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The Province of Alberta introduced mandatory restrictions in an attempt to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide.

Due to the recent announcement by Alberta Health Services of April 16, The Badminton Academy will suspend all junior lesson programs in Calgary for at least the next two weeks.

Badminton Alberta has received notification of additional safety measures that will come into effect as of Monday April 19. These guidelines will impact extra curricular indoor sport and recreation activities for youth groups in grades 7 to 12 operating within the municipality of Calgary.

Due to a rise in the hospitalization rate, the Alberta Governement has imposed tighter restrictions and has returned to Step 1.

Badminton Alberta offers a number of 2021 SPRING program choices in the Calgary area for youth aged 7-17 years of age interested in pursuing badminton. Group lessons are available Friday evenings at Southland Leisure Centre and Saturday mornings at Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary. 

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm the YONEX Canada Open 2021 has been cancelled. The BWF Tour Super 100 tournament was slated for 29 June to 4 July 2021.

The Arctic Winter Games International Committee (AWGIC) has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2022 Arctic Winter Games due to continued public health concerns relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday, March 1, the Government of Alberta announced the start of Step 2 easing of restrictions. Included in these measures, indoor fitness centres may resume low-intensity (yoga, pilates, rock climbing) individual and group workouts for adults, without a trainer.

Prince Edward Island has been selected as the host community for the 2023 Canada Winter Games.

In March 2022, the Arctic Winter Games - the world's largest circumpolar sporting event - will be returning to the Wood Buffalo region for the first time since 2004.