CanSkate is the best learn-to-skate program in Canada. Period.

Designed for beginners of all ages—including children, adults, and athletes with disabilities (AWAD)—CanSkate helps you improve basic skating skills for figure skating, hockey, ringette, or speed skating, while promoting fitness and fun.

We work with a nationally tested curriculum that focuses on balance, control, and agility while empowering skaters to hone essential skills, in a safe and friendly environment.

Countless Canadians, from World and Olympic champions to NHL stars, took their first strides through our program. Offered at clubs and skating schools in communities nationwide and led by NCCP-certified coaches, CanSkate is your pathway to skating success.

Skaters progress at their own rate and coaches make sessions active using teaching aids, upbeat music and a wide variety of activities that create a motivational environment and promote learning. Badges, ribbons and other incentives are used to benchmark skaters’ progress and reward effort and participation.

Our class offerings range from Pre-Can to get new skaters on the ice to CanSkate and finish with the JumpStart program before skaters transition to the StarSkate program.