Canadian Heritage committee  I think there can always be more done in this area. When you look at the number of our population who are becoming increasingly more sedentary, and when you look at our health care costs, which continue to increase, a lot of this can be attributed to the general level of physical

Canadian Heritage committee  We've made it mandatory for all our coaches, so all our coaches in our organization who are Skate Canada members must have a police clearance check. We've had issue with the vulnerable sector check, as I mentioned, because of now having restricted information. We were using a com

Canadian Heritage committee  Basically when you start in figure skating, you're starting more on the instruction side. The beginner context you see on that page is really where our entry level is for both our athletes, our skaters, and our coaches. Really in some ways, the instruction stream is where you beg

Canadian Heritage committee  Problematic in what way?

Canadian Heritage committee  It's possible. That's why if you look at our hierarchy of coaches and their levels of qualification the base is very large. I would say 50% of our coaches are what I would call purely at the grassroots level. When I say grassroots I mean they also work with grassroots level skate

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, I'll comment on cost. I think the cost of participation in any amateur sport can be quite prohibitive. My daughter registered in soccer recently. She participates in hockey as well as figure skating, so I'm getting a good sense of the cost of participating in a vari

Canadian Heritage committee  Let me address your question in two ways. First of all, there's our connection to our clubs. As I mentioned, we have just over 1,100 clubs in Skate Canada and those clubs are all members. We communicate with them on a regular basis. They also have to be meeting certain delivery s

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your invitation to appear before the committee to discuss coaching in amateur sport. It is a very important topic for Canadians. Skate Canada has a long and rich history of which we are proud. This gives us a wealth of knowledge and experience about our sport and