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Biathlon Canada is introducing Tryout Licenses for the 2023-2024 Season. Read more to find out what you need to know about what they are, who can use them, and the process for getting one.

Biathlon Canada is pleased to announce the details of our WC/IBUC/JrIBUC and YOG Tour 1 trials event November 1 - 5, 2023. All event and registration information can be found in the link below.

Biathlon Canada’s National Team Program (NTP) for 2023-2024 is now published. Click the link below to view the new NTP for the upcoming season.

Biathlon Canada has outlined its training teams plan for the 2024-2025 season. Click the link below to learn more, or go to the High Performance Team Selection Policies section of our About page.

Biathlon Canada is excited to publish its selection criteria for nominating athletes for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) in the 2024-2025 season. Click the link below to have a look.

Biathlon Canada is looking for energetic, knowledgeable and professional people to fill contract coach and wax tech positions for the 2023-24 season. Click below to learn more.

Online NCCP Biathlon Leader Workshop is available for 3 sessions in September and October. For more information on dates and times, and registration please click the links below.

The Fort Kent Outdoor Centre is hosting biathlon rollerski races September 8 - 10. For more information and how to register, please click the link below.

Applications must be submitted by September 18. Please contact mwalker@biathloncanada.ca with any questions. More information found in the links below or on our About section of the website under Contacts.

Biathlon Canada is hosting a town hall on Tuesday, September 12 at 8pm Eastern Time to present information about the November 2023 Team Selection Trials. Biathlon Canada staff will present the event invitation and will discuss the shifts in selection and performance philosophy which are reflected in the 2023-24 National Training Program. To register for the town hall, please complete the form in the link by September 10. The zoom link will be emailed to registered participants on September 11.

NorAm Summer Cup 3 will take place in Whistler, BC on August 26-27. For the event invitation and registration, please click the links below.

Sea to Sky Nordic is hosting a Gold Community Coach Workshop in Squamish, BC August 19-20. Event details and registration available in the links below.

Biathlon Canada, with assistance from a grant from the IBU, has a $2000 budget to offer travel subsidies for Youth and Junior athletes to compete at the NorAm Cup in Jericho, VT. Click the link below for more information

Biathlon Canada is offering 3 opportunities to complete Part 1 of the biathlon NCCP Competition-Introduction coach workshop online this summer. Click the link below to learn more about the workshops.

La Fédération Québécoise de biathlon and le Club plein air biathlon Estrie welcome you to Summer North American Cup #1 July 29-30, 2023 in Valcartier, Quebec. For event and registration details, please click the links below.

Nordiq Canada and Biathlon Canada are excited to announce next year's Nordic Sports Coaches Conference. The conference provides cross-country, biathlon, ski jumping and nordic combined coaches an exceptional platform to engage in productive collaborations and broaden their expertise through top-tier presenters and hands-on field sessions. Click the link to learn more.

Biathlon Canada and Nordiq Canada have jointly organized a trilogy of workshops on powering coach mental health literacy. The workshops will be hosted by the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS). The workshops will be on June 12, 19 and 26 at 20:00-21:30 Eastern Time. Details and registration are available in the poster.

Biathlon Canada is recruiting 5-9 individuals to serve on its Cadet Biathlon Working Group. Please circulate this application link below to anyone in your divisions who is active with cadet biathlon.

38 athletes from 7 Provinces and Territories have been named to one of three National Training Teams. Learn more at the link below.

Biathlon Estrie is hosting a Regional Camp June 2-4, 2023. The camp is for athletes aged 14 - 18 and spots are limited. If you are interested, please click to learn more about the camp.

Biathlon Canada is excited to announce that Andrew Chisholm and Helene Jørgensen have been named National Team Coaches. In this role, they will assist Head Coach, Justin Wadsworth in leading the Senior National Team. Through the competitive season, they will coach on the World Cup and IBU Cup circuits. Read the full article by clicking the link below.

The Crazy Mare Ranch is hosting a Masters shooting camp May 27-28, 2023. The camp is open to all levels, and will focus on the shooting fundamentals that you've learned in your current club and work to reinforce those good habits. Click on the link below to learn more!

The camp schedule for our Senior, Senior Development, Youth/Junior Teams, Regional Camps and Summer Race opportunities have been publsihed to our website under the high performance policies section of our About page. Click the link to see the camp schedules!

Biathlon Canada has a new insurance policy for the 2023/24 season. Click here to review the policy. Contact info@biathloncanada.ca or your Division lead should you have any questions or require a certificate of insurance.

Biathlon Canada's individual and club registration for 2023/24 season is now open. Click the link below to register and learn more

Biathlon Canada and Nordiq Canada are excited to present the 2023 National Nordic Sports Coaches Conference in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec on April 27-30! Please click the link to learn more.

Sheri Adams-Selinger (Regina, Saskatchewan) will join the Biathlon Canada staff team on April 3 as High Performance and Office Coordinator. In this role, Sheri will be responsible for supporting the Biathlon Canada National Teams with logistics and with ensuring all office and member services functions run smoothly. Click below to learn more about Sheri and what she brings to our organization.

Applications are now being accepted to host Biathlon Canada sanctioned events. Click the link to learn which events and how to apply.

Biathlon Canada has outlined a tentative training teams plan for the 2023-2024 season. Click the link below to learn more, or go to the High Performance Team Selection Policies section of our About page.

Nominations for Biathlon Canada’s annual awards for the 2022-2023 season are now open. Show your gratitude for an athlete, coach, official, volunteer, supporter or mentor who positively impacted you or the sport of biathlon in Canada this season by nominating them for an award. To nominate someone please click the link below

Biathlon Canada is organizing a Competition-Introduction Learning Facilitator Workshop immediately prior to the Nordic Sport Coaching Conference in Mont-Sainte-Anne. If interested, please click the link below for more information.

To promote the development of regional biathlon camps during the general preparation phase, and to encourage collaboration amongst divisions, Biathlon Canada will provide financial support to divisions that organize eligible regional camps in the Spring and Summer of 2023. For more information please click the link below.

Biathlon Canada is proud to announce its team for the Canmore IBU Cup. Six men and women will be representing Canada over the next week and they are supported by an excellent group of coaches and wax techs. Click below to learn more about the team!

Are you interested in working with Canada’s future Olympic Biathletes and having the opportunity to lead Team Canada at international events? Biathlon Canada is targeting an energetic coach to lead our next generation of athletes to international podiums! Please click the link below to learn more and how to apply.

Biathlon Canada is seeking members for 4 new domestic working groups: Officials Development, Domestic Competition, Community Coaching and Competition Coaching. Applications will be open until February 15, 2023. Click the link below to learn more.

Biathlon Canada is proud to nominate 24 athletes to our Senior, Junior and Youth World Championships Teams. Click the link below for a full press release.

Biathlon Canada is seeking expressions of interest for the IBU’s Basic and 1st Level coaching courses. Information about the IBU Coach Academy and the courses offered are available on the IBU website and further details about the courses are available on the expression of interest form. Click the links below to learn more

Biathlon Canada has named it's IBU and Jr IBU Cup teams for trimester 2! Please click the link below to see who is on the team

Biathlon Canada is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. To read more about the agreement, please click the link below.

Biathlon Canada and Nordiq Canada are hosting a conference designed to take a holistic approach to athlete, coach, and system development with a focus on building a learning culture. Topics range from Incorporating the Gold Medal Profile and Technical Report Card into the Daily Training Environment; Building a Team Culture; Shooting Training; and much more. The conference will take place April 27 - 30th in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC. Be sure to save the date and there is more information to come!

Youth and Junior athletes competing at North American Cup #2 can be eligible for up to 200 euros to help cover the costs of travel and hotel. Please click the link below to learn more about eligibility and how to claim your grant.

Sovereign Lake Nordic is seeking volunteers to help with NorAm Cup #1 and YJWCH Trials taking place Jan 4 - 8th. If you, or someone you know, are available please consider signing up to help out. Please click the link to learn more

Nordiq Canada, Biathlon Canada, Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Canada are pleased to present the new updated Ski Playground Resource which will be available to all clubs across Canada. Ski Playground has been updated to support the delivery of the Skills Development Programs for all four NSOs using fun, accessible, and easy-to-build activities for skiers. Webinar takes place December 20th. Click Below to learn more

Biathlon Canada has revised its Canadian Hosting Policy to address changes in IBU competition rules, codify fluoro-free policy, incorporate Safe Sport requirements for coaches and provide flexibility to organizers for social functions. To learn more please click the link below

Canada is very proud to announce the nomination of 12 athletes who will be representing Canada at the FISU Games in Lake Placid in 2023! Make sure to cheer these athletes on in January. Click the link below to read the more about the team

Biathlon Canada is seeking a High Performance and Office Coordinator. For more information please click the link below. Deadline for submissions is December 30th, 2022

Registration for NorAm #1 & YJWCH Trials for athletes and coaches is now open. The event takes place from January 4-8, 2023 at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre in Vernon, BC. Please click the links below to register.

The Biathlon Canada Board has made the decision to rescind the COVID Vaccination Policy for all sanctioned events effective immediately. For more information please click the link below

Join Clayton Whitman, Biathlon Canada Sport Development Manager for a Biathlon Coach Developer Forum on Monday, December 12 from 19:00-20:00 Eastern Time on Zoom. If you wish to attend please register by Sunday, December 11

Biathlon Canada is pleased to announce the Technical Delegate and the International Referees for the IBU Regional Event, North American and Canadian Biathlon Championships in Valcartier, Quebec. Click below to learn more!

Biathlon Canada is proud to announce our team selections for WC, IBU Cup and Jr IBU Cup Tour 1 Click the link below to learn more!

Clayton Whitman and Erika Charron (IBU) will lead a discussion Nov 14th on the new IBU rule changes coming into effect for the 2022-2023 season. Click the link below to register and learn more

Biathlon Canada is pleased to announce the national referees for the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. Click the link to learn more

There have been date changes to the 2023 North American and Canadian Biathlon Championships. Please see the changes in the link below

Biathlon Canada is seeking two wax technicians for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. To learn more about what is required please click below.

Biathlon Canada's National Team Program for 2022-23 is now published. Click the link below to view the new NTP for the upcoming season

Biathlon Canada is proud to announce that with the unanimous approval of the Board of Directors, a new Gender Inclusion Policy is adopted.

Biathlon Canada has hired Clayton Whitman as our new Sport Development Manager. To learn more about Clayton please click the link below!

Biathlon Canada is proud to announce a new partnership with Marwe who will be providing high quality rollerskis to our National Teams.

The dates for the Summer Rollerski Series East #3 in Fort Kent have been moved forward a week, to September 9-11. New invitation below

Looking to volunteer with Biathlon Canada? Biathlon Canada is seeking dedicated individuals to serve on its Board of Directors.

Biathlon Canada is excited to launch the 2022-23 Women in Coaching Mentorship Program. Our third edition of of this initiative.

Registration for the Summer Rollerski Series West #1 in Whistler, BC is now open! Deadline to register is August 24 at 11:59PM EST.

Biathlon Canada is excited to announce the hiring of our new Director of Development and High Performance, Tyson Wellock.

Biathlon Canada provides an update on it's Safe Sport practices and policies after the launch of the first phase of Abuse-Free Sport.

Biathlon Canada is proud to pilot a brand-new Intensive Women's High Performance Coach Development Program. Apply by June 19, 2022.

Applications are now open for TD and NR positions for Biathlon Canada's 2022-23 Winter Events. Click the button to learn more

Are you interested in leading the development of biathlon in Canada through Coach, Officials and Event Development? Apply Now!

The Senior National Team, NextGen Team, U24, U20, and Prospect team athletes are here and they are ready to train all summer

A proposal to bring together Canada’s four Nordic sports has entered an important new phase and a team of experts has been hired to help.

Biathlon Canada is pleased to announce that it's Annual Awards for the 2021-22 season will take place on May 15, 2022 via zoom.

Registration for the 2022-23 Biathlon season is now live. Visit the links here to head to Zone4 to register as a club or as an Individual

Are you interested in leading Biathlon Canada in developing future Olympians? Submit your application by April 27, 2022.

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