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
Sport Canada Canada, more specifically Sport Canada, invest funds and hard work into national level athletes and sporting events through the Sport Support Program (SSP). National Sport Organizations (NSOs), National Multisport Service Organizations (MSOs) and Canadian Sport Centres and Institutes are the three major Sport Organizations that receive help from Sport Canada in order to provide “a role in supporting amateur sport or in promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for Canadians.” National Sport Organizations (NSOs): NSOs are organizations that represent a specific national sport in Canada. Each National Sport Organization has a duty to oversee all that impacts its national sport,