Dear Members,
On behalf of the BOD and staff, we are pleased to share the following updates and approvals with you.
FINANCIAL
The 2025-26 Q3 Financial & Variance Report is attached.
EVENT REGISTRATION – CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (U19, U17, U15)
We are pleased to share that the Event Registration for the 2026 Canadian Championships (U19, U17, U15) is now live. All the event details are available at: https://wrestling.ca/event/2026-canadian-wrestling-championships-u19-u17-u15/. Please direct any questions to Jolene Wong (jwong@wrestling.ca).
CCES BECOMES SPORT INTEGRITY CANADA
Please be advised that effective November 25, 2025, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has changed its name to Sport Integrity Canada. More information is available at the following link: https://cces.ca/news/cces-changes-its-name-sport-integrity-canada.
WCL will be updating its policies over the coming months to address the name change.
CANADIAN SAFE SPORT PROGRAM (CSSP)
All WCL related information is available in the Safety in Sport section of the website:
RULEBOOK
A revised WCL Rulebook has been approved, effective March 2, 2026. Clean and red-lined versions are available at: https://wrestling.ca/rulebook-policies/. Non-substantive changes include various clarifications, as well as updated language to integrate and formalize current practices.
Substantive changes include:
- For Senior & U23 age categories only, athletes may choose to participate in the next higher weight class than their body weight. For all other age categories (Canadian), athletes will compete in the weight class corresponding to their weight at the conclusion of weigh-ins, which now aligns with UWW rules and athlete health & well-being. Previously all age categories had the opportunity to wrestle in higher weight categories, which prompted safety concerns as well as manipulation for club rankings.
- For UWW age categories, medical control and weigh-ins last 30 minutes, which now aligns with UWW rules. Previously weigh-ins were 1 hour.
- Injury and blood time are now in alignment with UWW rules. Previously, injury time was capped at 2-minutes.
- Byes, if applicable, are awarded to seeded athletes first, otherwise they are drawn randomly among all athletes. Previously, seeded athletes had the same opportunity to draw byes as other athletes.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
The following policies have been approved and are available on the website at the following link: https://wrestling.ca/policy-manual/.
- U23 Team Selection Criteria 2026
- U20 Team Selection Criteria 2026
- U17 Team Selection Criteria 2026
- Veteran World Championship Participation Criteria 2026
NOTE: The High Performance Director will schedule open calls with athletes and coaches to review the rulebook revisions and various team selection policies.
EVENT HOSTING
The following policies have been revised and approved and are available on the website at the following link: https://wrestling.ca/policy-manual/.
- Events & Hosting Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
- Domestic Event Hosting Policy
- International Event Hosting Policy
- Event IT Regulations
- Event Hosting Guidelines: Canadian Championships (Senior, U20, U17-cadet)
- Event Hosting Guidelines: Canadian Championships (U19, U17, U15)
- Event Hosting Guidelines: Canadian U23 Championships & Senior non-Olympic Trials
Best, Tamara
