Canadian Paralympic Committee
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Paralympic Committee - CPC (French: Comité paralympique canadien - CPC) is the private, non-profit organization
representing Canadian
Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC) and the Parapan American Games
. It represents 43 member sports organisations.
Coaches
Builders
Non-profit organization
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representing Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
(IPC) and the Parapan American Games
Parapan American Games
The Parapan American Games is a multi-sport event held every four years after every Pan American Games for athletes with physical disabilities. The first Games was held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico...
. It represents 43 member sports organisations.
Active
- Alpine Canada Alpin
- Athletics CanadaAthletics CanadaAthletics Canada or AC is the national governing body of athletics in Canada, which includes track and field, cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics...
- Canadian Blind Sport Association
- Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
- Canadian Curling AssociationCanadian Curling AssociationThe Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
- Canadian Cycling AssociationCanadian Cycling AssociationThe Canadian Cycling Association or CCA is the national governing body of cycle racing in Canada....
- Canadian Fencing Federation
- Canadian Soccer AssociationCanadian Soccer AssociationThe Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides...
- Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association
- Canadian Wheelchair Sports AssociationCanadian Wheelchair Sports AssociationThe Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association is a non-profit organization and the governing body for wheelchair rugby and powerlifting in Canada...
- Canadian Yachting AssociationCanadian Yachting AssociationThe Canadian Yachting Association is Canada's organization for controlling the water.CYA is a "Member National Authority" of the International Sailing Federation . Organization of sailing in Canada is divided into four groups, Yacht Clubs, Provincial Sailing Associations, Class Associations, and...
- Cross Country CanadaCross Country CanadaCross Country Canada is the governing federation for Cross Country Skiing in Canada....
- Equine Canada
- Federation of Canadian Archers
- Hockey CanadaHockey CanadaHockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
- Judo Canada
- Rowing Canada Aviron
- Shooting Federation of Canada
- Swimming Natation Canada
- Table Tennis Canada
- Tennis CanadaTennis CanadaTennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. Tennis Canada also host one ATP Masters Series tournament and one WTA Tier I tournament . The event locations rotate between Montreal and...
- Volleyball Canada
Affiliate
- Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
- Alter Go
- Badminton Canada
- BC Disability Sports
- Bobsleigh Canada SkeletonBobsleigh Canada SkeletonBobsleigh Canada Skeleton is the official federation for bobsled and skeleton in Canada. It serves as the Canadian representative for the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation and is part of the Canadian Olympic Committee....
- Canadian Amateur DanceSport AssociationCanadian Amateur DanceSport AssociationTha Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association is the governing body for competitive ballroom dancing in Canada. It is a member of the International DanceSport Federation and the Canadian Olympic Association...
- Canadian Amputee Sports Association
- Canadian Association for Disabled SkiingCanadian Association for Disabled SkiingCADS is an acronym for the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing, a volunteer driven organization dedicated to "assisting individuals with a disability to lead richer and fuller lives through active participation in recreational and competitive snow skiing and snowboarding"...
- Canadian Association of Athletes with an Intellectual Disability
- Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Agency
- Canadian Snowboard FederationCanadian Snowboard FederationThe Canadian Snowboard Federation is the governing body in Canada for the sport of snowboarding. It is a member discipline of the Canadian Snowsports Association, and is recognized by the Government of Canada, the Fédération Internationale de Ski, the World Snowboard Federation, the Canadian...
- CanoeKayak Canada
- Field Hockey CanadaField Hockey CanadaField Hockey Canada is the National Sports Organization responsible for the development and growth of field hockey in Canada. In collaboration with provincial and club members, FHC provides programs and resources to support the field hockey community from the pitch to the podium. FHC is...
- Gymnastics Canada
- ParaSport Ontario
- Parasport and Recreation PEI
- Synchro Canada
- Taekwondo Canada
- Triathlon Canada
- Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Hall of Fame
Athletes- Eugene Reimer (2001)
- Arnold Boldt (2001)
- Joanne Berdan (2003)
- Duncan Campbell (2005)
- André VigerAndré VigerAndré Viger, OC, CQ was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympics in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals.Born in Windsor, Ontario, Viger grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec...
(2005)
Coaches
- None have been inducted so far.
Builders
- Robert SteadwardRobert SteadwardRobert Steadward, OC, AOE is a Canadian "author, sport scientist, manager, counsellor, consultant and community volunteer", who was the founding president of the International Paralympic Committee , which he presided from 1989 to 2001. Prior to that, he had founded the Canadian Sports Fund for the...
(2000) - Robert JacksonRobert JacksonRobert Jackson may refer to:*Robert Jackson , Australian Army general during World War II*Robert Jackson , British musician*Robert Jackson , US political figure in New York City...
(2001) - Rick HansenRick HansenRichard M. Hansen, CC, OBC is a Canadian Paralympian and an activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour...
(2003) - Jerry Johnston (2003)
- Patrick Jarvis (2007)