The final stages of the CanSkate program are transitional stages that serves as a bridge from CanSkate to the STARSkate Program. It introduces many figure skating skills that are included in the Preliminary level tests. The skaters participate in a regular CanSkate session working towards mastering the skating fundaments as well as skating with the StarSkaters which creates a challenging figure skating environment. Skaters who complete Stage 7 are well on their way to taking their first Skate Canada test. Once skaters have mastered the Stage 7 CanSkate Level, they are ready to move into the STARSkate program. This program teaches the fundamentals of Figure Skating in a group setting while perfecting basic skating skills.
The names of the STAGE badges are:
Stage 5 - Power
Stage 6 - Speed
Stage 7 - Pre-Preliminary