The Regional Indoor Championship is a nationwide indoor archery championship hosted at local clubs that have registered a competition site with Archery Canada. The clubs will organize and host a single 18 M Indoor shoot, to be shot on the first full weekend in March, to determine the Canadian Indoor Champions across Canada.
2025 Registered Sites:
Below is a list of clubs that have currently registered their site for local athletes to compete in the 2025 Regional Indoor Championships. Clubs marked with an * have been registered with World Archery for Performance Awards and World Record eligibility. All sites are eligible for Canadian record eligibility.
- British Columbia:
- Richmond Rod & Gun Club* – March 1st 2025
- New Totem Archery Club – March 1st 2025
- Quesnel River Archers* – March 2nd 2025
- Silvertip Archers – March 2nd 2025
- Cranbrook Archery Club – March 1st 2025
- Alberta:
- Lethbridge Bowbenders – March 1st 2025
- Game Country Archers – March 1st 2025
- Outlaw Archery Club – March 1st 2025
- Capital Region Archery Club – March 2nd 2025
- Jimbows Junior Archery Club – March 2nd 2025
- Saskatchewan:
- Timberland Bowbenders* – March 1st 2025
- Battle River Archers – March 1st 2025
- Frontier Bowmen – March 1st & 2nd 2025
- Thunderhead Archers – March 2nd 2025
- Lloydminster & Area Archers – Mar. 2nd 2025
- Manitoba:
- Heights Archery – March 1st 2025
- Heartland Archery Club – March 1st and 2nd 2025
- Jo-Brook Outdoors – March 1st and 2nd 2025
- Ontario:
- York County Bowmen* – March 1st 2025
- The Archers of Caledon* – March 1st 2025
- My Own Backyard – March 1st 2025
- Arrows in Motion – March 1st 2025
- X Quest Archery – March 2nd 2025
- South Nation Archery Club* – March 2nd 2025
- Golden Arrow Archery Club – March 2nd 2025
- Peterborough Archers* – March 2nd 2025
- Hamilton Archery Centre* – March 2nd 2025
- Quebec:
- Drummondville* – March 1st 2025
- Quebec City – March 1st 2025
- Montreal* – March 2nd 2025
- Jonquière – March 2nd 2025
- New Brunswick:
- H-12 CFB Gagetown Archery Club – March 1st 2025
- Miramichi Archery Club – March 2nd 2025
- Nova Scotia:
- Osprey Archery Club – March 1st 2025
- Prince Edward Island
- Prince Edward Island – March 2nd 2025
- Yukon Territory:
- Yukon Archery Club* – March 1st 2025
- Northwest Territories:
Who Can Participate?
Any Archery Canada affiliated club can host a Regional Indoor Championship site by following the registration instructions below.
Any Archery Canada member, in all Archery Canada recognized age classes and equipment divisions can participate. Please see chart below:
Canadian Regional Indoor Target Championships Categories | |||
Recurve | |||
Recurve Women
Recurve 50+ Women Recurve U21 Women Recurve U18 Women Recurve U15 Women Recurve U13 Women |
RW
R50W RU21W RU18W RU15W RU13W |
Recurve Men
Recurve 50+ Men Recurve U21 Men Recurve U18 Men Recurve U15 Men Recurve U13 Men |
RM
R50M RU21M RU18M RU15M RU13M |
Compound | |||
Compound Women
Compound 50+ Women Compound U21 Women Compound U18 Women Compound U15 Women Compound U13 Women Unlimited Women Unlimited 50+ Women Fixed Pins Women Hunter Women |
CW
C50W CU21W CU18W CU15W CU13W UW U50W FPW HW |
Compound Men
Compound 50+ Men Compound U21 Men Compound U18 Men Compound U15 Men Compound U13 Men Unlimited Men Unlimited 50+ Men Fixed Pins Men Hunter Men |
CM
C50M CU21M CU18M CU15M CU13M UM U50M UU18M FPM HM |
Barebow | |||
Barebow Women
Barebow 50+ Women Barebow U21 Women Barebow U18 Women Barebow U15 Women Barebow U13 Women |
BW
B50W BU21W BU18W BU15W BU13W |
Barebow Men
Barebow 50+ Men Barebow U21 Men Barebow U18 Men Barebow U15 Men Barebow U13 Men |
BM
B50M BU21M BU18M BU15M BU13M |
The competition is open to Archery Canada members only. Non-members may compete but will not be shown on the results, and not be eligible for medals.
Want all of your participants to be eligible for medals? Contact the Archery Canada Regional Indoor Coordinator to learn how they can become a member!
How can I register?
Clubs: To register a host site, you simply need to register the tournament and identify it as a Regional Indoor Championship site through I@nseo. Information on how to register tournaments through I@nseo can be found here.
Archers: To register to compete in the Regional Indoor Championships, you simply register with the host site you wish to compete at. The Host Clubs will set their own registration process and fees, therefore it is encouraged you reach out to your desired host site ahead of time.
Are there any costs or deadlines?
Clubs have until seven (7) days before the start of the Regional Indoor Championships to register as a Host Site.
Host Sites will have fees payable to Archery Canada as follows:
Tournament Registration Fee: $60.00 if the club requests registration with World Archery, $35 if just registered with Archery Canada
Club Fees per archer:
- Youth archers (U21, U18, U15, U13): $7.00 per archer
- Adult Archers (50+, 21+): $10.00 per archer
- Teams: $15.00 per team
Archers may be subjected to a registration fee, that will be determined by the Host Club.
Archery Canada will invoice each club following submission of score sheets.
What are the rules?
Clubs are to hold (1) 18M Indoor round, can host one per day over the weekend if desired. Indoor 18M set up rules can be found here.
Individual Archer’s Rules:
- Archers are eligible to register for the following Equipment Divisions:
- Recurve
- Compound
- Barebow
- Unlimited
- Fixed Pins
- Hunter
- All Archery Canada age classes apply
- U10 events may be held at the individual host sites, but no results will be posted. Any awards for U10 archers will be the responsibility of the Host Club. U10s may also compete as U13.
- To be eligible to compete, participants must be an Archery Canada member in good standing.
Team Rules
- The team must consist of three (3) members from the same club;
- Team members names and categories should be recorded on the results page;
- Teams must have the following composition:
- One (1) Youth, Female or Para Archer
- No more than one (1) Master or Senior Archer shooting in any of the following equipment categories:
- Compound
- Unlimited
- Compound Fixed Pins;
- All team members must be an Archery Canada member in good standing.
- Athletes on the same team must shoot their scores on the same day at the same site.
General Rules:
Rule APP 3.4 An athlete may register more than once at one or more Host Sites provided:
o Separate registration fees are paid for each registration;
o The athlete registers in a different equipment division each time;
o The athlete registers in the same age class each time;
o In the case of an athlete registering in the same equipment division more than once or in different age classes, his first score shot in a division or age class will count.
The Canadian Regional Indoor Championships Rules and Competition information is contained at Rule Book 2 Appendix AC 3.4 (AC Championship Regulations Appendix) found in the Archery Canada Rule Book.
Regional Indoor Sites are NOT automatically registered with World Archery for World Records, if desired, the tournament organizer must register their site with Archery Canada.
The Host Club must register the Canadian Regional Indoor Regional Tournament with Archery Canada as a tournament registered for Canadian Records (Reg AC). As with regular tournament registrations, Regional Indoor sites will be subject to the Archery Canada registration fee. The Host Club may also register the tournament for World Records (Reg WA/AC) for an additional fee. In the dropdown menu select ‘National Championship’.
While it is hoped to use ianseo for the Regional Indoor at some point, we are not there yet, so Regional Indoor Coordinators will have to enter the results to both the Regional sheet and the ianseo program. Competitors will not be listed in the Archery Canada ranking system if they are not listed again in the Archery Canada Ianseo scoring program.
When completing the registration form the Host Club must ensure that in the Name field the first word of the name of the tournament is Regional Indoor Site, e.g. Regional Indoor Site Victoria Bowmen 18M. There is also a check box for the Regional Indoors
Are there awards for performing well in the Regional Indoor Championships?
This is a National Competition, therefore medals will be awarded to the top 3 archers in each respective category.
As this is being hosted at various clubs, nationwide, the following will be enforced to resolve any ties:
- If there is a tie for first place, 2 (or as many as are tied) gold medals will be awarded and a bronze (if there are more than 3 tied, there will not be a bronze.
- If there is a tie for second place, Gold, 2 (or as many as are tied) silver medals will be awarded and no bronze;
- If there is a tie for 3rd place, Gold, Silver and 2 (or as many as are tied) bronze medals will be awarded
Once scores are finalized, Archery Canada will coordinate distribution of medals, to be sent to the host site coordinator, around the first week of April.
Are there any forms or sheets I will need to run the Championship at my club?
Below are all the forms that should be used or referenced for these championships. If you have any questions, please contact the Regional Indoor Coordinator: regionalindoor@archerycanada.ca
- Site Director Checklist
- Site Director, Director of Shooting, Judge Instructions
- Scorecard
- Judge Report
- For the 2025 Scoring Sheet, please email Priyanka Dhanie at regionalindoor@archerycanada.ca
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see results?
Final results will be posted on the Archery Canada website, and through the Archery Canada Social Media Channels.
Scores from the Regional Indoor will appear on the Ranking list if the host site uses the I@nseo scoring module to records the scores, in addition to the required Google Scoresheet.
If I need to appeal a score, what is the process?
Appeals must be received, in writing, within one week of posting of the final results. The appeal should be made to the Chair of the Archery Canada Judging Committee. The Appeal panel will consist of the Archery Canada President or designate, the Chair of the Archery Canada Judging Committee, and a third designate, potentially a VP of the Archery Canada board, or a committee member of an appropriate committee.
Historical Results
Find a Registered Site near you!
Want to participate in the Regional Indoor Championship? Look at the Archery Canada tournament page to find a registered site near you!