Pickleball Canada (PC)

The pickleball federation in Canada

Pickleball Canada is the national sport organisation for pickleball, founded in April 2009 (originally the Canadian National Pickleball Association) and governed by a national Board of Directors and a National Pickleball Advisory Council. It operates through 11 Provincial and Territorial Pickleball Associations (e.g. Pickleball BC, Pickleball Ontario, Fédération québécoise de pickleball), which run their own championships and affiliate local clubs. Nationally it runs the Pickleball Canada National Championship, a sanctioned-tournament and officiating programme, a Coach Education Program, a Long Term Player Development Plan, para/wheelchair pickleball, and a club/member insurance programme. It is a founding member (with USA Pickleball and Pickleball Mexico) of the Pickleball Federation of the Americas.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official pickleball competitions in Canada.

Join online through the Pickleball Canada National System (pickleballcanada.org), selecting a province/territory and a club (or an unaffiliated 'V-club'); Canadian residents (outside NWT/Nunavut) must also hold their provincial/territorial membership. Annual fee is C$10 (set April 2021), membership year runs January-December. Quebec residents join separately via the Fédération québécoise de pickleball.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

Pickleball clubs in Canada → 89 clubs Where to buy a pickleball paddle in Canada → 10 shops sell pickleball equipment in Canada: specialist shops, sports chains and online stores.

The other racket-sport federations in Canada

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Pickleball Canada (PC)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Canada

The pickleball federation in other countries