How are you affiliated with Skate Canada?

We are a 100% Canadian-owned, independent technology developer based out of Oakville, Ontario. We developed our club management technologies to support the success and growth of clubs and athletes in all types of athletic categories. Skating, however, is our passion and we first developed Uplifter specifically to support our local Skate Canada skating club.

We have been supporting a growing number of Skate Canada sanctioned clubs from coast to coast since our launch in 2011, and today are proud to be Skate Canada’s first and only PREFERRED PARTNER FOR SKATING CLUB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. This partnership enables us to provide value-added features tailored to Skate Canada clubs and schools, such as Skate Canada skill evaluation tools and report cards, and automated submission of annual Skate Canada Member registrations to the Skate Canada Member Database.

We support Skate Canada clubs and schools in every province and territory, including small clubs of less than 50 skaters, such as Skate Gillam in Manitoba, to large clubs of 2000+ skaters, such as Skate Oakville in Ontario. Our system is also multi-lingual, making it a powerful tool for supported bilingual clubs.

Can we use the Uplifter system with our existing club website?

Yes, for clubs that wish to continue hosting their own website, the Uplifter registration and member/administrator login page can typically be integrated seamlessly into their existing club site. NOTE: Our club website management tool, however, is very easy to use and comes included at no extra cost with your Uplifter system… so chances are you’ll prefer the many benefits of hosting your club website through Uplifter!

How long will it take to set-up my club’s Uplifter system?

We can have your club’s Uplifter system set-up within 1-2 business days. It then takes only a small group of club administrators approximately 4-6 hours (2-3 evenings) to go through our QUICK START GUIDES, during which time you will optimize the Uplifter system for your club, including creating your first season and club programs. We also recommend club administrators allow for 1-2 weeks to test their system and build a familiarity with the various Uplifter features, such as registering online, editing invoices, and managing wait lists. If your club will be offering online credit card payments, you will also need to allow approximately 5-14 business days to set-up both a merchant account (with a provider of your choice) and a merchant gateway account with our provider, BeanStream. We can provide your club with helpful documentation on that process.

What does it cost to use the Uplifter system?

We offer three different service plans, each with a low monthly fee and low payment transcation fee with special discounted rates for Skate Canada clubs (see below). In other words, you only pay a fee for Uplifter’s entire suite of club management tools once a club member has already paid you! All plans include free lifetime functionality upgrades to the club management system and 24/7 access to our online Learning Centre and support team via email and online chat.

“Implementing the Uplifter system has been a win-win experience for our members, coaches and office staff. We now serve our members in a more efficient and eco-friendly manner with payments being processed in a timely and automated fashion. Our members are able to access their online personal skating calendars, details of their skater’s test and program levels as well as upcoming payments. Benefits to our coaches include being able to sign-in from anywhere to access their skater’s schedules and current test levels. By implementing Uplifter, we have been able to streamline the administrative side of our club, which has freed up resources to focus on our skaters and skating programs.
Doug Shelley, President, Skate Oakville, ON

« Concernant Uplifter, il n’y a que des bons mots à dire. L’interface du système est extrêmement intuitive, et la grande variété de fonctions nous permet d’offrir nombreux options d’inscription pour nos programmes du club. L’inscription en ligne n’a jamais été si facile! Le système est impressionnant, mais encore plus incroyable est l’équipe d’assistance technique. Ils sont EXCEPTIONNELS! Toute l’équipe est qualifiée et instruite en plus d’être patiente et agréable de travailler avec. Merci infiniment d’avoir amélioré notre club! »
Véronique Servant, Administratrice & Entraîneuse, CPA Saint-Laurent

“Uplifter has turned registration into a fast, convenient and painless process for everyone involved. We’ve greatly improved our club financials and made significant cost saving decisions because we now understand where our finances are at. Best of all, with less time spent on administration we can focus on more important things.”
Al Ogrodniuk, Past President, Streetsville Meadowvale Figure Skating Club, ON

“I’ve been looking for tools to help me track skater development for years. To have these features purposely built into Uplifter’s club management software is a huge benefit. I’ll be able to accurately track all my skaters and use it to motivate them to achieve their goals faster.”
Allen Carson, Coach

“It was a big job at first, but you gave us so much help that it didn’t seem impossible. The system has given us a lot more freedom having reports and programs accessible to the executive members and coaches. Our coaches are taking advantage of seeing their class sizes with current live data, and our online attendance sheets are always up to date… The website is fantastic and easy to set up…and integrates perfectly with registration. There is consistency and simplicity and that helps busy parents navigate the site… And you are always making improvements so I am excited and look forward to seeing what is coming next!”
Corinne Morriscey, Administrator, Lake Bonavista Skating Club, AB

“With some dedicated work by a small team of four, we were able to create and launch our website with online registration in about three weeks! Uplifter’s support during this was key as they responded to our questions very quickly and helped us overcome some hurdles along the way. We now enjoy a customer-facing tool that helps us capture new members quickly and easily, market the club and communicate with members. The tool will be a great time-saver for our volunteers now that we have this deployed and in operation.”
Stephen Komarnicky, Past President, London Skating Club, ON

“I can attest to the passion this company has for our sport, and I have to assume sport in general. In my many and ongoing interactions with their team, I have found them to be not only involved with our sport through their club management platform, but also extremely active and engaged volunteers within the sport. It has been both a personal and professional pleasure to work with the team from Uplifter.”
Norm Proft, Director Member Services, Skate Canada