Skate Canada Will Stop Holding Events in Alberta Over Law Limiting Transgender Athletes in Female Sports

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko of the United States skate their routine in the Ice Dance competition during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2025 Skate Canada International at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, on Nov. 2, 2025. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

Skate Canada says it will not host any national or international-level events in Alberta due to the province’s law banning transgender athletes from female-only sports.

The law was one of three that Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced in 2024. It restricts women’s sports to biological females by mandating that amateur sports organizations implement eligibility policies.