# Orienteering Canada

Orienteering Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF), is the governing body of orienteering in Canada. It is recognized by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.

## History

Orienteering Canada, was founded in 1967 as the Canadian Orienteering Federation and initially consisted of three member associations, those of Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. The following year, Orienteering Canada became a member of the International Orienteering Federation and the first Canadian Orienteering Championships were held in Gatineau Park, Quebec on August 10. In 1972, Canada sent its first team to the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Staré Splavy, Czech Republic. By 1975, Orienteering Canada consisted of 8 provincial associations. As of 2024, there are eight provincial associations and one territorial association. In 1976, Orienteering Quebec organized "O' Ring", the first international orienteering competition held outside of Europe which attracted over 900 participants. In 2012, the organization formally changed its name to Orienteering Canada.
On top of organizing the Canadian Orienteering Championships each year, Orienteering Canada has hosted several major orienteering competitions including the Orienteering World Cup (1978, 1990, 1992), the Asia-Pacific Orienteering Championships (1990, 2002), and the North American Orienteering Championships which they have hosted every four years since 1973.

## Affiliated clubs
### Current

| Club name | Locale | Province/Territory |
| Accro O Sport | Granby | Quebec |
| Annapolis Valley Orienteering Club | Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia |
| Azimut Laurentides | Morin-Heights | Quebec |
| Cariboo Chilcotin Orienteering Club | Williams Lake | British Columbia |
| Club de courses d’aventure et d’orientation de la Gaspésie | Gaspé | Quebec |
| DontGetLost Adventure Running | Golden Horseshoe (Hamilton, Halton Region, Guelph, Niagara Region) | Ontario |
| Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club | Edmonton | Alberta |
| Foothills Orienteering | Calgary | Alberta |
| Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| Halifax Orienteering Club | Halifax | Nova Scotia |
| Kootenay Orienteering Club | East Kootenay (Cranbrook, Kimberley) | British Columbia |
| Manitoba Orienteering Association | Manitoba | Manitoba |
| Coureurs de Bois Orienteering Club | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Orienteering New Brunswick | New Brunswick | New Brunswick |
| Orienteering Ottawa | Gatineau | Quebec |
| Orienteering Ottawa | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Orienteering P.E.I.* | Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island |
| Ramblers Orienteering Club | Montreal | Quebec |
| Sage Orienteering Club | Southern Interior (Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kamloops, Kelowna, Revelstoke) | British Columbia |
| Saskatchewan Orienteering Association | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan |
| Stars Orienteering Club | Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge | Ontario |
| Toronto Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Ukrainian Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Victoria Orienteering | Victoria | British Columbia |
| Yukon Orienteering Association | Whitehorse | Yukon |
*Chapter of Orienteering New Brunswick

### Defunct

| Club name | Locale | Province/Territory |
| Azimut Orienteering Club | Montreal | Quebec |
| Campden Orienteering Club | Campden | Ontario |
| Cowichan Valley Orienteering Club | Vancouver Island | British Columbia |
| Credit Valley Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Don Valley Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Falcons Orienteering Club | Moncton | New Brunswick |
| Feux Follets | Sherbrooke | Quebec |
| Finnish Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Forest Adventurers | London | Ontario |
| Grand Falls Orienteering Club | Grand Falls-Windsor | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Guelph Gators Orienteering | Guelph | Ontario |
| Hamilton King's Foresters | Hamilton | Ontario |
| Hartney Gougers Orienteering Club | Hartney | Manitoba |
| Halifax Hustlers Orienteering Club | Halifax | Nova Scotia |
| Humber Valley Orienteering Club | Toronto | Ontario |
| Laurentian Orienteering Club | Sudbury | Ontario |
| Loup Garou Orienteering Club | Gatineau | Quebec |
| Loup Garou Orienteering Club | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Neepawa Orienteering Club | Neepawa | Manitoba |
| Niagara Orienteering Club | Niagara Region | Ontario |
| Parkland Orienteering Club | Red Deer | Alberta |
| Pasadena Orienteering Club | Corner Brook | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Prince George Orienteering Club | Prince George | British Columbia |
| St. John's Orienteering Club | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Trackers Orienteering Club | Dartmouth | Nova Scotia |