What if I am a returning umpire or qualified overseas?
Rule- Canada
- Cricket Canada
- MCC Laws of Cricket
- Umpiring
- Open age
- 2026
- Umpires
- Laws 4th Edition 2026
Cricket Canada's Umpiring Examination Guidelines (cricketcanada.org) set these rules:
Returning or inactive umpires
- Inactive for 3 to 5 years: a refresher course is required.
- Inactive for 6 or more years: you must rewrite the exam, pass the on-field assessment and pass the viva.
Overseas qualifications
- Fully qualified umpires from full ICC member countries must pass the Cricket Canada Qualified Umpire exam.
- Partially qualified umpires from full member countries must write the Intermediate Umpire exam.
- Umpires from non-full-member countries are assessed individually by the National Committee for Umpires.
Regional contacts listed by Cricket Canada
- Eastern Canada: Rohan Shah, umpirerohan@outlook.com
- British Columbia: Harry Grewal, harry@thegrewals.ca
- Prairies: Amol Bhatt, umpire4cricket@gmail.com
Source: https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-officials-sub1/
Added 25 Oct 2026