Mandate:
The National Pickleball Advisory Council (NPAC) is a key part of pickleball governance in Canada.
The NPAC promotes and strengthens relationships amongst the national, provincial and territorial pickleball organizations, and helps build an organized and integrated pickleball system in Canada.
Consultation, collaboration and communication:
- NPAC encourages and enables timely consultation and advice:
- through NPAC meeting deliberations;
- amongst provincial/territorial (P/T) pickleball organizations (PTSOs); and
- between a PTSO and Pickleball Canada.
- Pickleball Canada and PTSOs work together, through the NPAC, for mutual benefit.
- Pickleball Canada and PTSOs regularly communicate by sharing information through NPAC, and within provinces and territories.
Members:
- The president or designate of the PTSOs.
- Two members of the PCO Board and its Executive Director.
- Periodic guests from the boards of PTSOs and Pickleball Canada, invited to address specific agenda items.
Meetings:
- Agendas are jointly set by the two PTSO representatives and the Pickleball Canada President.
- One of the Pickleball Canada Board members chairs the meetings.
- Meetings are held every two months, with agendas covered within a 60 to 90 minute timeframe.
- Meetings are scheduled on the first or second Tuesday of the month.
Reporting:
- Positions or recommendations emerging from NPAC meetings are documented and placed on Pickleball Canada Board meeting agendas.
- PTSO representatives from NPAC can be invited to attend a PCO Board meeting to address a NPAC recommendation.
Other:
- Details on NPAC function, structure and management are provided and maintained on Pickleball Canada and PTSO websites.
- Other communications take place by NPAC members to ensure the national pickleball community is informed and kept up-to-date on NPAC matters.
The members of the National Pickleball Advisory Council contribute in a spirit of collegiality and respect, striving to work together in advancing pickleball in Canada.