Canada qualified a total of eight wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two Olympic spots were secured in the women's freestyle (48 &amp; 63 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the remainder of the berths were awarded to Canadian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament. Haislan Garcia claimed a spot in the men's freestyle 65 kg at the final World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul. The team was officially named on June 23, 2016.