Who We Are
Skate Canada Vision
A Leader in Building Champions Skate Canada is committed to the development of personal excellence through participation in skating.
Mission Statement
Skate Canada is dedicated to providing Canadians the opportunity to participate in skating throughout their lifetime for fun, fitness, and achievement.
Core Values
Skating Fundamentals-we are committed to being the leaders in enabling Canadians to learn to skate.
Life Skills-we encourage the development of life skills that are keys to success in all aspects of life.
Competitive Excellence- we are committed to developing world class competitive athletes who strive for excellence.
Business Excellence-we are committed to excellence in all aspects of our business operations
Skating Experience-we are committed to providing our members, fans and skating family with high quality programs and events in positive, exciting and entertaining environments.
Quality People-we are committed to attracting quality people and developing leaders in all aspects of our business: Athletes, Coaches, Officials, Volunteers and Staff.
Communities-we work to meaningfully engage and create relationships with communities locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.
Partners-we work to build strong relationships with all our partners involved in the funding, development, promotion and execution of figure skating.
Association Profile
Skate Canada is the largest figure skating governing body in the world. We provide standards and rules for the figure skating activities of our members. The Association qualifies and appoints judges, referees and other officials, conducts training seminars for skaters and coaches, provides financial support to national team athletes and disseminates information concerning figure skating to the general public. Skate Canada also promotes the National Coaching Certification Program and organizes free skating and synchronized team skating competitions and the annual Skate Canada International. From time to time Skate Canada also hosts selected ISU skating events.
Structure
Skate Canada is run by a Board of Directors who set policy. The Board is made up of the Chairman who is elected for a three-year term, the immediate past Chair, three vice-chairs, eight nationally-elected directors, 13 regionally-elected chairmen, three appointed Committee chairmen, two athlete representatives, five ISU representatives, two coaching representatives and a secretary-treasurer (usually the Chief Executive Officer).
Each of the vice-presidents is responsible for a different area of Skate Canada programming as well as a geographic area of the country. Standing committees are responsible for conducting programs and activities and report to the appropriate vice-president.
Sections
To make organization and administration easier, Skate Canada is divided into 13 Sections roughly equivalent to the Canadian provinces. The exception is Ontario which is broken down into four Sections because of its size. Yukon Territory is administered by the British Columbia Section and Nunavut and Northwest Territories are administered by the Alberta Section. The chairman of each Section has a seat on Skate Canada's Board of Directors.
Funding
Skate Canada is largely self-supporting with revenues coming from individual membership fees, test fees, television rights, corporate sponsorships, competition revenues and from the federal government.
Annual Convention and General Meeting
Each year an Annual Convention and General Meeting (ACGM) is held. Many of the major decisions governing the activities of the Association are made at the ACGM. Each Skate Canada member club is entitled to send an official delegate to this meeting where proposed rule amendments are voted on by the Delegates and the Board of Directors. Clubs unable to send a delegate can still vote on issues by sending in written instructions called proxies.
Volunteer Recognition
Perhaps the most striking feature of Skate Canada's organizational structure is its reliance on volunteers. All members of the Board, the Sections and Committees receive no payment for their contribution to Skate Canada. Similarly, the judges, referees and other officials are all volunteers and as such, receive no remuneration for their hard work and dedication. Each year at the ACGM, the commitment and dedication of volunteers is recognized at a Volunteer Awards celebration.
National Office
Skate Canada 's national office is located at 865 Shefford Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 1H9 and has a full-time staff of approximately 50.
