Does Canada’s citizenship test require that you “ski a black run, gallop a horse, catch a fish, drive a tractor, skate in a hockey match and chop down a cedar?”

음, 아니.

But as Jo Ollive writes in a recent 지구 & 메일 essay entitled “New to Canada and determined to skate,” learning to skate can be a rite of passage for many newcomers to this country.

Ollive, an expat who relocated from England to British Columbia, decided that skating should be part of her immigrant experience, 너무. Describing her learn-to-skate lessons, 그녀는 글을 쓴다, “Only one of member of my class was made in Canada. 분명히, you were all born with skates attached.”

If you weren’t born attached to your own personal pair of skates, here’s where you can get started with Canada’s national winter pastime:

밴쿠버: Vancouver Park Board

토론토: Toronto/East York, 노스욕 지구, 스카 보로 지구, 이토 비코 뉴욕

오타와: 오타와 레크리에이션 스케이팅 학교의 도시

몬트리올에서: Club de patinage artistique de Lachine

캘거리에서: 캘거리 레크리에이션의 도시

에드먼턴에서: 에드먼턴 경기장의 도시

퀘벡시: 실내 스케이트장 및 outdoor rinks

Search for “<마을 이름>” 및 “skating lessons” to find more learn-to-skate opportunities in your new Canadian community.

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