An athletics member who's already registered can move up to a higher branch and Athletics Canada membership through their branch's membership upgrade portal on AthleticsReg. How they pay depends on their club's configuration option.
- A membership upgrade moves an already registered member to a higher level, for example from a recreational to a competitive membership. The branch membership and the matching Athletics Canada membership are always upgraded together.
- The club part of the registration doesn’t change. Only the branch and Athletics Canada memberships are upgraded, not the club program the member registered for.
- Members upgrade through their branch’s membership upgrade portal, a separate AthleticsReg registration process. Each branch has its own.
- Members pay only the difference by card, plus processing fees where they apply, when their club is on Option A or Option B. They get a new receipt for the extra payment.
- On Option C, the new membership goes on the club’s payment group invoice. The club collects any difference from the member by cash, cheque or electronic funds transfer (EFT).
An athletics member who’s already registered can upgrade their membership during the season through their branch’s membership upgrade portal on AthleticsReg.
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Open your branch’s page
On the AthleticsReg home page, select your province on the map, then select JOIN / RENEW / UPGRADE MEMBERSHIP.
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Find the upgrade portal
In the Already a member? section, select your branch’s membership upgrade portal. Options and layout vary by branch.
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Sign in and choose the profile
Sign in with the account that holds the current membership, and choose the profile of the member you’re upgrading.
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Choose the higher membership
Select the new membership level, then answer any questions and sign any new agreements.
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Pay
If your club is on Option A or Option B, pay the difference by card in the cart. If your club is on Option C, choose your club’s payment group as the payment method.
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Check your receipt
Your receipt for the upgrade arrives by email. Your membership shows the new level under My Pages → Memberships.
Club configuration options
Your club chose one of these when it applied for affiliation:
- Option A: members buy their club registration and their membership online, by card.
- Option B: members buy only their membership online, by card.
- Option C: members register for their membership online, and the fees go on the club’s payment group. See Athletics: collect membership fees offline with a payment group.
Check an upgrade in your reports
- Club admins: download the Complete Registrations w/ Membership Info report and check the Purchased Groups column. The Category column still shows the club program chosen when the member first registered.
- Branch admins: download any membership report, such as Memberships - Issued, and check the Valid Groups column. Depending on your branch’s settings, the upgraded membership may replace the first one there. On the member’s Membership Details, the first membership then shows as cancelled and the upgraded one as complete.
If the amount in the cart isn’t the difference you expected, contact your branch before you pay.