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Frequently Asked Questions for Instructors

As an instructor you've likely got questions about about running and registering courses. We've got answers for you.

*French Steps to Reporting Courses at Bottom of Page / *Les étapes françaises pour signaler les cours au bas de Page

How do I create a Skills course, add participants, and report the course?

  1. Login to https://members.paddlecanada.com and select “Courses” then click “Add New” from the men
  2. Fill in all the course information.
  3. Do you want to increase awareness of your course? Click ‘ON’ for ‘Advertise this course on the Paddle Canada Find a Course website’. The default is turned OFF
  4. Click “Save Changes” (Course ID must be created before you start teaching. This sanctions your course and will make you eligible for insurance during the time-span indicated in your Course ID)
  5. Click “OK”
  6. The next screen is where you Add Participants (Click ‘Report’ on the right-hand side on the newly created course on the My Courses screen)
  7. Search by last name or Member Number for your participant
    * This is to ensure you do not create a duplicate account for someone who already has a Paddle Canada account from previous courses.
  8. If an account appears for that person’s first and last name and the email address matches, click Add. If the email address is out of date or a spelling mistake is present, you can add the person to your course report and edit their email address by click ‘Edit Profile’ by their name in your course report after you’ve added their account to your course report.
  9.  If no results appear, click ‘OK.’  Then click ‘Add A New Participant’ – this will create them a Paddle Canada account, and an email will be sent to them with their temp password if the email address is valid. Fill out all their information and assign them a course completion status. You can always switch it to ‘Full Pass’ on a later date should you need to.  Click ‘Add this participant.’  Click ‘OK.’
  10. Within two weeks of the course finishing, go into your course list and update everyone’s status by clicking ‘Report.’
    1. Proceed by selecting Full Pass, Conditional Pass (please write the reason why), and Incomplete (please write the reason why)
    2. if you want to award someone a lower level award, keep them at Conditional Pass or Incomplete and then choose the lower level award from the drop-down menu.
  11. Click ‘Submit This Report’
  12. Pay Course Invoice

1. Course ID created: Sanctioned stage
2. Course submitted: Invoiced stage
3. Invoice paid: Completed stage

The Instructor listed as ‘Instructor #1’ on the Course ID details is the name and signature that will appear on the email certificate.

How do I create an Instructor course, add participants, and report the course?

  1. Login to https://members.paddlecanada.com and select “Courses” and then “Report” from the menu.
  2. Select the course you wish to add an instructor candidate to and click “Report”.
  3. Use the search to see if the instructor candidate already has an account
    1. If found, click “Add”.
    2. If not found click “Add a new Participant” at the top of the page and enter the relevant information. (If they are NOT found, they have NOT taken a skills course before)
  4. Fill in all the course info
    1. decide if you want the candidates to pay their own fees to Paddle Canada, or if you the Course Director wants to pay their fees on their behalf.
    2. if you want to pay their fees, please click ‘Fees Paid by Course Director’
    3. Want to increase awareness of your course? Click ‘ON’ for ‘Advertise this course on the Paddle Canada Find a Course website’. The default is turned OFF.
  5. Click Save (Course ID must be created before you start teaching. This sanctions your course and will make you eligible for insurance during the time-span indicated in your Course ID)
  6. Communicate to your participants that they need to sign themselves up for Instructor courses (this must be done before the course start date). They will get an email after you have added them to the course, inviting them to join your course, and pay any applicable fees.
  7. Once you have all your participants in your class list, their course status will default to ‘Incomplete’
  8. Wait until the course is finished.
  9. Within two weeks of the course finishing, go into your course list and update everyone’s status
    1. Full Pass, Conditional Pass (please write the reason why), and Incomplete (please write the reason why)
    2. if you want to award someone a lower level award, keep them at Conditional Pass or Incomplete and then choose the lower level award from the drop-down menu.
  10. Click ‘Submit This Report’.
  11. Pay Course Invoice if applicable (if you selected Fees Paid by Course Director).

*Instructor courses should go straight to Completed if ‘Fees Paid by Candidate’ is chosen when creating the course.

The Instructor listed as ‘Instructor #1’ on the Course ID details is the name and signature that will appear on the email certificate.

How do I create a Clinic and report it?

  1. Log in to your Course Director account, select “Courses” the “add new”
  2. Fill in all the course details and click the box for ‘Clinic Only – No Certification Will Be Awarded’
  3. Save changes
  4. When the clinic is over, select ‘Courses’ and then  ‘Report’ underneath..This is where you will add in how many people you taught (Clinics only require # of participants, not full names)
  5. Click Submit This Report
  6. Course ID will go to Invoiced Stage
  7. Click Instructor Services – View My Invoices
  8. Pay the $5 invoice.
  9. The clinic will then go to the Completed stage.

How do I create a SUP Yoga Session and report it?

SUP Yoga ClinicsPrerequisite certifications:1) Any level of SUP Instructor Certification, with annual membership activated and current certification2) Yoga Instructor Certification from a recognized and accredited organizationClinic Procedure:Register your SUP Yoga course as a Basic SUP clinic (check off the SUP Yoga box) and to write in ‘SUP Yoga session’ in the Course ID comments. Fees payable are $5 per class up to a maximum of $50/year.

  1. Log in to your Course Director account, select “Courses” the “add new”Fill in all the course details and click the box for ‘SUP Yoga – No Certification Will Be Awarded’Write in ‘SUP Yoga session’ in the ‘Additional Comments’ section.Click SaveWhen the session is over, go to ‘Courses’ and select ‘Report’ below. This is where you will add in how many people attended.Click Submit This ReportCourse ID will go to Invoiced StageClick Instructor Services – View My InvoicesPay the $5 invoice.The clinic will then go to the Completed stage.

2) Deliver the on-water program as per Paddle Canada Clinic policies in the SUP manual adhering to correct ratios, water conditions, mandatory gear, and according to your level of SUP instructor training.3) If the boards are not being used for navigation (point A to point B) are anchored,  the PFD’s do not need to be worn or carried.  Only when the paddler/group is navigating from Point A to Point B, then PFD’s must be worn as per Paddle Canada policy.

How do I create an Instructor Certification Maintenance (Professional Development) clinic, add participants, and report the course with the new website?

  1. Login to your Course Director account, click ‘Instructor Services’ then ‘Register/Report a Professional Development Clinic’
  2. Click ‘Add A New Professional Development Clinic’. This must be done at least 12 hours before the clinic starts to sanction it and to be eligible for PC Insurance. The sooner your create the course though, the better advertising and promotion it will receive.
  3. Add in the information required
    1. *You can create one CM Course ID for the highest level one can achieve by attending this clinic OR you can create multiple CM IDs for the various levels you are offering for advertising on the Paddle Canada Find A Course page purposes.
  4. We strongly encourage ITs and Paddling Schools to click ‘ON’ for Advertising this course on the Paddle Canada website, to increase the awareness of this Professional Development Clinic in your region. Instructors need to recert once every 4 years. Help them find your course!
  5. Click ‘Save’
  6. Before clinic starts, confirm all attending Instructors have the pre-reqs and an active 2020 Instructor Membership in their account.
  7. Within 2 weeks of the clinic finishing, go into the ‘Report’ for this clinic
  8. Add in the Instructors who attended this Professional Development Clinic
  9. Assign them a status of either ‘Full Pass’ or ‘Incomplete’ (please write reason why for Incomplete and note that the Instructor will be able to see this comment in his/her account)
  10. Click ‘Submit This Report’
  11. Professional Development Clinic will then go to Completed stage and release the email certificates to the email address on their accounts if they received a Full Pass, as well as recert their Instructor certification for that level in their accounts for another 4 years.

When adding participants to a course, what do I do if no postal code or email is provided and it is a required field? What if two people give me the same email address?

For postal codes: use Canada Post Find a Postal Code.

For emails: Course directors must know the unique individual email address of each participant, in order to be able to create a Paddle Canada account for them and add them to the Course ID list. Their email address acts as their account username for logging in, as well as allows them to receive an email certificate if they received a Full Pass in your course.

We understand the challenges of this for spouses that share the same email address, children & youth, and northern communities. The current work around for this is to put in [email protected] so that you can proceed with adding them to your course list. If is very important to note however that they will not receive an email certificate in this case or be able to access their PC account without a valid email. It is vital to then give them a hard copy certificate if they passed your course. You can find hard copy certificates in your Instructor account, under Instructor Services, Instructor Resources, Certification Cards.

Please try to encourage each person to provide you with a unique individual email address for them for their PC account creation. There is a new Children & Youth Waiver form posted under the Waiver section in your Instructor account that includes an email address request from the parent or legal guardian.

How do I access the Pro Purchase Program available to instructor members from the many Paddle Canada manufacturer partners?

There are many purchase discounts offered to instructor members from many manufacturers.

You need to be a current paid-up instructor member for the season before you can access the order discounts.

To access the details of each pro purchase program you will want to first login to your Members Account here with your account email and password. If you have forgotten your password you can always have a new one resent to you using the Forgot My Password link.

Once logged in, click ‘Instructor Services’ followed by the ‘Instructor Purchase Program’ .. Here you will find all the info and contact details on how to access the discounts and place the orders. Each one is a bit different.
Place your order, enjoy your new products and promote them to your course participants proudly. We suggest finding out who your local dealers are, for the products you order, so you can send any potential customers their way.

If you require further information, please email [email protected].

Why can’t I see the Instructor Services menu options when I’m logged into my Members Area?

Only current paid members for the current year have access to the Instructor Services menu including My Courses management options. If you have already paid the annual membership fee and still don’t see this menu option, please email, or call our office during Eastern Standard Time business hours.

Why can’t I create courses or have access to various tasks in my account, even though I’ve paid my annual Paddle Canada membership fee?

There may be an issue with the status of your account. This may be due to your profile reading account status of “Instructor Candidate”. Please contact the office for help.

How old do participants have to be to get certified?

There is no age restriction for PC courses or clinics. If the participant is under 18 years of age, there is a different Under the Age of Majority Paddle Canada Waiver that needs to be signed by them and their parents (see Waiver link in your members area).

It’s up to you as the Course Director or the paddling school you work for, to set the policy on ages for certain programs. Canoeing has been taught with kids as young as 5 or 6 yrs of age but kayaking often starts around ages of 8 and up depending on availability of appropriately sized gear and boats. Stand Up Paddleboarding would be ages 8 or older again when appropriately sized gear and boards is available.

How old do participants have to be before they can participate without a parent?

There is no age policy for when parental accompaniment is necessary or not, that’s up to you to set a policy as needed as an instructor.

Is there a Paddle Canada certification card that instructors or students get upon completion of the course?

There is a Paddle Canada certification card that can be given upon completion of the course.

This can happen in two ways:  digital certifications by email (which is generated upon course report to a valid email address on the participant’s Paddle Canada account) or hand-delivered cards in which case it is your responsibility to provide them to participants.

Paddle Canada does not mail out cards or badges to participants.

There are two types of certificates available to you for download and print in your Members Area (Instructor Services – Instructor Resources – Certification Cards) by clicking on the Certificates & Wallet Cards link: One is the 8.5 x 11 Certificates or 2 x 3-inch business-size cards. These documents are in PDF format and fillable, meaning you can fill them in on the screen and then print them.

Certificates can also be accessed on the Member Dashboard by clicking ‘Certifications’, ‘All PC Certifications.’

Is there a PC badge available to order that instructors can give to students upon completion of the course?

We discontinued production of badges in 2008 due to lack of demand, high production costs and inventory issues.

Where do I find copies of the PC and Partner Logos for my promotional course and marketing purposes?

They can be accessed from the Paddle Canada and Partner Logo page which has a link from the Instructor Resources/Resources and Policies page.

Why am I not on the Instructor For Hire list?

There could be a number of reasons why:

You have not renewed your membership for the year. Only paid-up members appear on the list.

You have not checked off ‘YES’ in the Instructor for Hire box in your members account – Click on Edit My Profile , then scroll down to bottom of Instructor Information section (just below First Aid Info fields)  AND you have not checked of ‘YES’ show my profile publicly.

You are missing the certification for that specific discipline (contact office or your appropriate Program Development Committee to fix/find missing records).

Your account is reading ‘Instructor Candidate’ and not ‘Instructor’.

Your Instructor Course might not be yet submitted to the computer system by your Instructor.

Where do I find the Paddle Canada liability insurance summary?

Here is a summary of our 3rd Party, 10 million dollar liability.

Are there special procedures for Scouts Canada groups with regards to the insurance/waiver agreement?

No, except that they are NOT required to sign the waivers. We suggest continuing to use the waiver forms for the purpose of collection of participant info only. In addition, usage of the form will present a good opportunity for a discussion around the risks associated with the paddling activity.

Is it possible to change a course from Intermediate to Intro after it has been registered? (or any combination like this)

No. You have to cancel the original course and re-register the correct course level with a new Course ID.

*There is the ability to award someone a lower level award in the higher level Course ID. Keep them at ‘Incomplete’ or ‘Conditional Pass’ in the course report and use the lower level drop down menu to choose which lower level you wish to grant them. Then get the Course ID to the Completed stage.

How many years is my instructor certification valid for?

See Instructor Certification Maintenance Policy for more information.

Comment puis-je créer un cours technique (Skills course), ajouter des participants et soumettre un rapport sur le cours sur le nouveau site Web?

  1. Ouvrez une session, cliquez sur « Ressources de l’instructeur », puis sur « Mes Cours »
  2. Cliquez sur « Ajouter nouveau cours »
  3. Indiquez tous les renseignements sur le cours, y compris dans la section Instructeur 1
  4. Cliquez sur « Sauvegarder les modifications »
  5. Sur l’écran suivant, vous ajouterez les participants
  6. Cherchez le participant à l’aide de son nom de famille ou de son numéro de membre
    * Cette nouvelle étape sert à assurer que vous ne créerez pas de compte en double pour quelqu’un qui a déjà un compte auprès de Pagaie Canada.
  7. Si un compte apparaît pour le prénom et le nom de famille de cette personne, cliquez sur « Ajouter » Si l’adresse e-mail est obsolète ou qu’une faute d’orthographe est présente, vous pouvez ajouter la personne à votre rapport de cours et modifier son adresse e-mail en cliquant sur “Modifier le profil” dans son rapport de cours après avoir ajouté son compte à votre rapport de cours
  8. Si aucun résultat n’apparaît, cliquez sur « Ajouter un nouveau participant » pour créer un compte auprès de Pagaie Canada pour cette personne; la personne recevra ensuite un courriel avec son mot de passe provisoire.
  9. Lorsque vous aurez ajouté tous vos participants, leur statut de cours passera automatiquement à « Non finalisé »
  10. Attendez jusqu’à ce que le cours soit terminé
  11. Mettez à jour et sauvegardez le statut de chaque participant dans votre liste de cours
    1. Réussite, réussite conditionnelle (Commentaires) et Non finalisé (Commentaires)
  12. Cliquez sur « Soumettre ce rapport »
  13. Payez votre facture, le cas échéant

Une fois votre facture payée, le système fera passer le statut de votre cours à « Completed » (finalisé), enverra par courrier électronique un certificat à l’adresse de courriel de chacun des participants qui a obtenu la mention Réussite et placera l’accréditation ainsi que le certificat dans le compte de Pagaie Canada de chacun des participants, qui pourront ainsi y accéder par la suite.

  1. Création de l’ID du cours : étape Sanctioned (étape de l’approbation)
  2. Soumission du cours : étape Invoiced (étape de la facturation)
  3. Payement de la facture : étape Completed (étape de la finalisation) – les accréditations sont émises par courriel ainsi que sur le compte de Pagaie Canada des participants, qui peuvent ainsi voir la liste de leurs accréditations et une copie de leurs certificats lorsqu’ils ouvrent une session.

Veuillez vous assurer que vous avez ajouté votre signature au bas de votre profil (Tableau de bord – Modifier profil) dans votre compte d’instructeur de façon à ce que la signature apparaisse sur les certificats électroniques qui vous seront envoyés par courriel.

Comment puis-je créer un cours d’instructeur (Instructor course), ajouter des participants et soumettre un rapport sur le cours sur le nouveau site Web?

  1. Ouvrez une session, cliquez sur « Ressources de l’instructeur », puis sur « Mes Cours »
  2. Cliquez sur « Ajouter nouveau cours »
  3. Indiquez tous les renseignements sur le cours
    1. Décidez si vous voulez que les candidats paient eux-mêmes leurs frais de cours à Pagaie Canada ou si vous, à titre de Directeur du cours, voulez les payer en leur nom. (Frais de cours payés par : Candidat ou Directequ du cours)
    2. Si vous voulez payer leurs frais de cours, veuillez cliquer sur « Frais de cours payés par directeur de cours »
  4. Cliquez sur « Sauvegarder les modifications »
  5. Indiquez aux participants qu’ils doivent s’inscrire eux-mêmes au cours d’instructeur. Veuillez leur communiquer l’ID du cours et le Nom du cours.
  6. Pour s’inscrire, ils doivent aller à paddlecanada.com et cliquer sur « inscrivez vous dès maintenant! » au bas de la page d’accueil ou utiliser leur compte existant auprès de Pagaie Canada en cliquant sur « Mon adhésion », puis « candidats à l’instructeur ».
  7. Lorsque tous les participants sont inscrits, leur statut de cours passera automatiquement à « Non finalisé ».
  8. Attendez que le cours soit terminé
  9. Mettez à jour et sauvegardez le statut de chaque participant dans votre liste de cours
    1. Réussite, réussite conditionnelle (Commentaires) et Non finalisé (Commentaires)
  10. Cliquez sur « Soumettre ce rapport »
  11. Cliquez sur « Soumettre ce rapport » (si vous avez sélectionné Frais du cours payés par Directeur du cours)

*Les cours d’instructeur doivent passer directement au stade Completed si l’option « Frais payés par le candidat » a été choisie lors de la création du cours.

Veuillez vous assurer que vous avez ajouté votre signature au bas de votre profil (Tableau de bord – Modifier profil) dans votre compte d’instructeur de façon à ce que la signature apparaisse sur les certificats électroniques qui vous seront envoyés par courriel.

Comment puis-je créer un stage et en faire (Clinic) le rapport sur le nouveau site Web?

  1. Ouvrez une session dans votre compte de directeur de cours, cliquez sur « Services aux moniteurs », puis sur « Mes cours ».
  2. Cliquez sur « Ajouter un nouveau cours ».
  3. Indiquez tous les détails du cours, puis cliquez sur la boîte« Stage uniquement – Aucune certification remise ».
  4. Cliquez sur « Sauvegarder ».
  5. Sur l’écran suivant, vous indiquerez le nombre de personnes auxquelles vous avez enseigné (pour les stages, il suffit d’indiquer le nombre de participants; inutile de donner les noms au long).
  6. Cliquez sur « Soumettre ce rapport ».
  7. L’identifiant du cours passera au stade « Facturé ».
  8. Cliquez sur « Services aux moniteurs – Voir mes factures ».
  9. Payez la facture de 5 $.
  10. Le stage passera ensuite au stade « Complété ».

Comment puis-je créer un Cliniques de SUP Yoga le rapport sur le nouveau site Web?

Cliniques de SUP Yoga
Conditions/certifications préalables: 1) Tout niveau de certification d’instructeur SUP, avec l’adhésion annuelle Paddle Canada active et la certification en cours 2) Certification d’instructeur de yoga d’une organisation reconnue et accréditée

Procédure pour l’enregistrement de la clinique:
Enregistrez votre clinique en tant que ”Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Skills Basic SUP” (cochez la case ”SUP Yoga”) et écrivez «session SUP Yoga» dans les commentaires additionnels du cours. Les frais payables sont de 5 $ par classe jusqu’à un maximum de 50 $ par année.

  1. Connectez-vous à votre compte, cliquez sur “Services aux instructeurs” puis sur “Mes cours”.
  2. Cliquez sur ”Ajouter un cours” (+Add a course)
  3. Remplissez tous les détails du cours et cliquez sur la case «SUP Yoga- Aucune certification ne sera accordée»
  4. Ecrivez ”SUP Yoga session” dans les commentaires additionnels sur le cours.
  5. Cliquez sur ”Sauvegarder les modifications”
  6. Lorsque la clinique est terminée, allez dans “Mes cours” et cliquez sur “Rapport” sur le côté droit. C’est là que vous allez ajouter combien de personnes y ont participé.
  7. Cliquez sur ”Soumettre ce rapport”
  8. L’ID de ce cours sera disponible dans le menu ”Afficher mes factures”
  9. Cliquez sur ”Services aux instructeurs” – ”Afficher mes factures”
  10. Payer la facture de 5 $.
  11. La clinique apparaîtra alors comme ”Complété” (Completed).