Culture of Canada by Canadians or trace their roots to Canada. 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, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as "soccer" in both English and French,
Sport Canada Sport Canada to date. Canadian Sport Institutes and Centres: This Canadian Sport Organization was developed with the purpose of partnering with many sectors such as Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Coaching Association of Canada and the provincial governing bodies. “The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network is a group of designated multisport training centres established in Canada recognized by Sport Canada and Own the Podium and supported by national and provincial partners including the CAC, the COC, the CPC in partnership with (7) different provinces or regions across Canada.” The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute