Travel/game Permits
Why You Need A Travel/game Permit
Hockey Canada only sanctions events in which all participants are registered members of Hockey Canada or USA Hockey. When playing in a tournament or exhibition game you need to verify your registration with the branch and a travel/game permit serves as the verification that your team and its members are registered with Hockey Northwestern Ontario. Teams traveling without a travel/game permit will be subject to a fine and loss of further travel/ game permits.
How to get a Travel / game Permit
Starting with the 2017/18 season a portal based system will be used for Travel/ Game Permits. Each association will have an individual with a login that will apply for the travel/game permits for all the teams in that association.
So, team managers must follow the protocol put in place by your association to apply for travel/game permit in a timely manner.
Travel/Game Permits are required for all tournaments (except the tournament hosted by your own association) and all exhibition, including non league scheduled games and non HNO teams (ie – USA Hockey, OWHA, Hockey Manitoba, etc.)
Travel Permits will be issued within 48 hours of the start of the game/tournament.
Please contact your local association for more information.
Approved Travel/Game Permits will be issued to the contact email via the HNO Portal.
What is Required for an Approved Travel/ Game Permit
An approved roster in the Hockey Canada Registry (HCR), with all coaches and bench staff meeting the requirements outlined in HNO’s Training Requirements for Coaches, Safety Persons and Officials Policy, including:
- Applicable coaching certification for the division and category of play
- Required Safety Person certification
- Gender Identity Training Modules
- Respect in Sport Activity Leader and/or The Shift Forward: Evolving Hockey Culture learning series, as applicable
- Valid Vulnerable Search Verification/Declaration, as applicable
- Rowan’s Law compliance
- Copy of the opponent’s Hockey Canada Registry approved roster or approved USA Hockey roster for exhibition games
Please refer to HNO’s Training Requirements for Coaches, Safety Persons and Officials Policy for complete and current training, certification and screening requirements.
Travel/ game Permit Cost
$16.00 + HST for travel/game permits submitted more than 5 working days before the tournament start date or any exhibition game.
$50 + HST for any travel/game permits requested less than 5 business days before the tournament start date or any exhibition game.
There is no fee for U7 Travel/Game Permits.
There is no fee for an exhibition game against another HNO team provided it is submitted more than 5 business day before.
