Skate Canada Unveils 2023-2024 Domestic Events Calendar

OTTAWA, ON (May 16, 2023) – Skate Canada is excited to announce the seven events that will make up its domestic events calendar for the 2023-2024 season. Events will be held across five provinces, culminating with the long-awaited ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2024 in Montreal.  

The season will kick off with the 2023 Autumn Classic International at the Sportplexe Pierrefonds in Pierrefonds, Québec, from September 14-16, 2023. Pierrefonds previously hosted Autumn Classic International in 2021. 

Athletes then head out West for 2023 Skate Canada International, which returns to the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, from October 27-29, 2023. The event will feature some of the top skaters from around the world, including a solid team of Canadian National Team athletes.  

Skate Canada Challenge will continue to be divided into two separate events, starting with the 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior which will take place from November 29 to December 3, 2023, at the Seven Oaks Arena at Garden City Community Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for the second consecutive year. 

The New Year will start in exciting fashion as the best skaters from around the country converge at Calgary’s WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park from January 8-14, 2024, for the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships. This venue most recently played host to the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships® 2023, as well as the 2023 Novice Canadian Championships & 2023 Skate Canada Cup. 

The 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice will take place from February 1-4, 2024, in Oakville, Ontario. It will be followed by the 2024 Novice Canadian Championships & 2024 Skate Canada Cup, which will both be held at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario, from February 20-25, 2024. 

The season will wrap up with the ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2024, which returns to Montreal’s Centre Bell from March 18-24, 2024. This will mark the eleventh time that Skate Canada has hosted this premier sporting event.  

2023-2024 Skate Canada Events Calendar: 

2023 Autumn Classic International
Location: Sportplexe Pierrefonds | Pierrefonds, Que.
Dates: September 14-16, 2023 

2023 Skate Canada International
Location: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | Vancouver, B.C.
Dates: October 27-29, 2023 

2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior
Location: Seven Oaks Arena at Garden City Community Centre | Winnipeg, Man.
Dates: November 29 – December 3, 2023  

2024 Canadian National Skating Championships
Location: WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park | Calgary, Alta.
Dates: January 8-14, 2024  

2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice
Location: Sixteen Mile Sports Complex | Oakville, Ont.
Dates: February 1-4, 2024  

2024 Novice Canadian Championships/2024 Skate Canada Cup
Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex | Waterloo, Ont.
Dates: February 20-25, 2024  

ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2024
Location: Centre Bell | Montreal, Que.
Dates: March 18-24, 2024