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Canada says Russian players with visas will still be barred from World Juniors

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Digital, G. (2026, November 12). Canada says Russian players with visas will still be barred from World Juniors. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12147202/world-juniors-russia-visa-players/

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Canada will prevent Russian hockey players from competing at the upcoming World Juniors tournament in Alberta, despite some players holding valid Canadian visas. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will block entry for Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials individually. This decision comes after a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling last month required the International Ice Hockey Federation to reinstate Russia in international hockey competition. Several nations have stated they will not compete against Russian players if the team is allowed back into the tournament, which begins on December 26th in Edmonton and Red Deer.
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The Canadian government announced on November 8 that Russian athletes holding valid visas will still be barred from participating in the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta, despite a recent ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport requiring the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to reinstate Russia. Prime Minister Mark Carney stated last week that Russian and Belarusian athletes cannot compete in Canada as long as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. Several national hockey federations, including those from Finland, Sweden, Czechia, and Norway, have declared they will boycott any matches involving Russian players. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL), which oversees the country’s top junior hockey leagues, had previously banned Russians and Belarusians from their import draft but allowed them back this year; Russia led this year's CHL draft with 32 of the 114 players selected.

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Global NewsThis outlet12 Nov

Canada will prevent Russian hockey players from competing at the upcoming World Juniors tournament in Alberta, despite some players holding valid Canadian visas. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will block entry for Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials individually. This decision comes after a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling…

Canada says Russian players with visas will still be barred from World Juniors (this article)
Toronto Star11 Nov

The Canadian government has announced that Russian athletes holding valid visas will still be barred from participating in the upcoming 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta, despite a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling requiring Russia's reinstatement in international hockey competitions. Prime Minister Mark Carney stated last week that Russian and Belarusian players would not be allowed to compete in…

Canadian government says Russian players with visas will still be barred from WJC →
CBC11 Nov

Canada’s Secretary of Sport Adam van Koeverden announced that Russian players will be barred from competing at the upcoming world junior ice hockey championships, despite valid visas, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This decision was made a week after Canada threatened to override an arbitration court ruling that allowed Russia back into the tournament. The move could potentially replace Norway in the event…

Secretary of Sport says Canada will not allow Russians to play at world junior championships →
Toronto Sun12 Nov

The Canadian government confirmed that Russian athletes will not participate in the upcoming World Junior Championship hockey tournament set for December 26 in Alberta, despite recent rulings by the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowing Russia to compete in several international ice hockey events. Adam van Koeverden, secretary of state for sport, stated that Canada will prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from…

Feds confirm Russian athletes ‘will not participate’ at world juniors in Alberta →

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A statement provided Wednesday by Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will take measures to individually assess and prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from entering Canada to compete.
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The federal government says Russian hockey players will not be permitted to compete at next month’s world juniors championship in Alberta, even if they already hold valid Canadian visas.

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The federal government says Russian hockey players will not be permitted to compete at next month’s world juniors championship in Alberta, even if they already hold valid Canadian visas. asserted
they → say → visas
A statement provided Wednesday by Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will take measures to individually assess and prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from entering Canada to compete. asserted
Immigration → provide → Canada
Russians and Belarusians were banned from the CHL’s import draft from 2022-24 before being allowed back in. asserted
Russians → ban → 2022
According to the CHL, Russia led this year’s draft with 32 of the 114 players selected. uncertain
Russia → accord → players
Wednesday’s statement appears to close the door on Russia’s return to the world juniors following last month’s Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) must reinstate the country in international hockey. asserted
Federation → appear → hockey
Norway’s hockey federation said Sunday the IIHF had informed it that Russia would be added to the tournament at Norway’s expense. asserted
Russia → say → expense
Norway qualified for the tournament and has said it still hopes to compete. The IIHF has not formally announced any changes to the tournament field. asserted
IIHF → qualify → field
Its website continues to list Norway among the 10 participating teams. asserted
website → continue → teams
Hockey federations from several nations, including Finland, Sweden, Czechia and Norway, have said their teams will refuse to compete against Russian players. asserted
teams → include → players
Russia and Belarus have been banned from international hockey competition since Russia invaded Ukraine with Belarusian assistance in 2022. asserted
Russia → ban → 2022
Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week that Russian and Belarusian athletes could not compete in Canada while representing their countries as long as the war continues. uncertain
war → say → countries
The government’s earlier position allowed individual athletes to compete as neutrals, leaving open the question of whether a Russian team could participate under a neutral designation. Van Koeverden clarified Monday that the neutral designation applied to individual athletes, not teams. uncertain
designation → allow → athletes
The government said its position would not change as long as Russia continues its war in Ukraine with Belarus’s complicity. asserted
Russia → say → complicity
The world junior championship begins Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer. asserted
championship → begin → Edmonton
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