Affiliation with AFL Canada entitles all clubs & members to the following benefits and support:
Provincial Affiliation
- Free webpage and participation in the Footyweb sports management system
- Social media support and promotional work
- Club management support and resources
- Access to discounted football equipment
Club Development
- Guidance in developing leagues and clubs
- Support in obtaining fields / equipment / oustide funding sources
- Financial support through new club grants, applicable in the first three years of establishment
Junior Development
- Access to free Auskick accreditation
- Support school programming through teaching resources and age/stage appropriate playing equipment
- International support for AusKick gear: AusKick International Request Form
- Opportunity to submit grant requests for junior program development
Group 3rd Party Insurance
- Benefit from the volume discount rates AFLC obtains
- Ability to participate in legally required insurance
National Championships
- Opportunity to play for your Province against the best players in the country
- Chance to try out in front of National Selectors to play for Canada
- Opportunity for smaller leagues or newly developed regions to play more football
Long-term player, coach and umpire development
- Strategically aligned and scientifically based programming and resources to support optimal player development across ages and stages
- Supporting development of players, coaches and umpires from "Awareness" through to "Ultimate Performance"
- High performance athlete development opportunities
- Financial support of Canada's 2 National Teams: Northwind (Men) and Northern Lights (Women)
- Coach and umpire professional development through advocacy, course access, mentorship and more
International Competition
- Opportunity to play for Team Canada
- Participate in international friendly competitions against other countries (for example: 49th Parallel Cup vs. USA, London Tour vs. England, Ireland, and Wales)
- Play in AFL (and AFL affiliates) competitions (eg: Australian World Cup, US Nationals)
Other
- National and International advocacy and linkages with other governing sport bodies, and other Australian Football associations world-wide
- Marketing, communications, and promotion of the sport locally, provincially and nationally
- Policy development and oversight in areas such as concussion policies, equality and access, harassment, athlete selection policies, etc.
- Members can vote at Annual General Meeting, generally held annually in November or early December, via electronic means
