If you are new to Special Olympics and are 18 years old & above, wish to join program(s), apply here!

Copy and paste Membership Portal URL to browser and follow the instructions

https://portal.specialolympics.ca/

From Home Page, Select Registration

Read carefully the message provided in pop up window which explains what information you need to have handy to fill out your application.

Click OK to close this pop up window.

Select For Myself from the screen

Select Athlete/Unified Partner from the screen Tell us Who you are..

Select SO Ontario from Your Chapter/Province/Territory field drop-down

Fill out Your Information in four fields, First Name (your legal first name), Last Name, Date of Birth and Email Address.

Click Next Step

System did not find you as a registered member and welcoming you to create your portal account as a new member.

Enter your Email address in Reenter Email field and password in Password & Repeat Password fields.

Note: Follow the Password Rules to enter password. Click on Eye icon to see your password. 

Click Create Portal Account

Now you have to complete all steps to submit your application

Step 1 – Athlete/ Participant Info

Participant field shows your name which means you have your portal account & profile

Select Yes/No from Do You have Guardianship over yourself? field.

Yes means you are 18 years old, having  guardianship over yourself so you will be able to fill out your Waivers online.

No means you have to print Waivers form from the screen, have them signed from your legal guardian and submit to your Head Coach.

After appropriate selection, click Next Step

Step 2 – Legal Waivers

Fill out Legal Waivers.

Participation Waivers, Privacy Policy Confirmation and Code of Conduct Confirmation must be Yes to proceed further on your application.

In Media Release and Communications – you have options to pick your own options

Click on Next Step

Step 3 – Program Search & Club Enrollment

In Program Search window, select Region and Community in which you want to find Sport clubs/Programs then click Search 

You will get list of programs which are currently running in this community

Note: You can select Sport to find clubs/Programs only for that particular sport

 

Click Add to the club you wish to enroll in Search Results window, a new window will open with details of your Role. For athletes it is defaulted to SO Athlete

Click Apply to save the enrollment

You can see your enrollment in What You Have Selected So Far grid

To review enrollment detail, click on Edit button, a window will open with your enrollment details.

If you have selected this club by mistake and want to enroll in different club, click on Delete button to delete this enrollment. Follow the above mentioned step to enroll in club you wish for.

After reviewing your enrollment Click on Next Step

Step 4 – Main Information

Fill out appropriate info on this page including required fields

and click on Next Step

Step 5 – Address

Fill out Primary Address which is mandatory

Click on Next Step

Step 6 – Medical Information

Fill out all required fields on this screen.

If your answer for any question will be Yes, more fields will appear to input details related to that question.

You can add your Medical Condition or Disability information, if any, by clicking on +Add, a new window will popup, select appropriate option and Submit to save it.

Then click on Next Step

Disability detail window

Step 7 – Emergency Contacts

You must have to provide at least one Emergency Contacts information.

Click +Add, a pop up window will open, add all appropriate information and Submit.

Click on Next Step

Emergency Contact detail window

Step 8 – Participant Additional Information

Select Yes from Intellectual Disability field

Fill out all other appropriate fields

Click on Next Step

Step 9 – Enrollment Details

Review details of your enrollment

Click on Next Step

Step 10 – Payment Information

Just note the amount of Enrollment Fee to pay to Head Coach/Community Admin. (Fee will be displayed if Club has displayed Registration fee in current Session, otherwise amount will be zero)

Note: Ontario does not collect Online fee

Click on Next Step

Step 11 – 100%

This window shows that your application has been submitted successfully.

System has sent you confirmation email.

Click on Go to My Enrollments

Step 12 – My Enrollments

This window shows your full name, Membership Status and your enrollment with Submitted Status.

Your Community/Club Admin will review your application, will contact you for further information. Based on capacity of the club, your Enrollment will be approved and you will be getting system confirmation email.

Now you can either Logout or click on My Options to update/review your application information