Lacrosse in Canada Lacrosse in Canada Modern lacrosse in Canada has been a popular sport since the mid 1800s. Only field lacrosse was played until the 1930s, when box lacrosse was invented. In 1994 Parliament passed the "National Sports of Canada Act" which declared lacrosse to be "Canada's National Summer Sport", with ice hockey as the National Winter Sport. Lacrosse was played by First Nations peoples before the arrival of European colonists. The first documented description of the game was in 1637. The game was called "baggataway" and "tewaarathon", which was played by two teams with 100 to 1,000 men each on a
Sport Canada through 3 sectors including: National Sport Organizations (NSO), National Multisport Organizations (MSO), and Canadian Sport Centers. Hosting Program: The Hosting Program is distributed through four sectors: International Major Multisport Games (Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and Pan and Parapan American Games, etc.), International Single Sport Events, International Multisport Games for Aboriginal Peoples and Persons with a Disability, and Canada Games which are the largest Canadian Games. “The Program contributed to sport excellence and enhances the international profile of sport organizations in Canada. It also delivers economic, social and cultural benefits to Canadian communities.” The Government of