The TruNorth Cup
Canada's Premier Grooming Championship
- Dates
- November 19 – 21, 2026
- Times
- 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Venue
- International Centre — Hall 3
- 6900 Airport Road FREE PARKING
About this event
Three days. Multiple rings. The biggest purse on the Canadian grooming circuit. The TruNorth Cup crowns the year's top stylists across every breed group and creative discipline.
Sponsors
Judging Panel
TBA
Cup Head Judge
Senior international judge to be announced.
TBA
Creative Division Judge
Featured creative judge to be announced.
TBA
Sporting Group Judge
Featured judge to be announced.
Seminars
Reserve your seat in any seminar — add to cart and check out all your selections together with Stripe.
Cup-Level Sporting Trim Master Class
with TBA · Nov 19 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Creative Color & Carving
with TBA · Nov 20 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Seminar Certificates
$5 CAD + 13% HST per seminar — personalized PDF certificate of participation, emailed within two weeks after the event. Pick one certificate per session you attend.
Seminar Attendance Certificate
Electronic PDF Certificate of Participation
Purchase a personalized PDF certificate acknowledging your participation at the seminar of your choice. Each certificate is $5 CAD + 13% HST and will be emailed within two weeks after the event.
To validate your certificate, each groomer must confirm attendance with the TruNorth Grooming Show booth during the show. Buy one certificate per seminar attended — repeat the purchase for each session.
Every certificate order is logged on the Certificates tab of our registration sheet (opens in a new tab) so the TruNorth team can match your attendance check-in to your PDF before it goes out.
Choose one or more seminars
Select the seminars you attended.
$0 CAD + 13% HST
Event Passes
Single-day, multi-day, and spectator passes for the show floor. Check out all items at once with secure Stripe payment.
1 Day Open Unlimited Event Pass
Full single-day access — show floor, competition viewing, and seminar floor.
$185 CAD
2 Day Open Unlimited Event Pass
Any two days — full access to the show floor and all open sessions.
$285 CAD
3 Day Open Unlimited Event Pass
All three days — full access to the show floor and all open sessions.
$375 CAD
Extra Event Wristband
Additional admission wristband for a guest or support person.
$25 CAD
Spectator Weekend Pass
General-admission entry to the show floor, all three days.
$45 CAD
Cup Ring Entry
Single competition ring entry at The TruNorth Cup.
$150 CAD
Prizes & Awards
TruNorth Cup Champion
Highest cumulative score across all three days.
$2,500 CAD + The TruNorth Cup Trophy
Creative Division Winner
Top score in the Creative Styling division.
$1,000 CAD + Champion Sash
Sporting Group Champion
Top score across all sporting-breed rings.
$750 CAD + Engraved Shears
People's Choice
Voted by show attendees on-site.
$250 CAD + Showcase Feature
Seminar Attendance Certificate
Electronic PDF certificate acknowledging your participation at the seminar of your choice. $5 each plus 13% HST. Emailed within two weeks after the event. To validate your certificate, please confirm your attendance with the TruNorth Grooming Show booth at the show.
$5 CAD per certificate · PDF delivery