The Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships take place each year on the May long weekend. In order to compete at the Nationals, an athlete must meet the criteria set by the Canadian Weightlifting Federation (CWFHC).

The requirements are as follows:

• The athlete must achieve the qualifying standard during the qualifying period
• For 2019 the qualifying period is October 6 - March 31
• The athlete must achieve the qualifying standard in a competition that is subject to doping control (SDC)
• The athlete may only compete in a category in which they have qualified
• Athlete entries must be submitted through their Provincial Association

The Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships take place each year January. In order to be eligible, an athlete must be 20 years of age or younger. So for 2019, you must be born in 1999 or later.

The NSWA has established qualifying criteria for Nova Scotia athletes attending the Canadian Junior Championships:

• The athlete must achieve the NSWA Junior Qualifying Standard during the qualifying period
• For 2019 the qualifying period is July 1 - December 8
• A maximum of 6 male and 6 female competitors will be selected
• Athletes will be selected based on the provincial ranking list
• A maximum of 2 athletes are permitted in a bodyweight category

2019 NSWA Junior Qualifying Standards
Women
f49	f55	f59	f64	f71	f76	f81	f81+
93	103	108	113	119	122	125	128
Men
m55	m61	m67	m73	m81	m89	m96	m96+
131	144	157	167	178	187	193	197

World Masters

2019 World Masters Qualifying Standards
Bodyweight Category	Age Group
	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80+
Women
45 kg	93	88	78	71	62	55	48	42	n/a
49 kg	99	94	83	76	67	59	52	45
55 kg	108	102	91	82	73	65	56	49
59 kg	114	107	95	86	76	68	59	51
64 kg	119	113	100	91	80	71	62	54
71 kg	127	119	106	96	85	76	66	57
76 kg	131	124	110	100	88	78	68	59
81 kg	135	127	113	102	91	80	70	61
87 kg	139	131	116	106	94	83	72	62
87+ kg	147	139	123	112	99	88	76	66
Men
55 kg	170	161	149	137	123	111	98	86	73	60
61 kg	184	173	160	148	133	120	106	92	79	64
67 kg	195	184	171	157	141	127	113	98	84	68
73 kg	206	194	180	166	149	134	119	104	88	72
81 kg	218	205	190	175	157	142	125	109	93	76
89 kg	228	215	199	183	165	148	131	114	97	80
96 kg	235	222	205	189	170	153	135	118	100	82
102 kg	240	227	210	193	174	156	139	121	103	84
109 kg	246	232	215	198	178	160	142	124	105	86
109+ kg	250	236	219	201	181	163	144	126	107	87