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Skate Ontario is excited to announce our 5th Coaches Corner Webinar! Please join us and special guest ISU Officials: Andrea Derby – ISU Technical Controller Pairs, National Technical Controller Singles and International Referee Laurene Collin-Knoblauch – ISU Technical Specialist Topics include judging and a technical update for the upcoming season. Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at […]

Fun Friday is back! This time we have a design you own skating outfit activity. All you have to do is download and print our template (below) and get colourful and creative! Please send in your creations to communications@skateontario.org by Thursday, June 11, 2020 at noon ET. We will draw a random winner to receive […]

Skate Ontario has received communication from our members indicating they would like guidance and clarification for the application and management of hosting a virtual annual meeting. We have created a “Do’s & Don’ts” resource for our clubs to reference on various topics surrounding virtual annual meetings. To view the document, please click here.

Skate Ontario is excited to announce our first webinar for skaters! Join us for SKATER spotlight; Q & A with National Team members Roman Sadovsky and Nam Nguyen. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:30pm ET. To register, please click here.

Given the current and fluid state of COVID-19, we regret to inform you that Skate Ontario has made the difficult decision to cancel Sectional Series #2 – scheduled for August 13-16, 2020. This decision has been made in discussion with coaches and taking into account the timelines of skaters returning to the ice. At this […]

Dear Skate Ontario Skating Family, As promised during our Town Hall last week, we have now posted the approved Stage 1 Return to Play protocols and supporting documents to our website. The documents include: Skate Ontario Return to Play Protocols – Stage 1 Daily Health Screening Questionnaire Session Participation and Health Screening Tracking Skate Ontario […]

Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual townhall meeting last night where we discussed Skate Ontario’s Stage 1 – Return to Play protocols. To view the townhall, please visit our Facebook page or subscribe to our YouTube Channel. We are now able to confirm the level of skater who may return to the ice […]

Please join us Thursday, May 21 at 7:00 pm ET for a Town Hall update from Skate Ontario Executive Director, Lisa Alexander. She will be providing an update regarding recent government announcements and Return to Skating with the opportunity to ask questions. The Town Hall will take place live on the Skate Ontario Facebook page […]

Recorded on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 with Dr. Judy Goss. Dr. Goss discussed helping skaters manage through COVID-19 and preparing for a season of uncertainty. .

As a follow up to Premier Ford’s announcement yesterday, we can confirm the next requirements before skating can begin at any venue in Ontario: An update to the Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act. No programming is allowed until changes are passed by the Government. Return to Play protocols are complete and approved. Skate Ontario […]