Qualifying Periods 

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2026 Canadian Senior Championships

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DATE: Victoria Day Long Weekend, May 15th-17th 2026

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LOCATION: La Prairie, Québec

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: August 1, 2025 - March 31st, 2026

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: 

As of an update sent from Weightlifting Canada on February 20th, 2026, the 2026 Senior National Championships will be using the current weightclasses. The current markers will be used with the same standard of 74% for Senior Nationals.

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March 2026 update: As outlined by WCH, each PTSO may nominate up to three female and three male wildcard athletes who have not met the qualifying standard but have competed provincially. Within this framework, OWA will select wildcard athletes who are within 5 kg of their weight class qualifying total, based on proximity to the standard (limited to the next most qualified athletes), with ties broken by the chronological order in which the total was first achieved; all other Team Selection criteria remain in effect, including the requirement that qualifying totals be achieved at an Eligible Qualifying Competition.

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2026 Canadian Junior Championships

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DATE: June 5th - 6th, 2026

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LOCATION: École Secondaire de Chambly, 535 boulevard Brassard, Chambly, QC, J3L 6H3

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: August 2025 to May 2026

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: 

The 2026 National Junior Championships will be utilizing the new weight categories (see below).  Athletes will qualify in the current weight categories, and may select the weight category above or below in the new weight categories.  The current markers will be used with the same standard of 47% for Junior Nationals.

 

New Weight Categories

Men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg, 95 kg, 110 kg, 110+ kg

Women: 49 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 86 kg, 86+ kg

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March 2026 update: As outlined by WCH, each PTSO may nominate up to three female and three male wildcard athletes who have not met the qualifying standard but have competed provincially. Within this framework, OWA will select wildcard athletes who are within 5 kg of their weight class qualifying total, based on proximity to the standard (limited to the next most qualified athletes), with ties broken by the chronological order in which the total was first achieved; all other Team Selection criteria remain in effect, including the requirement that qualifying totals be achieved at an Eligible Qualifying Competition.​​

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2026 Winterlift

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DATE: March 28th, 2026

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LOCATION: Variety Village, Scarborough

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: September 27th, 2025 (Ontario Classic) - February 21st, 2026

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: YES​​

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2026 Ontario Masters Championships

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DATE: April 17 - 19, 2026

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LOCATION: Variety Village, Scarborough

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: None

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: There are no Qualifying Standards for this competition. 

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2026 Ontario Senior Championships

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DATE: September 26th, 2026

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LOCATION: Variety Village, 3701 Danforth Avenue, Scarborough

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: March 28th, 2026 - August 15th, 2026

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: YES
 

2026 Ontario Championships Qualification Note: Athletes competing before April 1, 2026 who achieve a qualifying total in a weight class that will no longer be in effect at the time of competition (marked with an asterisk *) must meet the qualifying standard for the weight class in effect at the time the total was achieved, and may then choose to compete in the weight class immediately above or below.

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Note for Provincial Team Selections: Only the 2027 Ontario Senior Nationals will be required to meet the Eligibility section of the Selection Policy.

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2026 Ontario Classic

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DATE: November 6, 2026

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LOCATION: Burlington Barbell Club, Burlington, ON

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: None - Must have minimum start total on the day of competition

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: None - Mandatory minimum start total

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2026 Ontario Youth & Junior Championships

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DATE: December 5th, 2026

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LOCATION: Landmark x Justlift, Ottawa, ON

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: N/A

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: There are no Qualifying Standards for this competition. All coaches must be at minimum Competition Introduction In-Training.

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2027 Ontario Senior Championships

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DATE: February 27th, 2027

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LOCATION: TBA

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: September 27th - January 16th, 2026 (TBC)

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: YES

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2027 Ontario Youth & Junior Championships

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DATE: TBA

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LOCATION: TBA

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QUALIFYING PERIOD: N/A

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QUALIFYING STANDARDS: There are no Qualifying Standards for this competition. All coaches must be at minimum Competition Introduction In-Training.