Skate Canada

This article is about the governing body. For the competition, see Skate Canada International.
Skate Canada
Sport Figure skating
Jurisdiction Canada
Founded 1914
Affiliation International Skating Union
Headquarters 865 Shefford Road, Ottawa, Ontario
President Leanna Caron
Official website
www.skatecanada.ca
Canada

Skate Canada is the national governing body for figure skating in Canada, recognized by the International Skating Union and the Canadian Olympic Committee. It organizes the annual Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the fall Skate Canada International competition, as well as other national and international skating competitions in Canada.

Overview

The organization was originally founded in 1914 as "The Figure Skating Department of the Amateur Skating Association of Canada". In 1939, it changed its name to the "Canadian Figure Skating Association" (CFSA). The current name of "Skate Canada" was adopted in 2000 for consistency with the names of other national sports organizations in Canada.

Skate Canada claims to be "the oldest and largest figure skating organization in the world".[1] The vast majority of members are not elite competitors, but recreational skaters.

History

Organizational structure

Skate Canada's headquarters are in Ottawa, Ontario. The organization also has 13 sectional offices which coordinate much of the local activity within their respective areas.[2]

Ontario also has a provincial sport organization, Skate Ontario, which is run in cooperation with all four Ontario sections:

References

  1. "Skate Canada – About Us – Who We Are". Skate Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. "Skate Canada – Structure – Skate Canada Sections". Skate Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

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