Originally Posted by
Michael Barron
Thank you, Fred!
I agree - we should encourage players to change their FIDE registration to Canada before a qualifying tournament.
On the other hand - the process of changing Federations could take a significant time and not always under control of a particular player.
So, I would like to suggest an amendment to your proposal:
To be the Official Canadian Representative a player should be registered in FIDE as Canadian player or submit to FIDE the application to change Federation to Canada before qualifying Canadian Championship (such as CYCC).