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    "title": "Canada Soccer announces FIFA List of International Referees for 2023",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-21 17:38:31",
    "published_at": "2023-01-09 19:58:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada Soccer has 16 referees represented on the FIFA List of International Referees for 2023, all are returning from the previous year\u2019s FIFA\u2019s Refereeing International Lists. In addition, five Canada Soccer Referees, have been selected for the upcoming FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Australia/New Zealand \u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada Soccer has 16 referees represented on the FIFA List of International Referees for 2023, all are returning from the previous year&rsquo;s FIFA&rsquo;s Refereeing International Lists. In addition, five Canada Soccer Referees, have been selected for the upcoming FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023&trade;.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b&ldquo;We are proud of these 16 Canadian officials appointed to the FIFA List of International Referees, Assistant Referees and Video Match Officials for 2023,&rdquo; said Isaac Raymond, Canada Soccer Referee&nbsp;Department&nbsp;Manager. &ldquo;Our FIFA match officials represent the highest level of achievement in refereeing by showcasing themselves on and off the field to be deserving of their position on the international stage.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada Soccer is responsible for the development and training of match officials for amateur and professional competitions in Canada. In partnership with our Provincial and Territorial Associations and sanctioned professional leagues, Canada Soccer provides development and training opportunities to advance to the national list of referees and nominations to the FIFA list.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThis&nbsp;past year, Drew Fischer played a key role as a&nbsp;Video Match Official at the&nbsp;FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022&trade;. In 2023&nbsp;Canada Soccer Referees,&nbsp;Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Chantal Boudreau, Myriam Marcotte, Drew Fischer, and Carol-Anne Chenard were selected as match officials for the upcoming&nbsp;FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023&trade;.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bOscar Mitchell-Carvalho,&nbsp; who was on the FIFA refereeing list for six years from 2017 to 2022, has&nbsp;retired from the FIFA list.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAs of 2023, Carol-Anne Chenard becomes the most tenured Match Official on the FIFA refereeing list, having first been appointed in 2006. Fisher (2015) holds both an appointment as Video Match Official and Referee. Fisher (2015), Beaudoin (2014), Marcotte (2019), Lauzi&egrave;re (2021), and Shaw-Maclaren (2022) have all been appointed referees in this decade. As for assistant referees, Gagnon Chretien (2015), Boudreau (2015), Snedden (2018), Tanaka-Freundt (2021), Barwegan (2018), Fortin (2019), Arfa (2021), Lemieux (2021), Wattam (2018) have also been named on the FIFA list. Chris Grabas (2018) is the sole Referee on the list appointed as a Futsal Referee.</p><hr /><p>Canada Soccer Referees on the FIFA International List of Referees</p>\n<div\n    class=\"table-container\"\n    style=\"\"\n>\n    <table\n        class=\"table table-bordered\"\n    >\n                            <tbody>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>Name</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>Province</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>First Year on FIFA List</strong></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Marie-Soleil Beaudoin</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Nova Scotia</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Referee (2014)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Drew Fischer</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Alberta</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Referee &amp; Video Match Official (2015)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Pierre-Luc Lauzi&egrave;re</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Referee (2021)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Myriam Marcotte</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Referee (2019)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Carly Shaw-Maclaren</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>British Columbia</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Referee (2022)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Carol-Anne Chenard</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Video Match Official (2006)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Lyes Arfa</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2021)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Micheal Barwegen</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Alberta</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2018)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Chantal Boudreau</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Saskatchewan</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2015)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>St&eacute;phanie Fortin</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2019)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Marie-Hann Gagnon Chretien</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2015)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Gabrielle Lemieux</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2022)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Melissa Snedden</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Ontario</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2018)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Stefan Tanaka-Freundt</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>British Columbia</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2022)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Chris Wattam</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>British Columbia</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Assistant Referee (2018)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Chris Grabas</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Qu&eacute;bec</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Futsal Referee (2018)</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                        </tbody>\n            </table>\n</div>\n<div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-9dc43e37-f7d6-48e6-b95b-2cf12fbc16be\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong 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