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CanSkate is the learn-to-skate program for beginners of all ages and is tailored to each user-group (e.g. pre-school, youth, adult). Participants earn badges while they learn fundamental skating skills. Participants are generally taught in group lessons by a certified professional coach. Carefully trained Program Assistants (Test or Competitive Program skaters who are sometimes referred to as amateur coaches) also work with CanSkate members.

The CanSkate program teaches six fundamental movements: GO forward, GO backwards, STOP, TURN, SPIN and JUMP organized in six stages of learning, with an optional 7th level for skaters wishing to progress into figure skating. The skills are arranged in progressions, from very simple to the more complex. Each stage has a primary focus and once the skills on each stage are mastered, a badge is awarded.





CanPowerSkate teaches balance, power, agility, speed and endurance skills and is particularly geared towards hockey and ringette players. CanPowerSkate participants should be skaters aged approximately six or older who have already acquired the basic forward and backward skating skills and are able to stop on command without use of the boards. Hockey and ringette skaters in the CanPowerSkate Program must wear full CSA approved hockey equipment.





STARSkate is the new name for the Skate Canada Test Program.

Skills, Tests, Achievement, Recognition is what the STARSkate program stands for. The Skate Canada STARSkate Program offers opportunities for skaters to develop basic figure skating skills in four different areas: Skating Skills, Free Skating, Dance and Artistic. Each discipline is grouped into the following levels:

Primary Level Tests
• Skating Skills: Preliminary, Junior Bronze
• Free Skating: Preliminary, Junior Bronze
• Dance: Preliminary, Junior Bronze
• Interpretive: Introductory

Intermediate Level Tests
• Skating Skills: Senior Bronze, Junior Silver
• Free Skating: Senior Bronze, Junior Silver
• Dance: Senior Bronze, Junior Silver, Dance Variation, Bronze Rhythm Dance
• Interpretive: Bronze

Senior Level Tests
• Skating Skills: Senior Silver, Gold
• Free Skating: Senior Silver, Gold
• Dance: Senior Silver, Gold, Diamond, Silver and Gold Interpretive Dance
• Interpretive: Silver, Gold

Skaters may be taught in group or private lesson format and may choose to take tests which are evaluated by Skate Canada evaluators.

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