October is Disability Employment Awareness Month and we are celebrating inclusion in the workplace by hearing from Special Olympics Ontario athlete, Catherine Partlow. Catherine has been an athlete since she was 14-years-old, before she became an employee at Special Olympics Canada’s partner, JYSK.

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and we are celebrating inclusion in the workplace by hearing from Special Olympics Nova Scotia athlete, Erin Magee. Erin has been an athlete for more than 16 years and just celebrated her 10-year anniversary working for Sobeys, a proud partner of Special Olympics since 2016.

My name is Heidi Mallett and I am an athlete from Special Olympics Prince Edward Island. I am excited to share that I have accepted the role of Chair of the Global Athlete Leadership Council. It is a huge honour and a big job to represent Canada and take on this leadership role.

Special Olympics Canada is pleased to announce Medicine Hat, Alberta as the host of its next Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in 2026. While it marks the third time Alberta will host a Special Olympics Canada National Games, the growing city of...

Record-breaking Powerlifter Jackie Barrett has made history once again as the first-ever Special Olympics athlete inducted in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Jackie was presented with the prestigious Order of Sport award as a member of the incredible...

When 17-year-old Eric Dunn took a summer job as a lifeguard in his community of West Island, Montreal, he had no idea it would lead to finding one of his greatest passions and purposes in life.