Canadian Powerlifting Meets & Feds

[BendtheBar]

Squatter is thinking about competing so I am posting up some meets and federations so we can help him pick a meet.

I found 4 meets:

2012 MEETS

Canadian Challenge - Alberta February 11 RAW Okotoks AB
Canadian Challenge - Ontario February 11 RAW Scarborough ON
CPF Atlantic Canadian Power Challenge Spectacular 2012 April 21 CPF Amherst NS
okanagan strength weekend July 7 CPF vernon Other

Looks like 2 federations...Raw and CPF. Anyone know anything about these federations? Raw Canada's website is non-existent through Powerlifting Watch. CPF is here:

Canadian Powerlifting Federation (CPF) | Powerlifting Watch

The Canadian Powerlifting Federation (CPF) launched in 2010 to be the Canadian arm of the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC).

Drug Testing
The CPF has Pro and Amateur Competitons. Pro Competitions are not drug tested. Amateur Competitions are drug tested in accordance with APWC rules and procedures. Pro and Amateur competitions are always held as separate competitions complete with their own award ceremony.

Equipment
Equipped
The CPF has equipped divisions which align with the WPC/AWPC globally. There are single ply and multiple divisions each of which hold Pro and Amateur competitions. Costume rules and rules governing performance of lifts are available through the WPC rulebook downloadable at World Powerlifting Congress.

The CPF allows bench shirts up to 3 plies in polyester and denim. Canvas bench shirts are allowed. The back of the shirt may be open. Lifting suits can be made of 3 plies including denim and canvas. Also legal are 2 plies briefs with legs and up to 2.5 m knee wraps. The CPO also uses a monolift.

Raw
The CPF has offered Raw divisons and record tracking since 2006. There are both Pro and Amateur Raw Competitions. In accordance with WPC rules only wrist wraps, singlet and belt are allowed in a Raw competition.

Age Divisions
Men and Women
OPEN (Senior): 13 years upward
MASTER 1: 40 years to and including 44 years of age
MASTER 2: 45 years to and including 49 years of age
MASTER 3: 50 years to and including 54 years of age
MASTER 4: 55 years to and including 59 years of age
MASTER 5: 60 years to and including 64 years of age
MASTER 6: 65 years to and including 69 years of age
MASTER 7: 70 years to and including 74 years of age
MASTER 8: 75 years to and including 79 years of age
MASTER 9: 80 years upward
SUB MASTER: 33 years to and including 39 years of age
JUNIOR: 20 years to and including 23 years of age
TEENAGE: 13 years to and including 19 years of age

Weight Classes
Men
52.0kg Class - up to 52.0kg
56.0kg Class - from 52.01 to 56.0kg
60.0kg Class - from 56.01 to 60.0kg
67.5kg Class - from 60.01 to 67.5kg
75.0kg Class - from 67.01 to 75.0kg
82.5kg Class - from 75.01 to 82.5kg
90.0kg Class - from 82.51 to 90.0kg
100.0kg Class - from 90.01 to 100.0kg
110.0kg Class - from 100.01 to 110.0kg
125.0kg Class - from 110.01 to 125.0kg
140.0kg Class - from 125.01 to 140.0kg
140.0+kg Class - from 140.01 to unlimited.

Women
44.0kg Class - up to 44.0kg
48.0kg Class - from 44.01 to 48.0kg
52.0kg Class - from 48.01 to 52.0kg
56.0kg Class - from 52.01 to 56.0kg
60.0kg Class - from 56.01 to 60.0kg
67.5kg Class - from 60.01 to 67.5kg
75.0kg Class - from 67.51 to 75.0kg
82.5kg Class - from 75.01 to 82.5kg
90.0kg, Class - from 82.51 to 90.0kg
90.0+kg Class - from 90.01 to unlimited

Membership Fee
There are no membership fees for the CPF.

Contact Information
Bruce McIntyre
519 880 1636
Email: Brucemcintyre@sympatico.ca

Clint Harwood
Email: Clint_harwood@rogers.com

Ross Saldan
Email: Bigbench@comcast.net

Cheryl McKenzie
Email: Bigbencher@comcast.net

David Gratton
Email: David_gratton@yahoo.com

Shane Church
Email: Shane.d.church@gmail.com

CPF Website

[MonsterMike]

Bruce McIntyre is a good guy and really tries to do a lot for the sport up in canada....I know this because when I attended the University of Vermont years back, canada was only about 15 min. away so I had a chance to see a lot of their lifters. Any meet he puts on should be pretty good.

[Squatter]

Wow - thanks Steve!!

Currently, I would be in the 100kg's class and the master 2 age class

The meet in okotoks could be a possibility,as Okotoks is just a few miles south of calgary.

The meet in Vernon is also a possibility next July. Vernon is about 1 6 hour drive from here, west into british columbia. The okanagon is where everyone heads to for summer vacation - it quite often gets hotter than los Angeles there.

I reckon I should email the CPF to see if I aplly to be a member.

As far as the okotoks one goes - its not much time until feb 11th and not sure how to contact the Raw federation.

[BendtheBar]

Powerlifting Watch has the meets, and I believe a link on each to the registration form. Usually registration forms have a check box that allow you to pay "X" amount of dollars to become a member.