For Club Administrators
Info and Resources for Orienteering Clubs
Orienteering clubs are the backbone of orienteering in Canada. Here's some helpful info for Canadian orienteering clubs.
- Insurance
- Waivers
- Event sanctioning
- Resources for major event hosting
- Rules
- RouteGadget
- Athlete Development
- Digital Orienteering Map Archive (DOMA)
- Grant Opportunities
- Clubs and Provincial/Territorial Orienteering Associations program to fundraise with Orienteering Canada's tax receipting capabilities
Governance Resources for Clubs
Here are some resources we like that are helpful for volunteer runs clubs and associations
- Volunteer Canada
- Alberta's Board Development Program
- Imagine Canada
- Your local volunteer centre
Interested in Starting an Orienteering Club?
We are developing a resource to help a new orienteering club get up and running. Stay tuned. In the meantime, contact us as we would love to help you start a club.

Ideas, resources & tips
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04.21.2023Let's Talk Orienteering Webinar
Orienteering for the Brain: An Activity to Help Improve Cognitive Functioning. Webinar presented by Emma Waddington.
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05.25.2022Handy reference guides to help you get started in orienteering
These reference guides help you understand control descriptions, read orienteering maps and give you pointers as you get started in orienteering.
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05.25.2022A look at your first orienteering event
Illustrator and Writer Howie Woo created this great cartoon describing his first experience at an orienteering event.
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04.15.2022All About Orienteering Info Sheet
A handy two-pager that outlines the basics of orienteering
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04.15.2022Great website for orienteering basics
The learnorienteering.com website by Linda Hildebrandt of Victoria covers the orienteering basics.
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