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
07.01.2024Did you know? On-line training is available for O100
The 1st level of training to become an Orienteering Official is O100, which trains you to put on local orienteering events. The training is done in two stages (theory and practical). The theory portion can be done online,
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team canada
03.07.2024
It's a go! Orienteering Learning Summit Aug 12-13
The Orienteering Canada Learning Summit will be Aug 12-13. There will be a variety of learning opportunities for coaches, officials and mappers. Join us!
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team canada
10.10.2023
Adrian Zissos Orienteering Development Grant
Learn more about this grant to help develop orienteering in Canada.
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team canada
06.27.2023
Let's Talk Orienteering Webinar
MeOS Tips & Tricks - and Orienteering Ontario webinar presented by Eric Teutsch.
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team canada
05.31.2023
Updated Competition Rules
The Orienteering Canada competition rules are updated annually. Here is the 2023 version.
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team canada
05.30.2023
Coach Communiqué
Here's the latest update from Orienteering Canada's Coaching Program Committee
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team canada
02.01.2023
Course Planning for relays
Organizing a relay? Here are some tips.
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team canada
02.01.2023
Recommended Winning Times Analysis from the Canadian Orienteering Championships
Read this analysis of Canadian Orienteering Championships winning times to determine age group course lengths for course planners
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