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: Sept 20 & 21 Mississauga, ON
The 34th Annual OTCC will be held in RK McMillan Park, in Mississauga ON Friday Sept 20 – Saturday Sept 21. Thank you to the City of Mississauga for hosting us – we can't wait! (We’ll post the full schedule soon).
In 2024: we are adding 10 competitor spots: 45 total spots will be available: 30 men and 15 women (if 15 women are not registered, extra spots will be filled by men on the waiting list to reach the 45 participant maximum, and vice versa).
- Climber registration will open on our website Monday July 08, 2024 at 7:00AM (and will close Monday July 22 at 12:00 noon).
- Registration is first come, first serve. Note that those six climbers on the 2023 OTCC Masters List will have a spot reserved (but they must still register).
- Climbers must be members of ISA Ontario, in good standing, prior to OTCC registration (Note non-Ontario residents can compete in preliminary events but cannot compete in the Masters).
- Climbers must be present at the park for mandatory roll call, gear check and climber orientation at all of the following times: Thursday 5:00PM, Friday 8:30AM and Saturday 8:30AM (make sure you're there on time! If you're not there when we call your name, you'll lose your chance to compete and we don't want that!)
- At the start of the event we will announce the number of climbers who will compete in the 2024 Masters (the number depends on the number of male and female climbers competing in each division – as per the ITCC rules 8.2.4)
See ISA’s information on:
Volunteer
Want to be part of the incredible team that makes the OTCC happen? Volunteer for the event! Our dedicated volunteers help make the event possible and you can too! Meet great people, give back to the industry, have fun, and earn CEUs! Sign up as a volunteer online here.
Hotels
Admiral Inn Mississauga: 2161 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5K 1A3. $189.95+ if you book by August 5, 2024
- Call 905-403-9777 (code OTCC 2024)
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Mississauga SW: 2125 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5K 1A3. $185+ if you book by: August 5, 2024
- Book online with our link or Phone 905-855-2000 (Code ISA Ontario)
Parking
Note there is no parking directly at the event area, however there are multiple large parking lots within walking distance.
See directions to the parking lot here. (From the parking lots you'll see the event area across the water and can walk along Waterfront Trail to get to the event).
We will have a gear drop off location at Lakeside Ave and Aviation Road.
See the map to the right for details (click to expand and zoom in).
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:
2023 OTCC – Burlington, ON
Congratulations to our 2023 Champions!
Joel Dreise and Mackenzie Hordyk
OTCC Virtual Forum Fall 2023
We held a virtual forum on Nov 15 2023 to discuss the 2023 OTCC event. Thanks to everyone who filled out the event survey, or attended the forum! Your feedback helps us make the OTCC better and better! Don't hesitate to reach out to ISAO with any additional feedback. And we'll likely hold another virtual forum closer to the 2024 event. Watch the recording of the Nov 15 OTCC Virtual Forum here.
We also hosted a virtual information session on May 17 2023: watch the recording here.
OTCC Virtual Info Session June 2024
Watch a recording of the Virtual Information Session here.
On June 18 we held a virtual forum on the OTCC to discuss the event, preliminary schedule and what to expect. Thank you to everyone who participated: your input will help us continue to make the event better and better!
2022 OTCC – London, ON
Congratulations to our 2022 Champions!
Cody Menken and Krista Strating
2019 OTCC – Burlington, ON
Congratulations to our 2019 champions!
Cody Menken and Krista Strating
2018 OTCC – Sarnia, ON
Congratulations to our 2018 champions!
Joel Dreise and Ciara Condon
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
