Membership and Anti-Doping

Membership

Canada Powerlifting Memberships are dual memberships, with the Provincial and National portions being linked into one combined package. Athletes must purchase the membership through their province of residence. Further information can be found here.

Anti-Doping

Canada Powerlifting has adopted and implemented the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP). World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) support and abide by the  IPC Anti-Doping Code. Both upholding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) anti-doping code, who is responsible for the testing program of athletes, processing any medical exemptions, case management and delivery of anti-doping education.

Athletes, particularly those within para sport, may have illnesses or conditions that might require use of medications. It is the athletes responsibility to ensure that any medication they use to treat their medical conditions are not on the prohibited list however, if they are, they should be aware that they may have to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) if selected for Doping Control and this TUE must be approved within their sport.

Testing of athletes may occur both in competition settings and out of competition to ensure athletes abide by the Codes, during both training and competitions phases.

Further information on CanPL's antidoping program can be found here.