With school and recreational programs returning in the 2020 Fall season, the York Region Skating Academy is offering an altered CanSkate and StarSkate program to include safe COVID-19 measures. These measures will include protocol enforced by both the municipality and by Skate Ontario.

At this time, we will be resuming the CanSkate program for CanSkate stages 2 and higher (by recommendation of Skate Ontario). Independent stage 1 skaters will also be permitted to register – this means they must be able to skate without any hands-on assistance.

If you register a child who must be withdrawn for not meeting these requirements, a $25 admin fee will be charged.

Changes to the Program

• All instruction will be hands-off as per Skate Ontario guidelines
  • Skaters MUST be able to skate independently and follow instruction
• Decreased number of skaters per session(Maximum: 20 skaters/session)
• Lower coach to skater ratio! – 1 coach : 5 skaters maximum
• Altered lesson delivery to ensure distancing between skaters
• Altered play time activity to reduce exposure to high touch surfaces
• Stickers will not be given out on the session

Additional Safety Measures

Further detailed in our Protocol document

• All individuals MUST wear a mask when entering the facility – skaters may only remove masks/face coverings when on the ice surface
• No use of change rooms/washrooms as per facility guidelines– skaters must come prepared to step on the ice and remain on ice surface for duration of the session
• ALL coaches and skaters will complete a health screening questionnaire for every session attended (verbally or written)
• All equipment and teaching aides will be non-porous and sanitized after every session – teaching aides will be minimized during this time
• Recommended physical distancing between coaches and skaters will be maintained as much as possible on the ice