Judges/evaluators are usually former skaters. Candidates who wish to become qualified to judge/ evaluate, must attend Skate Canada approved clinics, trial judge and pass both a written and video identification exam at each level. Each discipline of skating, singles, pair, dance and synchronized skating requires individualized training.

The progression of competitive judges is similar to that of competitive skaters, beginning at the club level and moving through various levels. Normally competitive judges begin as test evaluators.

Evaluators assess skills at the Primary, Intermediate and Senior test levels, working with the skater and coach. A rating scale of excellent, good, satisfactory and needs improvement is used for each component of each test.

A judge begins to judge competitions at the inter-club or juvenile level and advances to the senior Sectional level. Progress from one level to the next is determined by the judge's activity, success at the previous level attendance at training seminars, passing the appropriate written exam and technical knowledge.

To qualify as a Canadian Championship judge, the candidates must have been a senior Sectional Championship Judge for at least one year and have judged successfully in at least two Sectional Championships and one Divisional (Challenge) Championship, attended training clinics and pass exams required by Skate Canada.