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What is the Skate Canada Registration Fee?

This is an annual registration fee for every member of Skate Canada. A portion of this fee goes to Skate Canada and to Skate PEI to help with program development and administration. The remainder is the insurance premiums for our programs.

The Skate Canada fee only needs to be paid once per year (September 1, 2026-August 31, 2027). This fee is non-refundable after September 1, 2026. If you paid this fee for the 2026-27 season already (through another club) you do not need to pay it again.

Everyone who will be on the ice is required to have an active Skate Canada membership, including Parents in our Parent Assist program.

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What is the Non-Resident Subsidy Fee?

The City of Charlottetown pays a portion of the registration fee to minor-sport programs to offset the cost of operations. Once per year, our Club provides a list of participants who are Charlottetown residents and receives the subsidy: $120 for October-March programs, or $60 for October-December or January-March programs.

If you don't live in the City of Charlottetown (if you don't pay City of Charlottetown Taxes) then you are required to pay the remainder of the registration fee: $120 for full year programs or $60 for 10-week programs.

A skater who registers for multiple programs (eg: Two Parent Assist sessions in the same time frame) is only required to pay one subsidy fee.  

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What is the Fundraising Fee?

With the opening of the new Simmons Arena, our Ice Rental fees (the majority of our expenses) have gone up over 25% in the last couple of years.

Making skating accessible and affordable is our biggest priority and we've avoided raising registration fees as much as possible. This season, we are trying a mandatory fundraising fee instead of a major rate increase to make it as affordable as possible for families to say yes to skating.

CanSkaters will have a mandatory fee of $50 added to their registration and will be able to pick up their raffle tickets (10 tickets at $5 per ticket) during the first few weeks of skating. For StarSkaters, the fundraising fee is $100 (20 tickets).

When their tickets are sold, parents can keep the proceeds and return the tickets to the rink for entry into the raffle. Families who don't want to sell raffle tickets can write their own name on their tickets to be entered for the draw. The skater who sells the winning ticket will also receive a registration credit for the club.

 

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What do I do if I still have questions or if I'm having trouble getting registered?

If you still have questions about programs or you're having difficulty with the registration site, please send an email to charlottetowncoaches@gmail.com and we'll do our best to get back to you promptly.

Email volumes are very high and our club is volunteer-run. We appreciate your patience when it comes to response times during the registration season.