How do suspension points and suspensions work?

Under Tennis Canada's Code of Conduct (Rules of the Court 2026):

• After a tournament, the referee sends an Offences Report to the sanctioning body (Tennis Canada for national events, the player's provincial or territorial association for provincial events) within 3 days, recommending any suspension points (SP). The body decides whether to assess them.
• SP are activated on the player's account no later than 5 days after the tournament ends. It is the player's responsibility to monitor their account; the provincial association is not responsible for notifying them of totals, though it may as a courtesy at 3 points.
• Each SP stays in effect for 12 months after the infraction. Five or more SP in a 12-month period result in a suspension. Points are not erased by the suspension; they expire 12 months after each was received.
• Suggested junior suspension lengths (a guideline provincial associations may modify): 1st suspension 3 months, 2nd 6 months, 3rd 6+ months.
• The provincial association notifies the player by email within 5 business days of the tournament's end, with the length, reason, right to appeal and start date.
• A suspension or its length can be appealed to the player's provincial Disciplinary Committee within 5 business days of written notice.
• Incorrect line call violations also count towards suspension points.