Officiating

Level 1 Certification

Rank Attainment

1C - Attend Level 1 N.O.C.P. Clinic and pass quiz (50% or higher) plus meet skating assessment requirements.
1B/1A - As in 1C attainment, plus at least one on-ice evaluation by local Referee-in-Chief, community, regional or provincial evaluator.

Expiry Date: SEPTEMBER 14th of following season.

Renewal

Payment in full of yearly membership fees and dues.
Attendance at a Refresher 1 Clinic in rule change year.
Attainment of at least 1 on-ice evaluation once every two (2) years at or above present rank prior to DECEMBER 15th of the following year.

Level 2 Certification

Rank Attainment

2 C, B or A - Full Level 1 Certification.
Attend a Level 2/3 N.O.C.P. Clinic and achieve a passing mark (60% or better) on required test.
A minimum of 2 on-ice evaluations by a community, regional or provincial evaluator. At least one evaluation must be by a different evaluator.
Expiry Date: SEPTEMBER 14th of the following season.

Renewal

Payment in full of membership fees and dues prior to SEPTEMBER 15th.
Attendance at a Refresher 1 Clinic in Rule Change years.
Attainment of at least 1 on-ice evaluation once every two (2) years at above present rank prior to DECEMBER 15th of the following year.

Level 3 Certification

Rank Attainment

3 C, B or A - Full Level 2 Certification.
Attend a Level 2/3 N.O.C.P. Clinic and achieve a passing mark (60% or better) on required test.
A minimum of 3 on-ice evaluations by regional or provincial evaluators. At least 2 evaluations must be by different evaluators, preferably from different regions.
Expiry Date: SEPTEMBER 14th of the following season.

Renewal

Payment in full of the membership fees and dues prior to SEPTEMBER 15th.
Attendance at a Refresher 2 Clinic in rule change years.
Attainment of at least one on-ice evaluation per year at or above present carded rank (prior to DECEMBER 15th of the following year).

Level 4 Certification

Rank Attainment

4C, B or A - Full Level 3 Certification.
Attend a Level 4 N.O.C.P. Clinic and achieve a passing mark (70% or better) on required test.
A minimum of 4 on-ice evaluations by provincial evaluators. At least 3 (three) evaluations must be by different evaluators, preferably from different regions.

Note: For upgrade to Level 4, at least one evaluation must be on a "AA" tournament final game or a game deemed to be a level of difficulty comparable to a "AA" Provincial Championship game.

Expiry Date: SEPTEMBER 14th of the following season.

Renewal

Payment in full of the yearly membership fees and dues prior to SEPTEMBER 15th.
Attendance at a Refresher 2 Clinic in rule change years.
Attainment of at least one on-ice evaluation per year at or above present carded rank (prior to DECEMBER 15th of the following year).

Note: - Any official not affiliated with the O.R.A. Officiating Program through payment of the associated fees and dues by SEPTEMBER 15th of each year shall have all privileges suspended. Officials shall be reinstated upon receipt of the annual membership fee.

If an official does not attend the appropriate clinic in a rule change year they will be suspended and downgraded one (1) full level and required to take the appropriate clinic the following season.

Maintenance

In order to maintain a given rank, Level 3 and 4 officials MUST acquire at least 1 (one) evaluation at or above that Rank (by DECEMBER 15th the following season). For Level 1 and 2 officials this must be done at least once every two (2) years.

In order for officials to maintain a given rank, the official must acquire at least one (1) evaluation at their current level and category or at least one (1) evaluation at a higher level with the same or higher category.

Rank		Evaluation
2B		3B = maintenance
2B		3C = no maintenance

Other examples:

A 2C official upgraded through evaluation to 2A must produce a maintenance evaluation at 2A or above by DECEMBER 15th of the following season every two (2) years. Should an official not provide a maintenance evaluation by that date, his/her certification rank will be downgraded one full Level at the same category (e.g. 3A to 2A, 3B to 2B, etc.).

1 A/B officials not providing a maintenance evaluation will be downgraded to 1C. Officials will continue to lose one level per year (to a minimum rank of 1C) if maintenance evaluations are not provided.

Any official that may require an extension for a maintenance evaluation due to extenuating circumstances must apply in writing to their Regional Officiating Co-ordinator. The Officiating Development Committee will make all decisions regarding extensions of maintenance after the written request is received.

An official failing to provide a maintenance evaluation as required, may be reinstated at their original rank by providing the same number of evaluations required to originally attain that Rank. (e.g. A 3A official who is downgraded to 2A as a result of failure to provide a maintenance evaluation at Level 3 may be reinstated at 3A by obtaining three (3) 3A evaluations).