What are the World Triathlon levels above National Technical Official, and how does revalidation work?
Rule- Canada
- Triathlon Canada
- Triathlon
- Technical officials
- All ages
- 2026
- Officials
World Triathlon levels: World Triathlon Level 2 (Continental Technical Official, CTO) and Level 3 A and B (International Technical Official, ITO) are managed entirely by World Triathlon, including course scheduling, eligibility and revalidation criteria. World Triathlon designation holders are contacted by World Triathlon.
Revalidation (all levels):
- Officials must revalidate periodically, and only at their current level.
- PTOs are contacted by their province, and NTOs by Triathlon Canada, when revalidation is due.
- NTOs revalidate every four years by completing the World Triathlon NTO online recertification.
- PTO revalidation criteria are set by each PSO.
Retirement: when an NTO or higher retires from officiating, they are removed from the World Triathlon database and cannot make assignment requests. A retired official is not reinstated until the annual submissions are made to World Triathlon for the following season.
Sources: https://www.triathloncanada.com/officials/ and https://www.triathloncanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2026_Technical-Officials-Handbook_FINAL_EN.pdf
Added 25 Oct 2026