Sports in Canada Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Australian rules football in Canada is a minor participation sport. The governing body for the sport in the country is AFL Canada. The sport has been played in the country since 1989 when the first league was formed. The sport is quickly becoming popular with the Ontario Australian Football League being the biggest outside of Australia. There are Canadian national teams with the Canada national Australian rules football team the men's team, and a women's national team both who regularly play international matches and play in the Australian Football International Cup which is essentially a World
Western Canada Summer Games ahead of the Olympic Games, and using the same 23 summer sports disciplines. In 1983, the Yukon and Northwest Territories applied for membership to the Games and debuted with a total of 23 athletes between the two territories. Following the 1987 Games, a review of the Games was conducted and it was agreed that the purpose of the Western Canada Summer Games should be to provide developing athletes with an opportunity to compete in competitions that support provincial or territorial plans and which might lead to greater competitions at the national level (i.e. Canada Games, National Championships, etc.). The 1990