The 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were the Canadian Figure Skating Championships for the 2008-2009 figure skating season. The Canadian Championships are the figure skating national championship which determines the national champions of Canada. The event was organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body.
Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Although the official International Skating Union terminology for female skaters in the singles category is ladies, Skate Canada uses women officially.
The competition took place between January 14 and 18, 2009 in the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, as well as the Canadian national team.
The junior compulsory dance was the Starlight Waltz and the senior compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.
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