Canada men's national football team
The Canada Men's National Football Team represent Canada in Senior Men's international gridiron football competitions. It is governed and managed by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, however, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. They competed for their first and only IFAF World Championship in 2011.
| Nickname(s) | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
|---|---|
| Association | Football Canada |
| Head coach | vacant |
| Most games | Several Players (3) |
| Top scorer | Matt Walter (6 TDs) |
| Most points | Matt Walter (36) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
| Canada 45–10 France (Graz, Austria; July 9, 2011) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Canada 45–10 France (Graz, Austria; July 9, 2011) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| United States 50–7 Canada (Vienna, Austria; July 16, 2011) | |
| IFAF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | Runner-up (in 2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 3–1–0 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| World Championship | ||
| 2011 Austria | Team Competition | |
There are currently no plans for Canada to field a senior men's team for the 2023 World Championships in Germany.
Since the 2011 senior event, Canada's flagship men's tackle program is the Canada national football junior team, an elite U20 developmental program that participates in the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship, which was a biennial championship until 2020, then moved to a quadrennial event. The next IFAF World Junior Football Tournament is scheduled for Edmonton, Alberta in July 2024. Canada is the most successful team at the WJFC. They won the 2012 Under-19 championship, upsetting the favourite and host team, the United States, to give the US national team its first loss to date in international competition. They won the 2016 championship in China, then defended their championship with a 2018 title in Mexico. The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.