The Championships have been held since 2000 and Hamilton has previously staged the event in 2015 edition.

The coronavirus pandemic led to the 2020 and 2021 editions of the event being cancelled. 

A total of 23 teams representing 19 ISU members have been entered for this year's Championships. 

Finland lead the medal table with 25 medals, nine of them gold, followed by Sweden with 13 and Canada 12. 

Five-time world champions Marigold Ice Unity of Finland earned silver in 2019, when the competition took place in Helsinki, Finland. 

They will face tough competition from compatriots Helsinki Rockettes, the reigning world bronze medallists, although 2019 gold medallists Team Paradise, from Russia are absent this time around. 

Other competitors include Canada’s multiple world medallists Nexxice and Les Supremes as well as 2016 world bronze medallists The Haydenettes of the United States. 

The 2019 edition saw Nexxice narrowly miss the podium finishing in fourth place, with The Haydenettes ending in sixth. 

Canada will have two entries at the competition with Les Suprêmes of CPA Saint-Léonard and Nexxice of Burlington Skating Centre representing the nation.

Sweden will be back with their new Team Inspire, after multiple world champions Team Surprise ended their 35-year history of synchronized skating in 2018.

Teams from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey will be competing as well.