{"id":18805,"date":"2025-07-27T20:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/?page_id=18805"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:50:58","slug":"2025-2026-event-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/2025-2026-event-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; 2026 Event Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-message color_blue with_icon\"><div class=\"w-message-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-clipboard-list\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-message-body\"><p>This page contains the guidelines for the 2025-2026 HOSA Canada Year. The guidelines for the 2026-2027 year will be updated by October 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Competitive Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><em>Secondary (High School) and Post-Secondary (University\/College)<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><b>Health Science<\/b> Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BH-Combined_Jan-_26.pdf\">Behavioral Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HGD-Combined_Jan-_26.pdf\">Human Growth and Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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