What are the yearly deadlines for a club applying for the licence?
Rule- Canada
- Canada Soccer
- Club licensing
- National Youth Club Licence
- Youth soccer
- 2025-26
- Club administrators
- Presidents
From the Support Manual (July 2024), the yearly cycle is:
- By 1 August: Canada Soccer confirms and posts the National Youth Club Licence criteria and invites letters of intent.
- By 31 August: the club submits a written and signed letter of intent to apply.
- By 1 September: Canada Soccer gives each Member Association a list of potential applicants. Member Associations confirm the membership and standing of applicants by 7 September.
- By 8 September: Canada Soccer gives access to the application platform to clubs in good standing that submitted a letter of intent.
- By 1 November: the club submits its application package and all supporting documentation to the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Manager through the Club Licensing System.
- By 30 November: the Member Association completes and submits a Member Association Endorsement Form for each applicant from its jurisdiction.
- By 15 July (the following year): Canada Soccer tells every applicant its decision in writing.
Canada Soccer reviews, revises and posts the criteria by 31 July each year. The Support Manual lists two different completion dates for the committee's reviews of applications (31 March in one table, 31 May in another).
Source: Canada Soccer Club Licensing Support Manual (July 2024), sections I to IV.
Updated 25 Oct 2026