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2024 Canada Cup Update

Apr
26
Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada has made the difficult decision to move the 2024 Canada Cup scheduled to take place in Shawinigan, QC from June 30 to July 1, to a combined […]... Read More

PADDLE TO PARIS- Canoe Kayak Canada Announces 2024 World Cup Sprint Teams, Para World Championship Team and Pan Am Qualifier Team

Apr
11
Canoe Kayak Canada

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ONTARIO (April 11, 2024) – Over 20 Sprint and Paracanoe paddlers from across Canada have booked their tickets to the next stage of 2024 Paris Olympic […]... Read More

Canoe Kayak Canada – Recipient of Community Sport for All Funding – We Paddle program officially launched

Apr
4
Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is thrilled to be a recipient of Community Sport For All grant from the Government of Canada (Sport Canada).  The Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI) […]... Read More

Canada earns two slalom quota spots for Paris 2024

Mar
14
Canoe Kayak Canada

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (March 14, 2024) – Canadian slalom paddlers win the 2024 Olympic qualifier at COPAC Canoe Slalom Pan American Championships, securing an Olympic quota spot for Canada […]... Read More

CKC Mourns the loss of Fred Heese

Mar
7
Canoe Kayak Canada

It is with great sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada recognizes the passing of Fred Heese, a Tokyo 1964 Olympian and passionate paddler. Fred passed away on February 28 in his […]... Read More

Wascana Racing Canoe Club Awarded the 2025 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championships

Feb
28
Canoe Kayak Canada

OTTAWA, ON / REGINA, SK (February 28, 2024) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to announce Wascana Racing Canoe Club has been awarded the 2025 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint […]... Read More

Shawinigan to Host 2024 CKC Canada Cup New Canada Cup Format announced

Feb
26
Canoe Kayak Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO/SHAWINIGAN, QUEBEC (February 26, 2024)– Paddlers from across Canada will be welcomed by Le Club de canotage de Shawinigan (CCS) as Shawinigan, QC is announced as host of the […]... Read More

Maskwa Aquatic Club and Rideau Canoe Club announced as co-winners of 2023 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championships

Feb
16
Canoe Kayak Canada

Following collaborative discussions with Maskwa Aquatic Club and Rideau Canoe Club, Canoe Kayak Canada has determined the Maskwa Aquatic Club and the Rideau Canoe Club are declared co-winners of the […]... Read More

CKC Launches the 2024 Boats for All Campaign

Jan
29
Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is thrilled to launch  the 2024 Boats for All – a campaign to ensure our races at National Championships are inclusive for all while growing the sport […]... Read More

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Bret Himmelman’s Mental Health Journey

Jan
24
Canoe Kayak Canada

Being an athlete has been a big part of my identity since I started playing sports and when people ask what I do, I say I am an athlete. It […]... Read More