Founded more than 35 years ago, the Kanata Girls Hockey Association grew slowly until 1990
when the first ever Women's World Championships were played here in Ottawa.  Registration
shot through the roof, and we have continued to grow to become one of the largest Girls
Association in Eastern Ontario with over 700 players of all ages, playing on more than 40 teams!
We are also one of the few female organizations that offer girls and women every level of play from introduction up to adult.
 

The KGHA draws girls from Kanata as well as the neighboring communities of Goulbourn and West Carleton.  Our annual KGHA tournaments draw teams from across the province, Quebec and the U.S.
 

Kanata, once a city of more than 50,000 people, and often referred to as Silicon Valley North (or the home of the Ottawa Senators), is now a western suburb of Ottawa.  We are located 20km west of downtown on Highway 417, to the west of Highway 416.

Contact Us

General inquiries:
secretary@kgha.ca
president@kgha.ca

For program specific inquiries, please refer to our list of Executives

Our mailing address is:
110 Didsbury Rd
Unit 40

Ottawa, Ontario
K2T 0C2
 

 

Our Constitution was last updated at the May 2016 Annual General Meeting, and can be found here. 

Amendments to this document can only be made only at our AGM. To have an amendment considered, it must be submitted to our Secretary no less than 14 days in advance of the AGM.

 

 

Our Bylaws and Regulations document was last updated at the June 06, 2013 Annual General Meeting, and can be found here.

Amendments to this document can only be made only at our AGM. To have an amendment considered, it must be submitted to our Secretary no less than 14 days in advance of the AGM.

Policies

Our Policies cover topics that do not fit within the framework of our Constitution or Bylaws and Regulations documents. These topics include, but are not limited to: Policies can be amended at anytime throughout the year at an official KGHA Executive Meeting.

They can be found in the Resource section.

 

 

In developing the policy manual, it became clear that the Executive needed to also document guidance it has developed over many years, which could not be made official policy, because it is not always achievable. This guidance can be found in the Resource section with Policy.

Gilhooly Volunteer Recognition Award

Each year the members of the KGHA are encouraged to nominate an individual to receive the Gilhooly Volunteer Recognition Award. This award is presented to a volunteer, or husband and wife team, who have shown exceptional dedication and commitment to the KGHA. To learn about our past winners, click here.

 

 

The KGHA would like to recognize a team annually for their contributions to their community. During the year we all receive a great deal from our community, and this award recognizes teams that have made an effort to give back to it on behalf of their team, and the association.

 

 

In recognition of the inspiration Emilie Joinette has provided so many of us, we presented her with our first ever Passion for Hockey Award at the 2005 year end banquet. For more information about this amazing young woman, please visit www.fusesite.com/emiliej/. Thank you Emilie for inspiring us!

 

 

Each year, a few KGHA players in their graduating year of high school, and that are registered to attend a post secondary institution in the fall, are presented with financial awards. The award recipients are chosen on merits relating to their academic standing, contributions to community, and their involvement with the KGHA. The money comes from sponsors and fundraising activity.

Applicants are asked to provide details of their hockey career and accomplishments, involvement in community and school activities, academic standing, how they personally benefited from their hockey experience, and their career plans.
 

We are looking for sponsors of these awards, and will see that their contribution is recognized.
 

 

The primary objectives of the Kanata Girls Hockey Association are:

As such, we ask all of our members and participants to adopt and abide by the “Fair Play Code”.  Our policy comprises three codes that every member shall follow:

Players

Staff