie Gardiner performs an
ultrasound of the athlete’s
abdominal stabilizing
muscles in order to explain
exercises which will solicit
the muscle activation
sequence appropriate to
the desired movement.
A few figures...
Medicine : 1
041
Physiotherapy : 1 831
Massage therapy : 2 504
Number of consultations/
treatments for high performance athletes in 2012-2013
through INS Québec.
234 persons treated from
29 sports.
The team conducted a basic
neuropsychological assessment
of all HPTG athletes who
practice high-risk sports.
“This represents a 100% improvement to our
services,” said Leclerc. As Director of Sport
Medicine, she is aware that her department’s
developments are closely watched by other
Canadian Sport Institutes, none of which have
their own comprehensive clinic and must
outsource all medical services. Of course, the
dispersal of training sites during construction
of the new INS Québec complex represents
“a major logistical challenge” for her
staff, which must follow the athletes to
their temporary training sites the during
construction period.
“Starting in spring 2013, we’ll bring in
neuromotor testing and implement it with the
athletes we’ve already seen this year as well as
with new ones,” she said. “This is a major
undertaking. We are the only institute in
Canada to offer assessment and rehabilitation
services of this kind.” Such an approach is
liable to speed the return to competition for
concussed athletes. Leclerc, who holds a Ph.D.
from McGill University in concussion recogniPrevention: action on every front
tion and treatment, describes this project with
However, the steps taken to date to reduce evident—and understandable—pride.
athletes’ risk of injury and prevent certain
Purchasing an electrocardiograph in
chronic conditions are what most please
Leclerc, a 1986 graduate from Université 2012-2013 also meant being able to give all
resident training group athletes a basic EKG
Laval’s School of Medicine.
and have the data subsequently analyzed by
Indeed, the Doctor spontaneously cites
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a project launched in 2012-2013, the develop-
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Sport Medicine: Cruising speed
two Cardiologists. One of them, Dr. François Tournoux of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de
Montréal (CHUM), is working with INS Québec to develop a cardiac evaluation protocol for high
performance athletes. The three-phase project will entail further testing on these athletes.
Established in a corner of her small office—the main space being taken up by an adjustable
treatment table—is the new musculoskeletal ultrasound acquired the previous year. Merely
a decoration? “Not at all,” replied Dr. Leclerc. Two Physiotherapists and all the Doctors at
INS Québec, including Leclerc, were trained to use the device. And they put their training to
good use in 2012-2013, using the ultrasound both as a diagnostic tool and to guide injury
rehabilitation.
In addition, a Nurse hired on contract takes blood samples from each athlete up to four times
a year to monitor biochemical parameters. The Nurse also systematically vaccinates HPTG
athletes and coaches, providing them with basic vaccines as well as those required for stays
abroad.
The musculo-skeletal ultrasound allows Dr. Leclerc, through a dynamic examination, to complete
the information gathered via X-Rays.
Dr. Leclerc completes
her first full year at
INS Québec after
joining the team in
fall 2011.
Sport Medicine Services
Acquisitions aimed at better supporting
athletes abroad
D
uring the year, the Sport Medicine department acquired the software and hardware needed
to computerize medical records, currently available only in paper format. The digitization
process should be completed by the end of 2013-2014.
Electronic records present undeniable advantages: data on each athlete collected over time
can be easily accessed by medical personnel, as can various tests results (blood, EKG, etc.).
But the system will really prove its value in competitions held outside of Montréal. Besides
offering immediate access to medical records, it will enable new data on any athlete who
required care or treatment by Leclerc’s team to be added to the existing findings.
INS Québec has been a vital
source of support for me
through the years. Without
its various services like
physiotherapy, massage
therapy or specialized
physical preparation,
I wouldn’t have twice made
it to the Olympic Games.
The INS has been attentive
to my needs as a fencer.
I am extremely grateful for
its extraordinary support.
Philippe Beaudry
Fencing
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Sport Science Services
Optimizing athletes performances
through innovation
N
The creation of the Institut
Québec is perhaps the
most important event for
Québec amateur sport
since the 1976 Montréal
Olympic Games.
o, it’s not science fiction. In 2012-2013,
scientific breakthroughs proved they
could make a real difference to highperformance sport. And in 2013-2014, more
new tools and approaches stand to benefit
coaches and athletes further still.
- In synchronized swimming, they provide
information on each swimmer’s motion in the
water, allowing for a detailed analysis of both
technique and synchronization
Having acquired a system of high-speed,
high-resolution cameras to analyze motion in
spring 2012, INS Québec immediately put the
equipment into operation in the water sports
training pools. Actions both in and out of
the water were dissected—for example, the
movement sequence leading up to a diver’s
entry into the water. Unique in a Canadian
sports institute, the system has since been
used
repeatedly,
particularly in the
lead-up to last
summer’s Olympic
Games. Research
gained a further
dimension with the
purchase of accelerometers: small
electronic sensors that, when placed on the
athlete’s body and paired with the captured
video images, provide highly specific information on motion. For example:
- In kayaking or canoeing, they make it possible to break down each pull of the paddle and
the ensuing impact on the boat’s acceleration
- In running, they reveal interesting details
about runners’ strides
And that’s not all: in spring 2013, The
INS Quebec Sport Science department began
testing an automated timekeeping system at
the Maurice-Richard arena, in partnership with
Montréal engineering firm Alphamantis
Technologies and
the short track
speed
skating
training
group.
A cable inserted
beneath the ice
acts as an antenna
that interacts with
an electronic chip
affixed to each
skater’s ankle. Through this, researchers were
able to repeatedly record the split times for
each lap.
These innovations have shown
coaches how we can support
their work and improve athletic
performance.
Locating INS Québec at
Olympic Park links these
two outstanding events.
The development of
Regional multisport training
centres in parallel with
INS Québec allows people
from all over the province to
contribute to this collective
achievement.
These data are used for both immediate
- In swimming, the sensors yield data on
performance
analysis and longitudinal
torso rotation, arm action, kicks, turns and apfollow-up. Freed from the tedious task of
plied force
manual timekeeping, coaches can focus on
monitoring technical performance.
“These innovations have shown
coaches how we can support their
work and improve athletic performance,” says Sport Science Director
Jonathan Tremblay, age 35. “They
now have a better understanding of
the possibilities scientific applications hold for their sport.”
Jacques Petit
Director General
Excellence sportive
Sherbrooke
The demonstrations carried out
by Tremblay’s team have created
closer working relationships between
the INS Quebec Sport Science
department and the coaches and
federations. The team is now
constantly invited to analyze
Synchronized cameras capture the water polo players’
technique as a force platform measures their propulsion
force. The computer is operated by Scientific Technician
Roxane Huot, assisted by Jean Beaulieu, an intern from
the Master’s program at Université de Montréal.
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Sport Science: Innovative tools
performance, develop training or other programs, or give talks on new performance-related
scientific knowledge.
What’s to come
A number of research projects are ongoing in partnership with private sector high-tech
companies. One such project involves apparel that measures heart rate and breathing while
calculating the body’s acceleration during exertion. This challenging project was successfully
completed at the start of 2013-2014; INS Québec will test the findings over the coming year.
For now, the institute’s staff time is invested primarily in this type of research (of which the
automated timekeeping project is another example). INS Québec is now seeking the funding
that will enable greater investment in sport science research.
Jonathan Tremblay’s experience
with the Canadian Olympic
synchronized swimming team
in London has led to improved
methods with other training
groups.
Sport Science
Services
An Olympic
Games
experience
A
s a physiologist,
INS Québec’s Sport Science
Director Jonathan Tremblay
accompanied the Canadian
Olympic synchronized swimming
team to London last summer.
First, however, he joined the
athletes at their training camp in
Torremolinos, Spain, before
following them to the northern
English town of Sheffield for the
pre-Olympic camp.
“It was a hugely relevant experience,” said Tremblay. “I was able
to ensure that the schedule I had
developed with the coach was set
up as planned, and I could also
monitor its impact. What’s more,
I noted the services offered on
the site and in the Olympic Village.
Ultimately, all of this will allow me
to refine our future strategies.”
The end of the Olympics Games
also marked the start of new relations between INS Québec and
some of the high-performance
training groups who competed in
the games. Changes occurring
within these HPTGs have led to
closer bonds with the Institute.
These closer relationships,
combined with increased capacity
within the Sport Science department allowing for the development of new approaches, will
further benefit HPTGs, in particular swimming and synchronised
swimming.
Under the watchful eye of Scientific Technician Roxane Huot, diver Emilie
Heymans is inside the Bod Pod, a tool to accurately measure body
composition and density.
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Human Resources
Expanding human resources entail
revised modes of service delivery
O
ver the past two years, workforce expansion at INS Québec has been nothing
short of phenomenal. From 17 staff members
in late March 2011, the workforce has nearly
doubled, reaching 29 in 2013—an increase of
70%. Such an expansion has entailed a review
of the operational structure, says Gaëtan
Robitaille, Vice-President of Administration and
Business Development. Reasons for this?
Keeping things running smoothly is only part of
the story. The review is also part of phase one
of the organization’s mutation into a Canadian
Sport Institute, a process launched in the first
half of 2012.
INS Québec is one of the
most prominent partners
of the Centre d’excellence
Pierre Harvey. Through the
Institute, we have access to
highly specialized personnel
who are of key importance
to our athletes’ progress
and whose interventions
make a vital difference to
their performance.
Louis Bouchard
Coach
Cross-country skiing
“Implicitly, we’re focusing on the adjustments
needed to fine-tune our approach and service
delivery,” said Robitaille, who was promoted
from Deputy Director General to his current
position at the end of
last
year.
“We’re
re examining not just
how we deliver our
services, but also the
quantity and types of
services as well as
the manner in which
we
deliver
them.
We’re also looking at our ways of working with
athletes and coaches, and even the sports we
serve. Such a re-evaluation will ensure that our
actions make a real difference to our clients’
performance.”
With regard to professional development,
Robitaille mentioned the need to reassess
ongoing initiatives. “We want to put more effort
into developing National Team Coaches as well
as the sport medicine and sport science
professionals who serve training groups. This
means redeploying our resources accordingly.”
The wind in their sails
The INS departments whose ranks have
swelled the most are the Sport Medicine and
Sport Science services. With the arrival of a
Head Physiotherapist and three new Physiotherapists/Athletic Therapist over the year, the
sport medicine clinic has revolutionized its
relationship with high-performance training
groups (HPTG). The hiring of these specialised
staff is a direct result of new partnerships with
these groups. The current team of Physiotherapists/Athletic Therapists—four in total—
has been assigned to
specific
groups,
namel y
speed
skating, water polo
and
synchronized
swimming.
Such a re-evaluation will
ensure that our actions
make a real difference to
our clients’ performance.
“Bringing about such agreements was not as
easy as it might seem,” said Robitaille, pointing
up the contribution of Director of Sport
Medicine Dr. Suzanne Leclerc, who he hailed
as instrumental in the process. “We met with
the sport federations, analyzed needs and
negotiated the agreements. Forging these
agreements hinged on successfully proving
that they would offer the HPTGs better value in
terms of services.”
New requirements have also emerged in the
wake of the human resource expansion and
the transformation of the Centre national
multisport–Montréal (CNMM) into an Institute.
The latter will assume a greater share of selfAll the same, he noted, the gains were greatgenerated funding activities required to meet
est
at other levels. Athletes get treated by the
its operating budget needs and acquire the
same
health care professional on the very
means to achieve its ambitions.
premises where they train, as well as on the
A former Director General of SPORTS- road. Therapists, in turn, are free to provide
QUÉBEC, Robitaille, added that communica- treatment as needed without any constraints
tions needs are more pressing than ever as to the number of treatments or the amount
and must be addressed. Outsourced to a of time, as well as preventive advice. Their
consultant, the communication plan that’s work environment has also stabilized.
currently under development will lead to the
Dr. Leclerc added: “Their day-to-day job is
introduction in 2013-2014 of new tools
with which to forge closer ties between easier, since their work is now associated
INS Québec, athletes, coaches and other exclusively with one employer and one sport—
a sport for which they often have a great
stakeholders.
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Human Resources: Revised modes of service delivery
passion. Over time, they can really hone their expertise in their sport, which stands to further benefit the athletes and HPTGs. All
the professionals who work with the athletes are excited about this new situation.”
The clinic today, which has seven employees, may hire additional resources in 2013-2014. And to think that initially, in April 2011,
the Department had only one part-time Director (on contract!) and one full-time assistant!
INS Québec’s Sport Science department, meanwhile, gained two new employees in 2012-2013, bringing
its workforce to seven as well. The hiring of François Billaut as the department’s supervisor was particularly noteworthy. Holding a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, Dr. Billaut came from an Australian university,
bringing areas of expertise including high-intensity exertion, hypoxia and peripheral and mental fatigue to
the INS Québec. The new position was created thanks to additional federal funding on the recommendation of Own the Podium.
“Hiring Dr. Billaut has enabled us to better manage tasks and reassign them to team members, increase
our services as well as improve our ability to deliver services,” said Sport Science Director Jonathan
Tremblay, Ph.D..
The second newcomer is Benoit Lussier. Holder of a Master’s Degree in Biomechanics, he combines
the tasks of performance analyst and paralympic sport biomechanist. Here, too, the full-time position
resulted from a financial partnership, this time with the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
Gaëtan Robitaille
was promoted to
the position of
Vice-President,
Administration and
Business Development in May 2013.
The forecast for 2013-2014? A year of consolidation in terms of human resources, said Robitaille, with
certain posts still to be created in various INS Québec services by March 31, 2014.
A few figures…
Workforce development at INS Québec
17 positions on March 31, 2011
INS Québec
team
Administration
Marc Gélinas
President and CEO
Gaëtan Robitaille
Vice-president, Administration
and Business Development
Athlete and Training Group
Services
Josée Grand'Maître
Director, Athlete and Training
Group Services
Anne-Marie Durnin
Supervisor, Athlete and
Training Group Services
Jean-Baptiste Bertrand
Sport Advisor
Josée Dagenais
Coordinator, Operations
Hélène Dalpé
Coordinator,
Administrative Services
Joëlle Rivard
Agent «Jouez gagnant!»
Program
Carol Bassil
Executive Assistant
Jessika Therrien
Agent, Administrative support
Training and Development
Programs
Sport Science
Manon Paradis
Coordinator, Sport Medicine
Benoit Lussier
Performance Analyst
Julie Gardiner
Head Physiotherapist
Roxanne Huot
Technician, Sport Science
Jonathan Tremblay, Ph.D.
André Fournier
Director, Sport Science
Director, Training and developFrançois Billaut, Ph.D.
ment Programs
Supervisor, Sport Science
Marie-France Laliberté
Mathieu Charbonneau, M.Sc.
(interim)
Sport Biomecanist
Coordinator, Training and
development Programs
L. Perry Koziris, Ph.D.
Exercice Physiologist
Sport Medicine
Nicolas Berryman, M.Sc.,
Dre Suzanne Leclerc, MD,
Ph.D. (Candidat)
Ph.D., Dip. Med. Sport
Exercice Physiologist
Director, Sport Medicine
Véronique Carmel
Marie-Pier Fafard
Tiffany Hunting
Physiotherapist
Julie Anne Bertrand
Athletic Therapist
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Financial Report
Balanced growth and a surplus that will
benefit our athletes
T
he 2012-2013 fiscal year saw a 28% growth in the INS Québec
revenue budget compared to last year. This can be explained
by the increased support for sports by Sport Canada and
Own the Podium and by new mandates received from the
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.
Expenses
New partnerships with sport federations allowed INS Québec to
hire Physiotherapist/Athletic Therapists. Thanks to the additional
support from Sport Canada and Own the Podium, we were able to
hire a Head Physiotherapist and a Sport Science Supervisor.
These new hires greatly contributed to improving the support to
sports as well as for individual athletes in certain cases.
Finally, the surplus of more than $75,000 will help support part of
the development of a new overhead spotting harness system for
diving at the Montreal Olympic Park Sport Centre.
Revenue
2012-2013
2011-2012
Salaries and employee benefits
$133,447
$157,030
Travel and committees
$17,519
$16,981
Fees
$88,689
$115,616
Student grants
$61,523
$40,609
Coaches Summit
$18,472
$13,752
Total
$319,650
$343,988
$1,002,874
$661,872
Sport Medicine
$95,488
$140,119
Sport Science
$344,082
$309,179
NSO Projects (HPTG)
$1,118,971
$1,271,076
Jouez Gagnant ! Program
$145,091
$133,897
Forum Équipe Québec
$53,650
$20,285
Support for Sport Federations
and Regional centres
$727,500
$80,000
Scientific Research
$8,506
----
Amortization of scientific
and sport equipment
$167,413
$149,112
Aquatic Excellence Centre
$169,975
$159,823
Consulting services
$3,143
$12,120
Sport Institute Program Projects
$592,954
$398,778
Miscellaneous
$9,905
$8,158
Total
$4,439,552
$3,344,419
$504,918
$499,232
It should be noted that, as part of the new INS Québec facility
construction project, $337,000 was allocated to purchasing
equipment. In this regard, by the end of 2015-2016, the amount of
purchases will total $4 million.
The expenses for this financial year rose by slightly less
than 25% compared to the previous year. In accordance with its
mission, it is not surprising that the INS Québec's expenses are
largely concentrated on activities related to services for athletes
and coaches.
2012-2013
Services to athletes
and coaches
2011-2012
Sport Canada/OTP
$3,424,880
$3,129,542
MELS
$2,068,270
$900,000
$110,160
$33,450
Coaching association of Canada
$80,000
$80,000
Canadian Paralympic Committee
$45,823
$50,000
National Sport Organizations and
various projects
$35,733
$161,924
Ville de Montréal (free rent)
$15,950
$15,950
Travel and committees
$64,998
$66,209
Advanced Coaching diploma
program
$61,733
$86,645
Communications
$148,550
$134,389
Investment interest
$26,437
$38,935
Professional services
$403,517
$293,746
Donations and sponsorships
$12,500
$55,500
General administration
$31,544
$41,232
$189,225
$165,867
Amortization of other
fixed assets
$65,062
$62,909
$6,070,711
$4,717,813
Total
$1,218,589
$1,097,717
$15,950
$15,950
Canadian Olympic Committee
Amortization of deferred contributions related to fixed assets
Total
Administration
Rent
Total
$5,993,741 $4,802,074
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Construction
The future home of INS Québec
under construction
T
he groundbreaking at the site of
INS Québec's training facilities and
offices at the Olympic Park on February 1,
by Magil Construction, was a special occasion, one which the organization's leaders
relished. The workers' arrival on site
represented the materialization of incalculable efforts to endow Québec with
the means and framework for sport
excellence.
For Marc Gélinas and Gaëtan Robitaille,
respectively President and CEO and
Vice President, Administration and
Business Development of INS Québec,
this 16-month building phase
leading up the inauguration of the
Institute's new headquarters will
definitely be no picnic: the former is
part of the committee overseeing
the construction project, which
ensures the budget, timeline and
established technical and functional
specifications
are
respected,
while the latter attends construction
site meetings. Both men can nevertheless depend on a consultant from an
architectural firm for help staying on top
of the project's many facets and exploring
possible solutions to unforeseeable
events that arise in the course of the
project.
"This is a unique situation since, as the
administrator of the Olympic Park, the
Régie des installations olympiques (RIO) is
the project manager. So they are the ones
who deal with the general contractor, even
though this 160,000-sq.-ft. facility is being
built for us," explains Marc Gélinas, who is
celebrating his fifth anniversary at the
helm of the organization this year.
"We are also in a unique position
because we have secured commercial
partners to contribute supplies and cutting
-edge equipment to the project and
offer invaluable insight in our process of
is equipped with modern systems,
many electromechanical parts can be
recycled, thereby supporting sustainable
development. The focus being on
enhancing athletes' performance, careful
consideration has been given to environmental characteristics such as acoustics
and natural lighting.
"By not using redundant systems, we
drastically cut construction costs, but it is
more of a challenge for the site's general
contractor and professionals," explains
Mr. Gélinas, whose education and career
history have not exactly prepared him
for this kind of project: he holds
a Bachelor's Degree in Physical
Education and a Master’s Degree in
Biomechanics, and has experience
as Technical Director for Baseball
Canada, as the Director of R&D for
CCM, and as Director General of
Sportcom. "It was well worth it
though: by our calculations, staying
in an existing building makes
construction simpler, which renders
Following the groundbreaking
on February 1, 2013,
construction has been moving
along steadily and should
wrap up in May 2014.
determining what kind of environment we want to create at
INS Québec. That requires openmindedness and flexibility from
the general contractor and professionals working on the site in
order to coordinate each partner's
contribution to the building
project."
Demolition and construction
In late February, demolition
of the locales to be used for
the site was completed and
construction immediately got underway on
the components of INS Québec's new
headquarters. During peak periods, there
may be up to 100 workers on site at any
one time, or even as many as 150 when
considering those who will be renovating
the pools at the Olympic Park Sports
Centre, a project the RIO will be starting
next fall.
The INS Québec construction project is
located near the Montreal Tower.
The INS Québec construction project is
located near the Montreal Tower. With a
steel and concrete structure, the new
facilities cover three storeys and are
located at the intersection of the Stadium
and the Olympic pools. Since the building
our sport complex four to five times less
expensive than what it would have cost
for a separate building…"
Originally, $24 million was earmarked
for the development, but smoke evacuation was deemed necessary over the
course of the work, estimated at
$500,000. The Government of Québec
was able to free up an additional budget
for this, which brings the total funding
provided through the Fonds pour le
développement du sport et de l’activité
physique for the development of
INS Québec's offices and facilities
Credit: Parc olympique
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ability to provide athletes with priority
access to world-class facilities. We have to
INS Québec under construction
strike the perfect balance between the
RIO's programs for the general public and
to $24.5 million. The construction alone the demands of our high-performance
accounts for roughly $18.5 million of that sports, something we've managed to do
for the past six years with our aquatic
budget allowance.
sport excellence programs at the Olympic
Long-term lease
Park Sports Centre."
As the construction site bustles with
activity—with work progressing at a steady "Furthermore, the RIO agreed to modify
pace—INS Québec continues to negotiate its capital expenditures plan in order to
with the RIO to finalize the lease that will harmonize its work schedule in order
set out the occupancy conditions for the to facilitate our project. That means, for
space. In December 2012, both parties example, that renovations on the
signed an agreement-in-principle for the swimming pools can proceed at the same
occupation of the future site, which will time as our construction project. If you
serve as a provisional lease until the look at things from the RIO's perspective,
actual lease is signed. Discussions our needs definitely differ from those of a
resumed in February 2013, in order to typical tenant."
finalize a ten-year agreement with up
to four five-year options to renew. For the
RIO, a lease of this length is a first in its
now more than 35 year history.
Many aspects of this new relationship
between the two organizations are
affected, including INS Québec's visibility,
its operational independence, and its
priority access to the facilities used for the
RIO's public programs.
For this retired pro baseball player, to
put the INS Québec right in the middle of
what was once the heart of the Montréal
Olympic Games is nevertheless deeply
symbolic. There were several other factors
that made this site a natural choice: the
heavy concentration of athletes in the
surrounding areas, its proximity to other
sports facilities, its accessibility (with two
metro stations directly linked to the site),
the space available for building, and,
obviously, the potential savings in construction costs.
According to Mr. Gélinas, "For the RIO,
our being here requires somewhat of a
shift in how they operate. One of the key
traits of any leading Sport Institute is the
An expertly designed space
W
ithout going into the details of INS Québec's future abode, a few features in particular
stand out in the architectural plans:
Resident
sports
Many of the spaces overlooking training grounds will have glass walls to allow staff, athletes
and other community members to see each other in action a great deal. This in order to avoid
separating any one group so as to build a sense of unity and camaraderie among all those
who use the spaces, and to create a “family” feel. Such close physical and visual contact
facilitates the general mandate of all service providers, that of supporting the development
and advancement of athletes and coaches as they prepare for major competitions.
A
The comprehensive design stands out immediately: for example, near the competition pool,
a small sport medicine clinic and a science lab sit adjacent to a physical preparation room that is
just steps from the pools. This way, medical and scientific personnel can quickly respond in the
event an athlete suffers a sport injury and jointly work with the athlete to optimise and finalize
the rehabilitation process.
- Fencing
The spaces reserved for training groups will be laid out such that the groups will have their
own facilities for services otherwise offered collectively. These may include conference rooms,
spaces and equipment for recording and analyzing technical motion, or a specialized fencing
workshop.
- Swimming
The design sketches alone are enough to stir excitement, what with the athletes' and coaches'
lounges, the multimedia training room, the regeneration centre, sleep centre, nutrition lab, single
sport and multisport training facilities and gyms, not to mention all the rest!
s of September 2014,
INS Québec will house
the following high-performance
training groups:
- Diving
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Short track speed skating*
- Synchronized swimming
- Water polo
* The short track speed skating
team currently training at the
neighbouring Maurice Richard
Arena is considered one of
INS Québec's resident sports.
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Relocating staff and alternate training facilities
A major undertaking marked
by flexibility
O
n Friday, January 11, 2013, INS Québec
employees at the Olympic Park bid a final
fond farewell to what had been their place of
work for the past six years. Most of them
headed north to the nearby Olympic Village, the
Institute’s new temporary HQ. For now, part of
the premises will accommodate the Sport
Medicine Clinic and administrative services,
while another section will house two departments: Athlete and Training Group Services
(ATGS), and Sport Science Services. Also,
a few employees were dispatched to the
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard where the
INS Québec has maintained offices since it
was first created in 1997.
temporarily relocated to the Maurice-Richard
arena (February 2013), CÉGEP du Vieux
Montréal and the Claude-Robillard complex
(March 2013). The facility at the arena, in
addition to meeting the needs of the short
track speed skaters, also serves the swimmers
and water poloers.
“We’re hoping to keep in operation the
training facility at the Claude-Robillard
complex once construction is completed,” said
Robitaille. “Located in the north end of
Montréal, it’s a key training site. Our partners in
the temporary relocation—namely, the municipal authorities and Excellence sportive de l’île
de Montréal—back the notion of extending
“The Olympic Village was the logical choice,” the use of this training room on a permanent
said Administration and Business Development basis.”
Vice-President Gaëtan Robitaille, tasked with Under the relocation plan, other activities
overseeing the mammoth temporary move. have been planned for September 2013.
“We needed to be
The swimming highwithin walking distance
performance
training
of the training sites
group will also have to
for short track speed
relocate their training
skaters (the Mauricesite in
accordance
Richard arena) and
to the demands of
swimmers (who can
construction, since the
continue to use the
RIO
has
agreed
Olympic Park sports
with INS Québec to
complex for some time yet). What’s more, many synchronize renovation of the Olympic Park
athletes in the groups whose training centres pools with the building of the institute’s future
have been relocated all over Montréal live close home.
to the Olympic Park, site of the future INS Québec complex.”
RIO has agreed to
synchronize renovation
of the Olympic Park pools.
Robitaille visited over ten potential sites before deciding on the Olympic Village. Beyond
its geographic advantages, the iconic pyramidshaped complex has a pool that can be used
for the Institute’s medical service needs.
Neighbouring premises were also rented to
provide space for rehabilitation services.
Training facilities
Robitaille also visited close to a dozen
venues in search of temporary training facilities
for three groups, forced to abandon their usual
sites last January due to construction of the
future complex. Accordingly, the water polo
team was relocated to Pointe-Claire, synchronized swimmers to CÉGEP du Vieux-Montréal
and divers to the Complexe sportif ClaudeRobillard.
At the same time, he says, training rooms
dedicated to physical preparation have been
Where are
they now...
High Performance Training
Group
Water polo
Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre
Synchronized swimming
Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Diving
Claude-Robillard complex
Swimming
To be announced
(September 2013)
INS Québec staff
Olympic Village and
Claude-Robillard complex
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The creation of INS Québec
From the drawing board...
In brief...
- Laboratories (science, nutrition)
Who does what?
Budget: $24.5M
- Medical clinic, regeneration centre,
sleep centre
Developer: Institut national du sport
du Québec
Project launch date: January 24, 2013
- Single- and multi-sport training facilities
Project Manager: RIO
Duration: 16 months
- Physical preparation and cardio training
facilities
Architect: Lapointe Magne et associés
Work start date: February 1, 2013
Anticipated possession date: May 2014
Surface area: 160,000 sq. ft.
- Cutting-edge technology
- 8 resident high-performance training groups Structural engineering: SDK
- Over 200 high performance athletes per day Mechanical and electrical engineering:
Pageau Morel et associés
- Able to accommodate occasional visiting
General contractor: Magil Construction
training groups
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The creation of INS Québec
...to reality!
Looking back, moving forward
2000–2003
First discussions about Canadian Sport
Institutes in Québec and Canada.
2007
The Centre d’excellence des sports aquatiques
du Québec (CESAQ) program is established at
the Montreal Olympic Park. The program's
success provides encouragement to take the
discussion further.
2008
2009
Visits of the available spaces at the Olympic
Park Sports Centre.
Technical and functional specifications are
drafted, setting out the concept and providing
an estimate of the construction costs.
2010
A request for funding is submitted to the Fonds
de développement du sport et de l’activité
physique for the construction of INS Québec's
future headquarters.
New research conducted internationally by Own
(March) When tabling its 2010-2011 budget, the
the Podium and Sport Canada reveals the
Québec government announces its plans to
benefits and commonalities of sport institutes.
establish the Institut national du sport du
The Centre national multisport-Montréal
Québec (INS Québec) and allocate $24 million
(CNMM) and the Ministère de l’Éducation,
for its development.
du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) form a joint
(May) The Government of Québec officially
committee to oversee the research and
conceptualization process in view of creating a announces the establishment of INS Québec
during a press conference held at the Olympic
sport institute in Québec.
Park.
An architectural firm is hired to assist CNMM in
designing a suitable environment based on the (September) The preliminary studies get underway (building program, acoustic, structural and
concept established.
electromechanical studies).
(October) The RFP process for professional
teams is launched.
2011
(February) Preliminary studies are concluded.
(May) The architecture and engineering
contracts are awarded by the RIO, the project
manager.
(June) Work on the detailed plans and specifications begin.
2012
(January) The CNMM officially becomes the
Institut national du sport du Québec.
(January) Detailed plans and specifications are
finalized.
(Summer) An architectural firm is hired to
assist INS Québec in overseeing the construction work.
(October) The RFP process for the construction
is launched.
(December) The funding agreement between
the Fonds de développement du sport et de
l’activité physique the RIO is signed.
2013
(January) The general contractor contract is
awarded by the RIO.
(February) Construction begins.
2014
(May) Scheduled completion date of the
INS Québec construction project.
(June) Scheduled opening of INS Québec's
new headquarters.
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