{
    "title": "Canada Soccer hosts Female Referee Symposium",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-29 16:38:55",
    "published_at": "2021-10-18 14:40:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada Soccer hosted a Female Referee Symposium in Toronto, ON on 16-17 October. The symposium brought together female referees from across Canada who were nominated by their Member Association from their development programs to attend alongside female members of Canada Soccer\u2019s National list and Ne\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada Soccer hosted a Female Referee Symposium in Toronto, ON on 16-17 October. The symposium brought together female referees from across Canada who were nominated by their Member Association from their development programs to attend alongside female members of Canada Soccer&rsquo;s National list and NextGen program.</p><p>FIFA Referee Instructors Michelle Pye and Hector Vergara,<br>\u200balong with recently retired FIFA referees Carol Anne Chenard and Sheena<br>\u200bDickson, led the participants through the symposium which sought to provide<br>\u200beducation, insights, and shared experiences through classroom and field<br>\u200bexercises. The group competed both technical and fitness training. In addition,<br>\u200bthe group were in attendance at two Canadian Premier League matches with<br>\u200bmembers of this group as part of the officiating teams.</p><p>For information on Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Referee Program including<br>\u200bdetails on the National List and NextGen List, match appointments, profile<br>\u200bdetails, media files, and more visit: <a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/referee\">migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io/referee</a>.</p><p><strong>Canada Soccer National List</strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Gabrielle Lemieux</span></li><li><span>Myriam Marcotte</span></li><li><span>Chantal Boudreau</span></li><li><span>Stephanie Fortin</span></li><li><span>Marie-Han Gagnon</span></li><li><span>Carl Shaw-Maclaren</span></li><li><span>Melissa Snedden</span></li><li><span>Alexis Vaughan</span></li></ul><p><strong>Canada Soccer NextGen List</strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Sheila Couture</span></li><li><span>Isabelle Duclos</span></li><li><span>Sabrina Ferraz</span></li><li><span>Camille Raymond</span></li></ul><p><strong>Provincial Referees</strong></p><p>Alberta</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Ashton Engler</span></li><li><span>Harsimrit Lakhyan</span></li></ul><p>British Columbia</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Sydney Berridge</span></li><li><span>Laura Rincon</span></li></ul><p>Newfoundland &amp; Labrador</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Brooke&nbsp; Andrews</span></li><li><span>Chantal McDonald</span></li></ul><p>Ontario</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Amanda Kwan</span></li></ul><p>Manitoba</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Kathleen Kozakewich</span></li><li><span>Brenna Zeltins</span></li></ul><p>Nova Scotia</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Natalie Berry</span></li><li><span>Abigail Cook</span></li></ul><p>Quebec</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Carole-Anne Cote</span></li><li><span>Salma Flores-Desrochers</span></li><li><span>Lorie Lajoie</span></li><li><span>Audrey Zielinski</span></li></ul><p>Saskatchewan</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Nicole Rapin</span></li><li><span>Shukwia Tajik</span></li></ul><p>Instructors</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Carole-Anne Chenard</span></li><li><span>Sheena Dickson</span></li><li><span>Michelle Pye</span></li><li><span>Hector Vergara</span></li></ul><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-39fcf77f-58ae-45c1-8ebf-5f4f1ab652c8\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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