Code of Misconduct

Code of Misconduct
Directed bySébastien Trahan
Written bySébastien Trahan
Laurel Baker
Produced byAnnie Bourdeau
StarringRick Westhead
CinematographyLaurence Turcotte-Fraser
Edited byOlivier Gilbert
Philippe Gariépy
Production
company
Urbania
Distributed byCineflix Media
Release date
  • April 26, 2026 (2026-04-26) (Hot Docs)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Code of Misconduct is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sébastien Trahan and released in 2026. Featuring investigative journalist Rick Westhead, the film profiles the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, in which five junior ice hockey players were charged with sexual assault in 2018, leading to allegations that Hockey Canada, the sport's governing body in Canada, had participated in helping to cover up the incident.

The film premiered on April 26, 2026, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where the feature film was nominated for the Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary. At the same event, director Sébastien Trahan won the Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award.

Following its Hot Docs premiere, the film was broadcast on Super Channel on May 8.

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