List of paddlesports organizations in Canada

This is a list of paddlesports organizations in Canada. These paddle sport organizations and clubs oversee various competitive sports involving watercraft propelled using a paddle. Some paddle sports include dragonboat racing, swanboat racing, canoe racing and kayak racing.

Competitive associations

• Canoe Kayak Canada (Canadian Canoe Association)
• Go Rowing and Paddling Association of Canada operated from 1996 to 2014

Recreational associations

• Paddle Canada

  Formerly the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association. Founded by John Eberhard and Ron Johnstone (1971). Affiliated organizations:

  • Paddle Alberta
  • Canoe Kayak New Brunswick
  • Paddle Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia
  • Eau Vive Québec
  • Paddle Manitoba
  • Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan
• Canot Kayak Québec
• Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA)
• Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia (RCABC)
• Whitewater Kayaking Association of British Columbia (WKABC)

Clubs

British Columbia

• Kelowna Canoe and Kayak Club
• Kelowna Dragon Boat Club
• Kelowna Outrigger Canoe Club
• Kelowna Rowing Club
• Vancouver Kayak Club (VKC)
• Beaver Canoe Club www.BeaverCanoeClub.org

Ontario

• Burloak Canoe Club
• Rideau Canoe Club

Nova Scotia

• Mic Mac AAC