As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the Government of Canada work with the provinces and territories to establish Concussion Awareness Week to coincide with Rowan’s Law Day in Ontario in September. The purpose of Concussion Awareness Week will include, but not be limited to:

• Age-appropriate education and awareness programs in primary and secondary schools;
• Awareness campaigns for the general public;
• Promotion of certification and training programs for health professionals; and
• Update and review concussion protocols and relevant training for sports organizations.

Recommendation 2

That the Government of Canada provide sufficient funding to organizations to carry out concussion-related activities during Concussion Awareness Week.

Recommendation 3

That the Government of Canada provide sufficient funding to organizations for further development, promotion and implementation of concussion tools and resources.

Recommendation 4

That the Government of Canada make federal funding for each national sports organization contingent on developing and implementing current sport-specific concussion policies and protocols.

Recommendation 5

That the Government of Canada establish a Concussion Research Expert Advisory Board, comprised of concussion researchers and experts from across Canada, with a mandate to conduct an inventory of ongoing concussion research, to identify gaps in concussion knowledge and to design a framework for concussion research.

Recommendation 6

That the Government of Canada ensure that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is an active participant in, and allocates funding to, research protocols that fall within the framework for concussion research.

Recommendation 7

That the Minister of Health emphasize to the provincial and territorial ministers responsible for health the issue of concussion care and the potential concerns regarding:

• Education, training and certification of regulated health care professionals;
• Access to interdisciplinary health care teams for persistent symptoms; and,
• Scope of practice of allied health care providers.

Recommendation 8

That the Minister of Health meet with representatives of the Canadian Concussion Collaborative to urge its members to develop and implement programs for continuing education pertaining to concussion care.

Recommendation 9

That the Minister of Health direct the Public Health Agency of Canada, in its capacity as a member of the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health, to urge the dissemination and implementation of concussion protocols in all school-based sports.

Recommendation 10

That the minister responsible for sport continue to meet with the provincial and territorial ministers responsible for sport, physical activity and recreation to encourage and monitor the implementation of concussion policies across Canada.

Recommendation 11

That the Minister of Health and the minister responsible for sport continue to support the work of the Federal-Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Concussion in Sport and, to the extent possible, make their work and recommendations publicly available.

Recommendation 12

That the Government of Canada, along with the provinces and territories, establish a common data collection system or process on concussions in sport, including leveraging any systems already in place, to ensure sharing of data in order to communicate concussion histories of individuals.

Recommendations 13

That the Government of Canada work with the sport community to ensure a cultural shift on safety in sport, especially by focusing on prevention of concussions through rules of the game; training methods; and behaviours of participants, coaches, officials, administrators, medical support personnel and parents.