Ontario Tree Climbing Championship
The OTCC brings together arborists & industry members in this fun, competitive event.
The OTCC is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend: watch arborists showcase their skills, visit a tradeshow featuring our favourite vendors and anyone can try out tree climbing at the "Fun Climb" station under the guidance of a professional arborist.
2024 OTCC
The 2024 OTCC is a wrap! We thank our incredible host, City of Mississauga, and Visit Mississauga, our show sponsor Stihl, our amazing sponsors and exhibitors, the OTCC Committee, the competitors, our extraordinary volunteers, and our industry family for coming out to support this awesome event!
Congratulations to our 2024 OTCC Champions: Mark Gaudet and Hannah Winters!
See the Masters scores here, and see the Overall scores here. Thank you!
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
Show Sponsor: Stihl Limited
Masters' Sponsor: Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited
Host: City of Mississauga
Host Incentive Program: Visit Mississauga
Exhibitors
Allan Fyfe Equipment Ltd.
Altec Industries
Arborwood Tree Service
Bartlett Tree Experts
Bobcat of Hamilton, AVANT Equipment
Brandt Tractor Ltd.
City of Mississauga
Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited
Diamond Crane Corp.
Eloquip Ltd.
Goman Lift
Husqvarna Canada Inc.
Hydro One
IHSA Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Maple Leaf Ropes
Milwaukee Tool
Momentum Lift Equipment Inc.
Nisco National Leasing
Novafor Equipment
Ontario Commercial Arborists Association
Petzl
Powertech
Shepherds Utility Equipment Sales
Stihl
Strongco
The Arborist Store
Vermeer Canada Inc.
OTCC Committee Chair:
Ken Gillies
gilliestreecare@mac.com
Head Judge:
Jess van Vliet
peartjessica@hotmail.com
Head Tech:
Rob Shaw-Lukavsky
robinia@mail.com
Follow OTCC:
Virtual Forums: We've hosted virtual forums to discuss the event – thank you to everyone who participated: your input helps continue to make the OTCC better and better!
- May 17 2023 Virtual Forum: Watch the recording here
- Nov 15 2023 Virtual Forum: Watch the recording here
- June 18 2024 Virtual Forum: Watch the recording here
2023 OTCC – Burlington, ON
Congratulations to our 2023 champions!
Joel Dreise and Mackenzie Hordyk
View results from the 2023 Competition here.
Thank you to our 2023 OTCC Volunteers!
2022 OTCC – London, ON
Congratulations to our 2022 champions!
Cody Menken and Krista Strating
View results from the 2022 Competition here.
Thank you to our 2022 OTCC Volunteers!
2019 OTCC – Burlington, ON
Congratulations to our 2019 champions!
Cody Menken and Krista Strating
2018 OTCC – Sarnia, ON
Congratulations to our 2018 champions!
Ciara Condon and Joel Dreise
OTCC Champions by Year
Ontario Ascent Event Records
Ontario’s Ascent Event Records were established at the 2024 OTCC:
Serena Soucy – Ontario Women’s Ascent record: 17.87 seconds
Chris Sallows – Ontario Men’s Ascent record: 8.80 seconds
Interested in Hosting the OTCC?
Is your municipality interested in hosting an OTCC?
The OTCC event is a great way to showcase your municipality, your local park, and to bring the community together for an incredible event! See requirements to host an OTCC event here. And contact us for more information
