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Canadian Judges Advisory Group (CJAG)

CJAG (Canadian Judges Advisory Group) plays a crucial role in supporting the development of freestyle skiing in Canada. By ensuring a sufficient number of trained and qualified freestyle ski judges at all levels—ranging from grassroots events to prestigious World Cup and Olympic competitions.

Mandate:

CJAG plays a vital role in aligning the Freestyle Canada competition system with the Can Freestyle Long-Term Athlete Development pathway, ensuring a cohesive and effective framework for athlete growth.

Its core mission is to oversee the continuous development, education, certification, assignment, reporting, and evaluation of judges across Canada, fostering excellence and consistency in the judging community.

 

Current Members

Executive Members

Working Groups and Members

Chairperson: Real Robichaud 

Vice Chair/ Secretary: Jay Henitiuk*

Assignments: Danielle Gingras^

Education: Ian Hutchings^*

Licensing: Jocelyne Volpe^*

Freestyle Canada Representative: Charles-Antoine Morache

Assignments:

Danielle Gingras^

Jay Henitiuk*

Daniel Thibault*

Education:

Ian Hutchings^*

Gerry Benoit*

Rich Hiron*

Licensing:

Jocelyne Volpe^*

Don Lewis

Andrea Murphy

 

^ Working Group Leads.    * Provincial Head Judge


Contact information: 

Provincial Head Judges*

British Columbia/Pacific: Jay Henitiuk

Alberta: Rich Hiron

Saskatchewan/Manitoba: Gerry Benoit

Ontario: Joce Volpe

Quebec: Daniel Thibault

Atlantic: Ian Hutchings

Latest CJAG Minutes or Agenda

Nov 26 2025

Prior CJAG Minutes

Oct 2nd 2025

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