Ontario is divided into 5 regions. Each region has a Bowl game that is declared an official provincial champion. These Bowl games are considered very lucrative assignments. Each region has a number of sections. Each section has a number of counties.
In the county I officiate in, there will be a 6-, 7-, or 8-game regular season sked, with either a 2- or 3-game playoff sked to declare a champion. (Actually I officiate in 2 counties - both counties use my association for officials.) The other two counties in my section use other officiating boards.
So each county declares a champ. In my section, there must be a 2-game sked to determine the sectional champ as there are 4 counties. Another 4 counties further west will determine a sectional champ as well. These two sectional champs will play in the Western Bowl this Sunday. The Western Bowl is the crown of the Western Region.
The Western Bowl and the Western Bowl semis are assigned by the Western Director, who is an executive member of the provincial officials' association. He may consider the input of the executive of the officials' associations in his region, but his decision is final.
The Western Bowl quarters use neutral crews: 3 officials from each association that has a team in that game. (Eg. PJ vs. Ross = 3 refs from the association that services PJ in the regular season and 3 refs from the association that services Ross in the regular season.)
The county playoffs and regular season are, obviously, all assigned by the local association.
Coaches have no say whatsoever about who officiates what. AD have no say. Only the Assignor, sometimes at the direction of the executive, assign games.
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