Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2025-26 Sport Canada carding cycle. The Slalom High Performance Committee and Sprint High Performance Committee with Sport Canada have approved the following athletes for the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP). Athletes who qualify for the program will receive funding from Sport Canada for essential elements such as training and living expenses. Congratulations to these athletes on their determination and dedication that enabled them to achieve this support.
Below is the list of AAP funding recipients in Sprint, Paracanoe and Slalom programs.
Sprint
| Athlete | Discipline |
| Alix Plomteux | Men’s Canoe |
| Andrew Billard | Men’s Canoe |
| Connor Fitzpatrick | Men’s Canoe |
| Émile Bouvier | Men’s Canoe |
| Nikita Ciudin | Men’s Canoe |
| Zachary Kralik | Men’s Canoe |
| Cameron Low | Men’s Kayak |
| Dyllan Redwood-Wheeler | Men’s Kayak |
| Frederic Brais | Men’s Kayak |
| Ian Gaudet | Men’s Kayak |
| Laurent Lavigne | Men’s Kayak |
| Nicholas Matveev | Men’s Kayak |
| Owen Maclean | Men’s Kayak |
| Simon McTavish | Men’s Kayak |
| Tate Levy | Men’s Kayak |
| Vincent Jourdenais | Men’s Kayak |
| Élizabeth Desrosiers-McArthur | Women’s Canoe |
| Evie McDonald | Women’s Canoe |
| Grace Theunissen | Women’s Canoe |
| Isabel Lowry | Women’s Canoe |
| Jacy Grant | Women’s Canoe |
| Katie Vincent | Women’s Canoe |
| Madeleine Beauregard | Women’s Canoe |
| Ruby Muhl | Women’s Canoe |
| Sloan MacKenzie | Women’s Canoe |
| Sophia Jensen | Women’s Canoe |
| Victoria Tran | Women’s Canoe |
| Zoe Wojtyk | Women’s Canoe |
| Anna Archibald | Women’s Kayak |
| Callie Loch | Women’s Kayak |
| Chloe Bryer | Women’s Kayak |
| Michelle Russell | Women’s Kayak |
| Riley Melanson | Women’s Kayak |
| Toshka Besharah | Women’s Kayak |
Paracanoe
| Brianna Hennessy | Paracanoe |
| Erica Scarff | Paracanoe |
| Gabriel Ferron-Bouius | Paracanoe |
| Mathieu St-Pierre | Paracanoe |
Slalom
| Alex Baldoni | Kayak, Canoe, Cross |
| Béatrice Olson | Kayak, Cross |
| Daniel Parry | Kayak, Canoe |
| Isaac Zimmerman | Kayak, Canoe, Cross |
| Léa Baldoni | Kayak, Cross |
| Lois Betteridge | Kayak, Canoe, Cross |
| Michal Smiesko | Kayak, Cross |
| Owen McKay | Kayak, Canoe |
| Tyler Gevaert | Kayak, Canoe, Cross |