Insurance
Badminton Ontario does provide player sport accident insurance and club general liability and sport accident insurance to its registered members.
Club Insurance with District Affiliation
Badminton Clubs that are affiliated with their regional District Badminton Association may purchase general liability and sport accident coverage for the club and its members. Any questions or concerns regarding the club insurance coverage must be brought to the district that you or your club is associated with. Listed below are the districts and the contact emails that reside within Ontario.
District Regions & Presidents
- Central Ontario Badminton Association (COBA)
Russ Le Blanc | russleblanc@rogers.com | cobaonline.net
Regions of Lennox and Addington, Northhumberland, Hastings, Victoria, Prince Edward, Durham, Peterborough, Frontenac - Georgian Bay & District Badminton Association (GBDBA)
Michel Sorensen | president@gbdba.ca | gbdba.ca
Regions of Bruce, Simcoe, Muskoka, Grey, Dufferin, Parry Sound, Haliburton, Newmarket, Aurora
- Northern Ontario Badminton Association (NOBA)
Kurt Templemans Plat | north.on.bad@gmail.com | www.nobabadminton.com
Regions of Cochrane, Sudbury, Algoma, Timiskaming, Nipissing, Manitoulin, Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, North Bay, Patricia
- Ottawa & District Badminton Association (ODBA)
Fei Tam | odbaweb@gmail.com | badmintonottawa.com
Regions of Prescott, Lanark, Russell, Renfrew, Glen Garry, Grenville, Stormont, Leeds, Dundas, Brockville, Ottawa-Carlton
- Toronto & District Badminton Association (TDBA)
Linda Lee | president@bgta.ca | www.badmintontoronto.org
Regions of Toronto, Peel, Halton, Mississauga
- Western Ontario Badminton Association (WOBA)
Andrew Brigham | info@wobabadminton.com | wobabadminton.com
Regions of Wellington, Huron, Hamilton-Wentworth, Perth, Lincoln, Waterloo, Haldimand Brant, Oakville, Oxford, Elgin, Middlesex, Kent, Lambton, Haldiman-Norfolk, Essex, Milton, Burlington - York District Badminton Association (YDBA)
Pandy Chan | president@federationbadminton.com | federationbadminton.com
Regions of York, Richmond Hill, Markham
Individual Sport Accident Coverage
with Badminton Ontario Membership purchases
All individual members that purchase an Athlete Card (Performance A, Competitive B, P/T Regional C, P/T Masters), Coach Accreditation, and Officials Accreditation are covered by the Sport Accident Insurance Coverage. Please feel free to contact Badminton Ontario staff for details or if you have any questions.
SPORT ACCIDENT COVERAGE – INSURING AGREEMENT
The Insurer does hereby agree with the Named Insured to insure all player members, managers and coaches of the Named Insured (hereinafter individually called the Insured Person) against loss resulting directly and independently of all other causes from accidental bodily injuries sustained while this policy is in force (hereinafter referred to as “such injuries”) while and in consequence of
a) participating as a player member, manager or coach of the Named Insured in practice or competition which is organized under the supervision and direction of the Named Insured; or
b) being transported with other player members of the Named Insured as a group to or from the place of such practice or game;
all under the supervision and direction of the Named Insured.
Badminton Ontario Provincial Office
To contact the Badminton Ontario Office, please send an email to info@badmintonontario.ca / jean.wong@badmintonontario.ca or call 1-416-426-7195