The International Canoe Federation is working on a simplified but more extensive Olympic qualification process for both sprint canoeing and slalom, which will take effect after Paris 2024. The ICF Board of Directors has created a working group that will use the knowledge and experience of national federations to develop a qualification process that will be easier to follow, but which will also be fairer to all athletes. One result may be that quotas will be determined during a series of competitions, rather than just several competitions. The options under consideration will include a world ranking system, qualifying tournaments or a hybrid model. The goals include increasing participation across the board, increasing activity at the continental level, simplifying qualification rules, and providing opportunities to increase funding for national federations from local governing bodies by expanding the Olympic qualification pathway. The hype around the new qualification path will also attract more media attention. Focusing on more competitions at the continental level will also reduce the distance that teams travel, improving the overall carbon footprint of our sport. It is hoped that the new process, which will be developed with the valuable input of national federations around the world, will allow more countries on different continents to organize and host major events, as well as open the doors for new countries to participate in competitions. The work was divided into two stages. At the initial stage, the world ranking in both Olympic disciplines is being updated to make it usable if the world rankings are included in the Olympic path. At the second stage, the actual qualification criteria should be developed. There will be a public comment period at both stages, when national federations will be able to submit their thoughts for consideration. To further enhance transparency, a special page has been created on the ICF website where you can access the relevant documents of the process. The Task Force will be led by ICF Vice President Luis Rabaneda (ESP) and Secretary General Richard Pettit. It includes board members Marie Burnett (New Zealand), Jean-Michel Pronot (France), Toshi Furuya (Japan), John Edwards (CAN) and Jovana Stanojevic (SRB). The working group also includes external experts Charles Luckman (USA) and Peter Karai (Hungary), who were instructed to report to the ICF Executive Committee no later than April next year.