Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and sometimes novice levels.

The competition is among the criteria used to determine the Canadian teams to the World Figure Skating Championships, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, as well as the Canadian national team.

Canadian Championships had been held beginning in 1905. The 1914 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were the first official Canadian Championships. The Junior competition was added in 1928, the novice in 1966. Competition was interrupted in 1907 and 1909, and from 1915 through 1919 due to the First World War. Senior level competition was not held in 1943 due to the Second World War, and ladies singles was the only senior level discipline to be held in 1944 due to the War.

At the 1959 Canadian Figure Skating Association (now Skate Canada) Annual Meeting, the Waltz and Tenstep competitions were discontinued and their championship cups were retired. Competition in the Fours discipline was held irregularly, with the final competition taking place in 1997.

The Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships began in 1983.

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