Taekwondo Canada National Championships and Canada Open Head East to Montreal in 2025
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OTTAWA – Taekwondo Canada will host the 2025 National Championships and the Canada Open back-to-back at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal.
The National Championships will be contested first starting February 4th with Taekwondo Canada then hosting the world’s best for the 2025 Canada Open, February 7-9.
The decision was made to host both events in the same week in the heart of Canada’s cultural capital with strategic alignment around a number of factors and the goal of maximizing participation, optimizing resources, and athlete well-being as the organization’s top priorities.
“Planning for these two events this winter was not an easy process given the number of factors we were faced with navigating around. Ultimately, Taekwondo Canada made this challenging decision while putting the athletes’ needs, cost-efficiencies, participation and performance preparation first,” said Dave Harris, executive director, Taekwondo Canada.
“Montreal has a long history of staging successful world-class events and we’re very excited to partner with Taekwondo Quebec to host our nation’s best on the same stage, and in the same week, that will welcome the world for the Canada Open.”
Hosting both events in Montreal will also streamline logistical operations while providing substantial cost-saving benefits for participants. The location and date on the domestic event calendar also presents a better all-around experience for athletes, coaches, and spectators.
The strategic sequencing of the National Championships followed by the Canada Open supports athletes and coaches in their preparation for team selection and weight management protocols. In conducting the National Championships first, athletes have the opportunity to register for their preferred weight divisions for national team selection. Subsequently, those choosing to stay for the Canada Open can then make necessary adjustments to their weight classifications up until the general weigh-in (if needed), ensuring optimal participation and competitive readiness.
“It is our goal always to put the athletes needs first and foremost when creating our annual event calendar. Recognizing the complex athletic and academic lives of our young athletes, we wanted to allow them more time at home during the holiday season, better prepare them for team selection events and weight adjustments, and we were also sensitive to our athletes’ academic commitments,” added Harris. “It is our hope that providing ample notice and strategic scheduling, will help minimize disruptions to school responsibilities in an effort to increase athlete participation at National Championships.”
The back-to-back domestic and international event strategy mirrors that of other nations in the Pan American Taekwondo Union, allowing for greater proximity on the calendar to the 2025 US Open scheduled for Reno, Nevada, February 14-16.
Taekwondo Canada also has intent to bring the Canada Open back to the West Coast, however, it was not possible in 2025 with Vancouver-Whistler hosting the Invictus Games. Montreal, therefore, emerged as the best alternative host city, given its ideal venue and accommodation infrastructure.
Further event details and registration information will be made available on Taekwondo Canada’s website in the near future.
About Taekwondo Canada:
Taekwondo Canada is the National Sport Governing Body for Taekwondo in Canada. We are recognized by World Taekwondo, Pan American Taekwondo Union, Sport Canada, Own the Podium, Canadian Olympic Committee, and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Taekwondo Canada sends national teams to the Olympic Games, World Taekwondo Championships, Pan Am Taekwondo Championships, Pan Am Games, World Taekwondo Junior Championships, Poomsae World Championships, and Pan Am Poomsae Championships.
Contact:
Dave Harris
Executive Director
ed@taekwondo-canada.com
519-859-7410
