Registration Information
NEW OFFICIALS
• Must be a minimum of 12-years old (PLEASE NOTE: Ages listed are as of Dec. 31 of the current hockey season)
• In order to register for a clinic, you must have an HCR 3.0 account.
CREATE AN HCR 3.0 ACCOUNT
• Once your account has been created, you need to link it to your previous account.
Learn how to link your account here
• Register for Hockey Canada Introduction to Officiating. This on-demand course takes approximately three hours to complete, costs approximately $20 and must be completed prior to registering for a clinic.
• Once you have completed Hockey Canada Introduction to Officiating, you can register for a clinic.
• After creating your account CLICK HERE to be re-directed to the dates and locations section of the website. Follow the appropriate steps to register for a clinic. Pre-registration is mandatory.
RETURNING OFFICIALS
LEVEL 1: Level 1 is the entry point for officials as they begin their officiating career at the Introduction and Recreational levels. To ensure opportunities are created to enter officiating early, yet help support younger officials, the Hockey Canada Officiating Program has put in a number of guidelines.
* Officials must be a minimum of 12 years of age as of December 31 of the current season.
* Officials are required to register with Hockey Canada Learning Lab and complete the certification requirements.
LEVEL 2: Level 2 enhances the development of officials in areas of core procedures and rule knowledge at the lower levels of Competitive hockey.
* Officials must be a minimum 15 years of age as of December 31 of the current season OR have successfully officiated for two years at Level 1 and shown to have the skills and maturity to advance to Level 2 with approval of the Member officiating development program.
* Officials may begin at Level 2 provided they are a minimum 15 years of age as of December 31 of the current season.
* Officials who have not entered the program through Level 1 are required to register with Hockey Canada Learning Lab and complete the officiating modules prior to registering for a Level 2 classroom training session.
LEVEL 3: Level 3 is designed for officials who have been recognized as being ready to move into the higher levels of Competitive and early levels of High Performance hockey. The goal for Level 3 is to further develop officials in the areas of core procedures, rule knowledge and game management.
* Advancement to Level 3 comes through a recommendation from the Member officiating development program.
MEMBER HIGH PERFORMANCE: The Member High Performance (MHP) official is the top tier within the Member-administered portion of the Hockey Canada Officiating Pathway. Entrance into this level is by invitation from the Member officiating development program and is reserved for officials who have successfully moved through the development levels of the pathway and are ready to move into the elite levels of High Performance play.
NATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE: The National High Performance (NHP) group is the assembly of the top officials within the Hockey Canada Officiating Program. Officials selected as members of the group will have excelled within their Member programs and are working at the highest levels of play available. As part of the NHP group, officials are eligible for assignments at Hockey Canada national championships, and top-ranked officials may be eligible for IIHF licensing and potential international assignments.
Please note all ages listed are as of Dec. 31 of the current hockey season.
All on-ice officials and supervisors who are 18 years of age or older as of December 31 of the current season, are required to complete Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check.
A new Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check is required every three seasons.