National Officials Committee (NOC)
Terms of Reference
The National Officials Committe is comprised of 6 officials who represent all the Canadian regions and different levels of officiating: Pacific, Prairies, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and Atlantic. Under new Badminton Canada's mandate, each PSO/TSO is responsible to contact their NOC representative in all matters regarding National Umpires and Referees such as:
• National umpire accreditation/certification
• National Officials assignments
National Officials Committee
Chair - Ashley Sceviour
Ian Lagden
Mike Walker
Mark Briscombe
Simon Liew
Janice Dawson (Non-voting)
National Representation
Our goal is to have all officials in Canada represented in the National Officials' Committee, we urge officials nation wide to contact their regional representative for upcoming evaluations, international umpiring opportunities, and other suggestions or concerns you may have. All comments are welcomed.
Ontario representative - Ian Lagden
Level: BWF Referee (retired)
email: ilagden@gmail.com
Atlantic region representative - Mark Briscombe
Level: Pan Am Accredited Umpire
Email: mark.briscombe1@gmail.com
Alberta representative - Ashley Sceviour
Level: Pan Am Certificated Umpire
Email: aas@panda.ca
Prairies representative - Simon Liew
Level: National Certified Umpire
Email: sliewt@shaw.ca
Pacific region representative - Mike Walker
Level: BWF Umpire assesor
Email: birdwalker@shaw.ca
Badminton Canada Staff representative - Janice Dawson
Sport Programs Officer
Email: jdawson@badminton.ca