Authorization by the Office of the National Chair, who will also approve your qualifying total, is required even if you are registering online.

The Office of the National Chair will notify the Competition Director / Secretary if you are authorized to compete.

You must be a registered member of the CMWFHC and a member of your respective Provincial Weightlifting Association.

If you are not authorized to compete and disregard this protocol, your lifts will not be recognized.

Qualifying meets and   qualifying totals for Canadian athletes at international Masters events

The following motion was jointly developed and unanimously approved by the Board on October 3, 2018.

The following motion was jointly developed and unanimously approved by the Board on October 3, 2018.

Qualifying totals for 2019 - 2021 international masters events can only be made at a sanctioned CMWFHC event. A sanctioned CMWFHC event includes Provincial Masters Competitions, the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships, the Coupe Canada Cup, Provincial or Canadian Seniors,  or another IWF Masters Event.   Totals obtained at local or regional events can not be used. Athletes must be members of the CMWFHC and their respective Provincial / Territorial Weightlifting Association (or CWFHC if none exist) prior to the qualifying competition where the qualifying total is made within the qualifying period.

Athletes who are selected to represent the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation at international weightlifting events are expected to wear their Canadian Masters Weightlifting singlet.  This singlet meets all “IWF Outfit Guidelines.”