Refereeing Resources

Electronic Expense Claim (updated July 2018) – email us for a standard Excel form
Misconduct Report (updated February 2022)
Guide to Misconduct Reports – Coming Soon!
Referee Transfer to Another Province Request
Application to Officiate Interprovincially or Internationally 
Request for  Direct Deposit (EFT) for Referee Payments
Indoor Game Record Sheet

Policies

Provincial Referee Payments & Assigning Process
Policy on Two-Referee system
Air Quality Monitoring Guidelines 
Concussion Protocol & Policy, including Pocket Concussion Recognition Tool – updated January 2019
Policy on Insulin Pumps
Law 4 – Player Equipment letter (jerseys) – To all referees
Field Safety Checklist
Refund & Withdrawal Policy

Development Guides and Documents

Referee Development Committee – Terms of Reference
District Referee Assistant Profile
Regional Referee Promotional Criteria – updated February 2022
Provincial Referee Promotional Criteria – updated February 2022
Referee-in-Chief Handbook – (updated January, 2020)
Referee Recruitment and Retention Plan
Mentoring Program Plan
Beep Test Procedure

Discipline

Referee Discipline Process
Referee Discipline Flow Chart
Referee Code of Conduct (updated Feb 2018)
Rule 13 (Referees)

Alberta Soccer adopts Canada Soccer Policies for Officiating as they are approved:

Canada Soccer Regulations for the Registration and Control of Referees (updated March 2020)
Canada Soccer Regulations for the Control and Registration of Futsal Referees (updated March 2020)
Canada Soccer Referee Home Workout Plan  (added March 30th 2020)
Canada Soccer Fitness Test Policy (2017)
Canada Soccer Lightning Policy (Revised July 2017)
Environment Canada Video – Lightning Safety On The Soccer Field
Canada Soccer Casts Policy
Canada Soccer Guide to Appointing Match Officials
Canada Soccer Fourth Official Memo
Canada Soccer Policy for Nomination and Selection of National List Officials

2021 Referee Program Calendar – coming soon