Chris Wattam... speaks English, basic Spanish... he was two years old when his family moved from Edmonton, AB to Coquitlam, BC... he was 16 years old when he started refereeing at Westminster District YSA...

For Sport

served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees (starting in 2018)... served on the Canada Soccer List of Referees and Assistant Referees (starting in 2014)... over the course of his career as an Assistant Referee, he was appointed to matches in leagues including the Canadian Premier League (starting in 2019) and Major League Soccer... was appointed as a Referee and Assistant Referee at Canada Soccer’s National Championships (men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy finals)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship (since 2016)...

was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2018 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship...

was appointed as an Assistant Referee for Canada Soccer’s 2015 National Championships Challenge Trophy Final in Calgary on 12 October 2015 (London Marconi won 2:1 over Edmonton Scottish SC)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for Canada Soccer’s 2016 National Championships Challenge Trophy Final in St. John’s on 10 October 2016 (Edmonton Scottish SC won 1:0 over Royal-Sélect Beauport)...

was appointed as an Assistant Referee in the 2017 Canadian Championship Final in Toronto on 27 June 2017 (Toronto FC won the two-leg series)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee in the 2018 Canadian Championship Final in Toronto on 15 August 2018 (Toronto FC won the two-leg series)...