Unmatched Toronto 2026

Canada is halfway to its 2035 commitment to gender equity in sport. So where do we actually stand?

This opening conversation examines what’s changed since that commitment was made: policy, visibility, leadership, investment and where the progress has stalled.

Because the next phase of equity in sport isn't about new promises. It's about delivering on the commitments already made.

Objective: Create a clear, collective understanding of progress and gaps in the implementation of equity in sport in Canada, and surface the key levers that must evolve to accelerate impact toward 2035.

Across every stage of her career, a female athlete's relationship to her body changes in ways that sport systems aren’t designed to support. From training loads and injury patterns to hormonal variations and the postpartum return to sport, the gaps are specific, documented and largely unaddressed. 

This panel doesn't just name the problem: it brings together the science, lived experiences and inconvenient questions the sport system still isn't asking loudly enough.

Objective: Examine how current sport science and training environments are evolving to better support female athletes, and identify what opportunities remain to strengthen performance, health and longevity.

Three perspectives, three examples of change already underway. 

Allyship and investment: What happens when leaders with influence and resources choose to put both behind women's sport?

Designing for women: what changes when athletic spaces are designed around women athletes from the very first sketch?

The athlete voice as a force for change: How are athletes using their platforms, communities, and social media presence to build momentum and shift culture from the outside in?

This is the session where the room stops asking, "What should we do?" and starts asking, "How do we scale what’s already working?"

Objective: Showcase practical models driving progress in sport equity, and help participants understand what makes them effective, sustainable and transferable. Move participants from awareness to possibility.

Equal prize money 2027: The journey, the milestone and what comes next

A landmark conversation on one of the most significant milestones in Tennis Canada's history. How did we get here? What did it take? And what does equal prize money mean for the future of sport equity?

Confidence isn't something you discover.. It's something you build. Coach Carey brings UNMATCHED 2026 to a close by making sure no one leaves the room without taking the first step.