The event is organized by Skate Canada, the sport's national governing body.

Prior to 2023, the event was called the Canadian Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnats du Canada de patinage artistique).

[1] The waltz and tenstep competitions were discontinued and their championship cups were retired in 1959.

Patrick Chan currently hold the record for the most Canadian Championships won in men's singles (with ten), while Constance Wilson-Samuel holds the record in women's singles (with nine).

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford hold the record in pair skating (with seven), while Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz hold the record in ice dance (with ten).