Sports in Canada Sports in Canada Sports in Canada consist of a wide variety of games. The most common sports are ice hockey, lacrosse, gridiron football, soccer, basketball, curling and baseball, with ice hockey and lacrosse being the official winter and summer sports, respectively. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, being the most popular
Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade Canada participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan. The following table lists Canada's delegation per sport and gender. Decathlon Heptathlon Group Stage 9th–16th place game 9th–12th place game 9th place game Group Stage Quarterfinals Group Stage 9th–16th place match 9th–12th place match 9th place match Group Stage Quarterfinals 5th–8th place match 7th place match Individual Team Individual Team Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 11th place match Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 13th–16th place semifinals 13th place match Preliminary Round Round of 16 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 9th