Facilitator resources
A central place for SMART Recovery facilitators in Canada to find guidance, tools, and support. We know facilitators give their time and bring diverse experience, and these resources are here to support you, not to add complexity. This page will keep growing as we complete our move to Canadian-led operations.
Set up and manage your meeting
SMART Recovery Canada uses Pathminder to manage meeting listings, support facilitators, and provide attendance verification for online meetings. Everything you need to register, host, and update your meeting is here. For help, email volunteer@smartrecovery-canada.ca.
Register a new meeting
Both public and private meetings need to be registered. Use the form to add a new SMART Recovery meeting.
Register a meetingStarting a SMART meeting: checklist
A step-by-step checklist covering what to put in place before your first meeting, from registration through to your opening night.
View the checklistSet up your account to host
Hosting happens through a Pathcheck login. No Zoom account is needed, and every facilitator who might start the meeting needs their own account.
- Go to pathcheck.com and select Sign Up.
- Choose Pathcheck Essentials and use the private facilitator email we have on file.
- Verify your email, then sign in.
- Set your host screen name so it does not default to "Meeting Host."
Already use Pathcheck with a different email? Create a new account with the facilitator email we have on file, and sign in to that account when you start your meeting.
Start and host your meeting
You can open your meeting up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start. Only assigned facilitators can open it.
- Open your meeting's SMARTfinder listing.
- In the facilitators box, select Manage your meeting.
- Select Start Now to open the room in Pathcheck.
The first facilitator to open the room becomes the Host and can grant Co-host to others once they join. Co-facilitators must be registered with SMART Recovery Canada, assigned to the meeting, and signed in to their own Pathcheck account.
Update or change your meeting
You can update the day, start time, duration, schedule, attendance verification, and cancelled dates yourself. Changes take effect once you verify them.
- Find your meeting on SMARTfinder and open it.
- In the Facilitator section, select Manage your meeting.
- Make your changes and submit.
- Check your email and select the confirmation link. No change applies until you confirm.
To add or remove a facilitator, permanently cancel a meeting, or place one on hiatus, email volunteer@smartrecovery-canada.ca with your meeting ID.
Run confident, supportive meetings
SMART tools and worksheets
The SMART toolkit and worksheets support the work facilitators do in meetings and between them. Browse and download them from our tools page.
Open SMART toolsMental health and suicide: best practices
Guidance for facilitators when mental health or suicide topics arise in meetings, including boundaries, safety, and appropriate responses. Hosted by SMART Recovery US.
Read the guidancePolicies and meeting resources
Brochures you can print locally
Print-ready templates you can produce locally for meetings, community events, and referral partners. Printing locally keeps costs down and gets materials into people's hands faster.
French versions of the brochures are in development.
Attendance verification
Use this form to verify a participant's attendance at a meeting when Pathcheck is not used. It can be completed on request for participants who need documentation for personal, legal, or professional purposes.
Download the formSubmit group donations
Group donations can be made through CanadaHelps, or by e-transfer to donations@smartrecovery-canada.ca. Please include your meeting name in the notes.
Donate through CanadaHelps