Ref's Crease
The 2010-2011 Hockey Canada Officating Program Registration is now open.
To officiate hockey games within Hockey Canada, you must become a certified official. To obtain certification, you must be at least 14 years of age and attend an eight (8) hour Hockey Canada Officiating Program (HCOP) clinic. Every season, this must be repeated.
HCOP clinics are designed to optimize the instructional experience in an informative and enjoyable manner, taking into consideration an official's experience and current HCOP level.
Within the GTHL we offer the following types of clinics.
- Canadian School of Hockey Officiating- Summer Camp
- New Referee Clinics for Youth
- New Referee Clinics for Adults
- Junior Referee Clinics
- Intermediate Referee Clinics
- Senior Referee Clinics
- Leadership Seminar
- Cancellation Policy
- GTHL Referee Web Portal Address
Canadian School of Hockey Officiating- Summer Camp
Referee Summer Camp 2010 offers five different programs to interested boys, girls, women and men that are from anywhere in Canada, the United States and beyond who are 15 years of age or older. Overnight accomodations are also available.
Quick Start program for new referees
Junior Development program for youth 16 years of age or older who have 1 or 2 years of referee experience
Adult Competitive Edge program for adult house league referees 18 years of age or older
Best Ever program for seasoned HCOP level 2 or 3 officials
Senior Refresher program for adults who want a comprehensive recertification experience
For registration and more information, please click here
New Referee Clinics for Youth
Cost of the New Referee clinic for Youths is $85.00. Participants receive an HCOP officiating manual, a clinic workbook, a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/casebook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants are issued an HCOP Certificate as proof of their qualification. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The New Referee clinic for Youths involves two 2.5 hour classroom sessions, a short home study assignment and a 1 hour on-ice training session. Maximum class size is 25. Participants must complete all components of this clinic to receive HCOP Level 1 certification. Participants should bring a pen and paper to both classroom sessions. Participants require skates and a CSA approved hockey helmet for the on-ice session. Referee apparel is not required for the on-ice session.
Registration for each New Referee clinic closes when the class is full or 2 business days prior to the first classroom session, whichever occurs first. Please note that when registering for a clinic, the payment will include all three sessions.
To Register for a New Youth Referee Clinic, please click HERE
New Referee Clinics for Adults
Cost of the New Referee clinic for Adults is $85.00. Participants receive an HCOP officiating manual, a clinic workbook, a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/ casebook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants are issued an HCOP Level 1 certificate as their proof of their qualification. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The New Referee clinic for Adults involves two 2.5 hour classroom sessions, a short home study assignment and a 1 hour on-ice training session. Maximum class size is 25. Participants must complete all components of this clinic to receive HCOP Level 1 certification. Participants should bring a pen and paper to both classroom sessions. Participants require skates and a CSA approved hockey helmet for the on-ice session. Referee apparel is not required for the on-ice session.
Registration for each New Referee clinic closes when the class is full or 2 business days prior to the first classroom session, whichever occurs first. Please note that when registering for a clinic, the payment will include all three sessions.
To register for a New Adult Referee Clinic, please click HERE
Junior Referee Clinics
Cost of the Junior Referee clinic is $85.00. Participants receive a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/casebook, a clinic workbook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The Junior Referee clinic involves two 3 hour classroom sessions, a 1 hour on-ice training session and a short home study assignment. Maximum class size is 30. Completion of all components of this clinic is mandatory in order to recertify. Participants should bring a pen and paper to both classroom sessions.
Registration for each Junior Referee clinic closes when the class is full or 2 business days prior to the first classroom session, whichever occurs first. Please note that when registering for a clinic, the payment will include both sessions.
To register for a Junior Referee Clinic, please click HERE
Intermediate Referee Clinics
Cost of the Intermediate Referee clinic is $110.00. Clinic participants receive a study guide, a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/casebook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The Intermediate Referee clinic involves two 3.5 hour classroom sessions and a home study assignment. Maximum class size is 30. Completion of all components of this clinic is mandatory in order to recertify. Participants should bring a pen and paper to both classroom sessions.
Registration for each Intermediate Referee clinic closes when the class is full or 2 business days prior to the first classroom session, whichever occurs first.
NOTE: HCOP Level 1 officials are eligible to upgrade to HCOP Level 2 if:
Please note that when registering for a clinic, the payment will include both sessions.
To register for an Intermediate Referee Clinic, please click HERE
Senior Referee Clinics
Cost of the Senior Referee clinic is $110.00. Clinic participants receive a study guide, a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/casebook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The Senior Referee clinic involves two 3.5 hour classroom sessions, (which the second session includes a written exam), and a 1.5 hour home study assignment. Maximum class size is 30. Completion of all components of this clinic is mandatory in order to recertify. Participants should bring a pen and their study guide to the classroom session.
Registration for each Senior Referee clinic closes when the class is full or 3 working days prior to the classroom session, whichever occurs first. This is necessary to ensure that attendees receive their study guide sufficiently in advance of the clinic.
To register for a Senior Referee Clinic, please click HERE
Leadership Seminar
Cost of the Leadership Seminar is $110.00. Seminar participants receive a study guide, a Hockey Canada referee's rulebook/casebook and an HCOP shoulder badge. Participants can print a Member Profile from the Hockey Canada Registry using the Hockey Canada ID as proof of the certification. This ID will be provided during the E-Learning registration for the clinic.
The seminar involves two 3.5 hour classroom sessions (with the written exam during the second session). Maximum class size is 25. Completion of all components of this seminar is mandatory in order to recertify. Participants should bring a pen and their study guide tot he classroom session.
Registration for each Leadership seminar closes when the class is full or 3 working days prior to the classroom session, whichever occurs first. This is necessary to ensure that attendees receive their study guide sufficiently in advance of the seminar.
To register for a Leadership Seminar, please click HERE
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation, withdrawals or rescheduling 6 days or more prior to the scheduled clinic will be charged an administration fee of 20% of the original clinic fee.
Cancellation/withdrawals less then 6 days prior to the clinic will not be refunded. Participants may reschedule for a future clinic for the above fee provided that clinic is taken within 60 days from the date of the original clinic and the capacity has not reached its maximum. Rescheduling will only be accommodated by emailing Michelle Fata
The following MUST be provided for a successful reschedule of date(s):
This information MUST be provided 3 working days prior to the rescheduled clinic start date. You will receive a confirmation by email if the rescheduling is successful. Please be sure to bring the confirmation email to the clinic as proof of the change.
GTHL Referee Web Portal Address
https://www.agilex.ca/GTHL/login.aspx












