The 2024 Canadian Junior Open, held this past weekend at The Club at White Oaks and secondary venue Ridley College, was an extraordinary gathering of talent, bringing together some of the best junior squash players from Canada and around the world.

Squash Ontario is pleased to share a mid-season update of the 2024-2025 Jesters University League with you all. Our 10 participating Universities face off against each other over 5 competition weekends from October through February.

We are pleased to share that CGG Squash has come on board as a brand new corporate partner for the season, specifically with a title sponsorship of our 2025 Ontario Open Championships to be held in March 2025. This sponsorship will enhance the player experience, contributing to our largest event of the season!

This past weekend, the 2024 Ontario Junior Closed Championships presented by HEAD took center stage at Mayfair Lakeshore in Toronto, where Ontario’s top junior athletes showcased their skills and determination in Boys and Girls U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 divisions. Known as the pinnacle of provincial junior squash competition, the event brought together high-performance players in a fiercely competitive and exciting atmosphere.

The “Canadian Squash Hall of Fame” has been created under the auspices of Squash Canada, to honour and to preserve the history of all aspects of squash in Canada. Any Canadian citizen or resident, or Canadian organization or entity can submit a nomination for selection/induction consideration.

This past weekend, Movati Athletic Brantford hosted an incredible 2024 Squash Ontario Masters Championships, bringing together passionate squash players from across the province to compete in a wide range of divisions.

Squash Ontario is committed to making squash accessible to everyone, including individuals with physical limitations. Our wheelchair squash program provides clubs and community organizations with access to five sport wheelchairs, available free of charge for rentals.

We are delighted to announce that the best squash players on the planet will yet again be descending upon Toronto for the 2025 SmartCentres Canada Cup, January 14th -16th. The long-time running event will boast an 8 man pro draw with a total purse of $70,000. The 2025 line up will include World #3 Diego Elias, World #5 Mazen Hesham, World #9 Joel Makin, World #14 Miguel Rodtiguez, WR# 21 Nicholas Mueller and more.

We are thrilled to be partnering with the racquet brand HEAD this squash season. This partnership will specifically support our Junior Silver tournaments, our Ontario Junior Closed Championships, and our annual fundraising campaign to support junior squash.

On October 28th, we were chosen as one of the community partners to receive a portion of the proceeds from the Canadian Women’s Open event held at Brookfield Place in downtown Toronto to support our female growth initiatives.