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In 1976, and in 2010, Canada also hosted the Olympic Games counterpart, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics respectively. Canada did not host the Paralympic Games counterpart to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; this was the last Winter Olympics that the host city did not also host the Winter Paralympics.
Canada women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics after finishing as the top ranked unqualified nation at the 2023 World ParaVolley World Cup held in Cairo, Egypt.
The women's goalball team qualified by being one of two teams from the 2019 IBSA Goalball Paralympic Ranking Tournament to not have qualified through other tournaments. Roster. Canada's roster of six athletes was named on June 24, 2021. [14] The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [15]
Canada earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation.
Canada competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. Para-alpine skier Josh Dueck served as Chef de Mission of the Canadian team and para-alpine skier Karolina Wisniewska was assistant Chef de Mission. [1] [2]
Canada competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, from March 7 to 16, 2014. [ 2 ] Canada sent a team of 54 athletes to compete in all five sports, and finished with 7 gold medals and 16 overall (ranking 3rd and 4th respectively).
Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000. [1] The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs. [2] Canada finished third in the medal table and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze. [3]
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports. [ 3 ] The chef de mission was retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson , appointed in January 2017.