Twenty-nine referees, 10 classifiers and five referee supervisors will oversee the three tournaments
(OTTAWA, ONT – March 10, 2026) – Wheelchair Basketball Canada has confirmed the 44 classifiers, referee supervisors and referees selected to officiate three national tournaments as the 2026 domestic championship season tips off in April.
The championship schedule begins with the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League (CWBL) Finals, set for April 17-19 in Edmonton, Alta.
In May, the National Championships will take place (May 15-17) at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C.
The domestic championship season concludes June 5-7 with the Junior National Championships at the CEGEP Limoilou Sports Complex in Quebec City, Que.
A complete list of the classifiers, referee supervisors and referees selected to officiate at the 2026 Domestic Championships can be found below.
Classifiers
- Karen Ferguson (Saint John, N.B.)
- Tim Frick (Pender Island, B.C.)
- Kelly Harris (Richmond, B.C.)
- Anne Lachance (Saint-Hubert, Que.)
- Sandy Loewen (Winnipeg, Man.)
- Becky McRae (Camrose, Alta.)
- Omid Mirzahosseini (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Rob Stiles (Prince George, B.C.)
- Cher Smith (Gaspereau, N.S.)
- Tami Turner (Saskatoon, Sask.)
Referee Supervisors
- Sébastien Gauthier (Blainville, Que.)
- Sergio Giordano (Calgary, Alta.)
- Richard Greaves (Ajax, Ont.)
- Trevor Kerr (London, Ont.)
- Guylain Lapointe (Drummondville, Que.)
Referees
- Sean Baergen (Saskatoon, Sask.)
- Lilianne Benoit (Anjou, Que.)
- Nicolas Besnier (Verdun, Que.)
- Jonathan Boily (Mascouche, Que.)
- Mario Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.)
- Ernie Buton (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Frazer Bykowski (Moncton, N.B.)
- Ardavan Eizadirad (Toronto, Ont.)
- Debbie Enstrom (Lloydminster, Alta.)
- Sébastien Gauthier (Blainville, Que.)
- Richard Greaves (Pickering, Ont.)
- Michael Gunnarson (Abbotsford, B.C.)
- Fred Gunn (Surrey, B.C.)
- Kristen Hutchinson (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Marcin Jankowski (North Vancouver, B.C.)
- Ken Kha (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Alexandre Lapointe (Longueuil, Que.)
- Joli-Anne Levesque (Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.)
- Kerron Lewis (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Melissa Meacham (Saskatoon, Sask.)
- Antony Nembhard (Whitby, Ont.)
- Shaun Pearce (Saint-Laurent, Que.)
- Evan Picton (Chestermere, Alta.)
- Robert Shaul (LaSalle, Que.)
- Evelyn Stol (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Kelsey Talbot (North Gower, Ont.)
- Keith Uthe (Calgary, Alta.)
- Kaytlin Waddell (Oakville, Ont.)
- Joanna Wiegers (Sylvan Lake, Alta.)
Further information and updates on the 2026 domestic calendar can be found here.