Paralympic partner

Smith has expanded its partnership with Team Canada, becoming the official national business education partner of the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC). Through the partnership, CPC staff, leadership and sport members will have greater access to professional development and training opportunities offered by the business school.

“Smith’s support of the sport community has been immense over the past number of years, and we are so pleased to be officially entering a partnership with them,” says Karen O’Neill, CEO, Canadian Paralympic Committee. “Working directly with Smith will provide our staff and community with greater opportunities to grow and develop their skills, which will ultimately help to advance Paralympic sport and create more meaningful change for an improved sport system.”

The partnership will exp-and the school’s involvement in Paralympic sport. As a founding partner of Game Plan, Smith provides financial award opportunities to a suite of MBA and professional master’s programs, with 16 Paralympic athletes receiving awards to attend the school over the past seven years. Smith’s latest wave of Game Plan award recipients includes Victoria Nolan, EMBA’26, who was part of the crew that won Canada’s first-ever Paralympic Games medal in the sport of Para rowing in 2016.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Canadian Paralympic Committee to help expand business education opportunities for the Paralympic community,” says Dean Wanda Costen. “At Smith, we strive to foster a supportive and resilient learning community that drives a culture of belonging and collaboration. This new partnership is one important way that Smith is strengthening its dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion.”