Ли 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?”

Э, нет.

But as Jo Ollive writes in a recent Глобус & Почта 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, слишком. Describing her learn-to-skate lessons, она пишет, “Only one of member of my class was made in Canada. Видимо, 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:

В Ванкувере: Vancouver Park Board

В Торонто: Toronto/East York, North York District, Скарборо район, Этобико Йорк

В Оттаве: Город Оттава Рекреационный катанию школы

В Монреале: Club de patinage artistique de Lachine

В Калгари: Город Калгари Отдых

В Эдмонтоне: Город Эдмонтон арен

В Квебеке: Внутренние катки и outdoor rinks

Search for “<Название города>” и “skating lessons” to find more learn-to-skate opportunities in your new Canadian community.

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