What you need to know

Every Open Ice camp is free. There is nothing to pay, ever, and nothing to buy.

Our camps are for children aged five to ten.

Your child is given a full set of equipment to keep, fitted in person before they skate.

The next camp is Christmas Camp 2026, planned at four arenas across Toronto.

Your child does not need to know how to skate. Every child who joins Open Ice is new to hockey, and we teach skating from the very first step.

Bring your child, water and warm socks. We provide everything else, including lunch.

To apply, fill in the form on the Apply page, or send us an email. We reply to every family.

If English is difficult for you, write to us in your own language. We will find someone to translate.

Email openiceinitiative@gmail.com.

Media Coverage

March break youth hockey camp gives underprivileged kids a chance to play

CTV News covered the March 2026 camp at Ted Reeve Community Arena, filming the first on-ice session.

CTV NewsMar 17, 2026Watch

A camper winding up to shoot during a March 2026 camp session

CTV News visited Ted Reeve Community Arena during the first on-ice session of the March 2026 Open Ice Camp. The segment followed first-time skaters through their opening drills and spoke to the coaches and organizers about why the cost of the game keeps so many Toronto children off the ice.

The camp ran from 16 to 20 March 2026 for children aged five to ten. Every camper received the equipment they needed, theirs to keep, roughly three hours of ice per day plus dryland training, and professional on-ice coaching. Families paid nothing.

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