For Event Officials
Become an Orienteering Official
Orienteering Canada has an official’s certification program to train event organizers to be able to organize orienteering events in Canada - from small training events to major championship events. Learn more about how to become a certified official.
Key Resources for Event Organizers
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Rules
Orienteering Canada’s Competition Rules are updated annually.
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Course & Class Guidelines
For championship events in Canada, the Course & Class Guidelines provide important detail about which age classes are on which course, desired winning times, technical difficulty and more.
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Major Event Guidelines & Resources
Orienteering Canada’s Major Events Committee has compiled resources, templates and best practices for organizers of the Canadian & North American Orienteering Championships. Contact us to access these materials.
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Long Term Athlete Development
Orienteering Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework provides detailed info about what orienteering skills should be presented at which level. This is great info for course planners to understand as they design courses for different ages and stages.
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Sanctioning Documents
Clubs interested in hosting Canada Cup events or Championship Events are required to get approval from Orienteering Canada. Find out more about the approval process.
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Technical info for event organizers
Here are a few additional handy resources for event organizers.
Ideas, resources & tips
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team canada
06.07.2022Course Planning Tips: An Intro to Technical Difficulty 1
Orienteering courses for kids under 10 should have technical difficulty 1. What does that mean?
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team canada
06.07.2022
How to Use the Course and Class Guidelines
The following provide additional information on how to apply the Canada Cup Course and Class Guidelines.
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