Membership

Membership

 

Invest in your athletic development with a BC Athletics membership. Whatever your level, your membership supports you as an individual and strengthens the sport across the province.

Annual Memberships run January 1 to December 31
Fall Memberships run August 15th to December 31​

2026 MEMBERSHIP LOOKUP
 

Important for athletes: buy your membership before you compete.

Your performance is only eligible for Athletics Canada rankings, provincial and national records, team selection, and awards if you held a current Annual or Fall Athlete membership when you competed. Membership cannot be applied retroactively, so a performance achieved before you registered will not count, even if you register later that season.

 

2025/26 Athlete Memberships
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Technical memberships

Technical memberships cover Coaches, Officials, and Sport Leaders 

Who is a Sport Leader? Club leaders, board members, staff, and volunteers who are alone with athletes or who travel with athletes. "Associate" is Athletics Canada's term for this category. In BC Athletics this membership is called Sport Leader.

Please see the requirements for these membership types HERE

Membership Eligibility:

To hold a BC Athletics membership you must meet both of the following conditions.

1. Your status. You are one of the following:

• A Canadian citizen
• A permanent resident
• An individual claiming refugee status (per Athletics Canada Rule 086 b)
• A foreign athlete who is a temporary resident of British Columbia for business, study, or family reasons (per Athletics Canada Rule 086 b)

2. Where you live. You:

• Live in British Columbia; or
• Live temporarily outside BC for school, or for your own or a partner's work; or
• Live outside Canada

Athletics Canada Rules

As a Branch of Athletics Canada, BC Athletics follows Athletics Canada policies and rules on membership for those living in Canada.

AC Rule 027: Applications to become Associates of Athletics Canada are made to the Member Branch to which the person's club is affiliated. Individuals not attached to a club apply to the Member Branch in whose territory they hold permanent residence.

Athletics Canada Rules

Non Member Event License

All ages. $5-20 per event

A Non Member Event License lets you enter a sanctioned event without holding an Annual BC Athletics Athlete membership. It is paid alongside, or included in, your event registration fee. Check the registration policy for the event you are entering.

Non Member Event Licenses are offered at the discretion of the event director. Events set their own fee. Some events require a full annual membership for entry

What it covers:

• Entry to BC Athletics sanctioned events, excluding provincial and national championships
• Commercial General Liability insurance coverage

​What it does not cover:

• Participant accident insurance
• Recognition of performances for provincial and national rankings, team selection, or awards