Calendar & Registration

On this page , you will find:

  1. CALENDER (Sortable) , REGISTRATION LINKS (when available)
  2. How-to-qualify tables for Speed Skate Canada SSC Events & FPVQ (Quebec) based events.
  3. Competition Matrix – what competitions are available to you based on age.
  4. What is Long Track ?

CALENDER (Sortable) & REGISTRATION LINKS

You can sort the calendar by date, host (such as SSC, Quebec over 13+ , Atlantic), and whether it is LT (long-track) or ST (short-track)

LT/STNameHOSTLocationInformation
October 14-15 (1-2 day TBD)STProvincial FPVQ #1 (13+)QuebecDrummondville/Sherbrooke (TBD)See FPVQ Section below
October 28-29STCitadel Cup AtlanticHalifaxOpen - all ages
November 9-12STCanadian Juniors (15-18)SSCCalgarySee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
November 10-12STJunior 14-15 SSCSSCCalgarySee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
November 11-12STAtlantic CupAtlanticPEIOpen - all ages
November 18-19LT/STUniversity (Hybrid) 16+QuebecQuebecSee FPVQ Section below
November 25-26STHarold JoyceAtlanticFrederictonOpen - all ages
December 2-3LTCoupe Quebec Long Track 14+QuebecSt FoySee FPVQ Section below
December 8-10STSSC Invitiational + Elite #2SSCMontrealSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
December 9-10/1-17 (days TBD)STProvincial FPVQ #2 13+QuebecSherb/Levis/MTL (TBD)See FPVQ Section below
December 13-14 (TBD)STProvincial FPVQ #3 13+QuebecTrois Rivieres/Rimouski (TBD)See FPVQ Section below
January 4-7LTCanada Cup 1 (16+) and Canadian Juniors (16-18)
SSCQuebecSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
January 14STUniversity/College 16+QuebecRimouskiSee FPVQ Section below
January 19-21STJunior 16-18SSCChicoutimiSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
January 20-21STSaint John (tentative)AtlanticSaint JohnOpen - all ages
January 26-28STCanada Cup STSSCSherbrookeSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
January 27-28LTAtlantic Long Track (mornings)AtlanticHalifaxOpen - all ages
TBDSTSt Croix (TBD)AtlanticSt AndrewsOpen - all ages (100M track)
February 2-4LTJuniors 14-15 Long TrackSSCFort St JohnSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
February 3-4STDieppeAtlanticDieppeOpen - all ages
February 9-12LTCanada Youth 11-12-13 LTSSCSt FoySee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
February 10-12 (1-2 day TBD)STProvincial FPVQ #4 13+QuebecRDL/MTL (Location TBD)See FPVQ Section below
February 17-18STElite #3QuebecSt FoyQualifying athletes only
February 24-25LTCoupe Quebec Long Track 14+QuebecSt FoySee FPVQ Section below
February 24 (Tentative)STHampton (TBD)AtlanticHamptonOpen - all ages (100 M track)
March 2STDartmouth Sprints - 100 M (Younger ages TBD)AtlanticDartmouth, NSOpen - all ages (100M track)
March 2-3LTOval Meltdown - tentative DateAtlanticHalifax, NSOpen - all ages
March 8-10LTCanada Cup Finale LT (15 and up)SSCCalgarySee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
March 15-17STCanada Cup Finale (15+)SSCQuebecSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
March 22-24STCanada ST Juniors (14-18)SSCRichmond, BCSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below
March 29-30STCanada Youth (East)(11-13)SSCRimouski, QCSee HOW to QUALIFY section Below

For international (ISU) events, you can visit https://isu.org/events.


HOW to Qualify for SSC competitions
To qualify for speed skating competitions in Canada, you need to refer to the SSC High Performance Short Track Bulletin and the SSC High Performance Long Track Bulletin . These bulletins contain all the necessary and current information. Below are summaries :

How to Qualify for SSC Short Track (summary table)
See: Short Track Master Bulletin 2023-2024

How to Qualify for SSC Long Track (summary) :
(see – SSC Long Track High Bulletin 206 for full details)

How to Qualify for FPVQ (Quebec ST & LT Competitions) – see FPVQ.ORG for full details

For complete calendar for Quebec (FPVQ) events including regional events not included above check here.
Calendar of Jeunesse and Interprovinciale events are copied below. Note that SSNB will not be sending a coach to these events.

LT/STNameHOSTLocation
October 21STInteregional #1 (10-12yrs)QuebecGadbois/SHY
October 28LTCoupe Jeunesse 1 (10-13 yrs)QuebecSt Foy
November 18STInterregional 2 (10-12 yrs)QuebecAlma/Matane
December 9LTCoupe Jeunesse 2 (10-13 yrs)QuebecSt Foy
January 20 or 21STInterregional 3 (10-12) QuebecRimouski /Levis
February 24STInteregional 4 (10-12 yrs)QuebecTrois Rivieres/St Michel

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*Competition Matrix (Short and Long Track)- competitions available to you based on your age and LTAD stage.


What is Long Track ?

Morgan Haslett, a member of the 2023 CWG Long Track Team, has provided a description of Long Track Speed Skating.