Speed Skating Canada - wikipedia Speed Skating Canada Speed Skating Canada Sport Speed skating Jurisdiction Canada Abbreviation SSC Founded 1887 Affiliation International Skating Union Affiliation date 1894 Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario President Cathy Priestner Allinger Chief Exec Susan Auch Official website www.speedskating.ca Speed Skating Canada ( commonly abbreviated to SSC ) is the governing body for competitive long track and short track speed skating in Canada. It was founded in 1887, five years before the International Skating Union of which SSC later became a member in 1894. Contents 1 History 2 Structure 2.1 Branches 3 References History In 1854, three British army officers raced on the St. Lawrence River, going from Montreal to Quebec City, which marked Canada 's first recorded ice skating race. It is believed that from then on, ice skating races became a part of Canadian culture. In 1887, the Amateur Skating Association of Canada was formed. That year, the first official speed skating championships took place. At that time, figure skating and speed skating shared an organization, however the needs of the speed skaters were predominant. In 1894, the Amateur Skating Association of Canada became the first non-European organization to be a member of the International Skating Union. In 1905, short track speed skating was created and gaining popularity in Canada and the United States. In 1939, the figure skaters formed their own organization and thus the Amateur Skating Association of Canada was made up of speed skaters only. Now that it was a speed skating only organization, the name was changed to the Canadian Amateur Speed Skating Association ( or CASSA ) in 1960. It was not until 2000 that CASSA changed their name, yet again, to Speed Skating Canada. Structure The organization is governed by the Board of Directors which is elected by the members. It is composed of the President, the Athletes Director, the Treasurer, and five Directors at Large. Branches Speed Skating Canada is split up into thirteen branches, each representing a Canadian province or territory, as follows : Alberta Amateur Speed Skating Association British Columbia Speed Skating Association Manitoba Speed Skating Association Newfoundland & Labrador Speed Skating Association Nunavut Speed Skating Association NWT Amateur Speed Skating Association Ontario Speed Skating Association Quebec Speed Skating Federation Saskatchewan Amateur Speed Skating Association Speed Skate New - Brunswick Speed Skate Nova Scotia Speed Skate PEI Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association References ^ Jump up to : `` About Speed Skating ''. Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. ^ Jump up to : J. Thomas West. `` Speed Skating - Origins ''. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. ^ Jump up to : `` Lace Up : Canada 's Passion for Skating - History of Speed Skating in Canada ''. Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. 2007 - 01 - 19. Archived from the original on 2008 - 01 - 28. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Structure ''. Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Directory - Board of Directors ''. Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ `` ISU : Member Federations ''. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Board of Directors ''. Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 15. Sports governing bodies of Canada ( CAN ) Summer Olympic sports Archery Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchro Water Polo Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Association Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7 's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Indoor Beach Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Olympic sports Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed & Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding Other IOC - recognized sports Auto Racing American football Bandy Baseball Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Lacrosse Motorcycle racing Orienteering Roller sports Rugby union Squash Paralympic sports Wheelchair Sports Other sports Australian rules football Canadian football Gaelic games Racquets Rugby League Quidditch Canadian Olympic Committee Canadian Paralympic Committee Commonwealth Games Canada Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speed_Skating_Canada&oldid=821277700 '' Categories : Non-profit organizations based in Canada Sports organisations established in 1887 International Skating Union Sports governing bodies in Canada Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 19 January 2018, at 13 : 43. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the first recorded speed skating race take place in canada
Answer: on the St. Lawrence River, going from Montreal to Quebec City