List of Canadian Football stadiums by capacity
Current -- Under 10,000
Table:
Stadium
Fixed
Capacity
City
Province
Info

Lamport Stadium
9,600
Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Argonauts (practice facility)

Stade Claude Robillard
9,500
Montreal
Quebec
local teams

Alumni Stadium
8,500
Guelph
Ontario
Guelph Gryphons

Richardson Memorial Stadium
8,000
Kingston
Ontario
Queen's Gaels

TD Stadium
8,000[10]
London
Ontario
Western Mustangs, London Falcons

Griffiths Stadium
6,171
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Huskies

University Stadium
a.k.a. Knight-Newbrough Field
6,000
Waterloo
Ontario
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

Ronald V. Joyce Stadium
5,700
Hamilton
Ontario
McMaster Marauders

Apple Bowl
5,700
Kelowna
British Columbia
Okanagan Sun

Warrior Field
5,400
Waterloo
Ontario
Waterloo Warriors

Swangard Stadium
5,288
Burnaby
British Columbia
Vancouver Trojans

CEPSUM Stadium
5,100
Montreal
Quebec
Montreal Carabins

Canada Games Stadium
5,000
Saint John
New Brunswick
local teams

University Stadium
5,000
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Former home of the Manitoba Bisons

Varsity Stadium
5,000
Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Varsity Blues

Centennial Stadium
5,000
Victoria
British Columbia
local teams

Percy Perry Stadium
4,265
Coquitlam
British Columbia
Former home of the Tri-City Bulldogs.

Royal Athletic Park
4,247
Victoria
British Columbia
Victoria Rebels

Huskies Stadium
4,000
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Saint Mary's Huskies

Concordia Stadium
4,000
Montreal
Quebec
Concordia Stingers

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Allan A. Lamport Stadium is the practice facility for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . It is a multi-purpose stadium on King Street West in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto , Ontario , Canada . It is also the home field of the Toronto Wolfpack , Canada national rugby league team and Toronto Arrows rugby union team . The playing surface of the 9,600 seating capacity stadium is also dually marked for soccer and field hockey . [ citation needed ] The stadium was named for long-time Toronto politician Allan Lamport , who was associated with sporting activities in the city .
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada , with a population of 2,954,024 as of July 2018 . Current to 2016 , the Toronto census metropolitan area ( CMA ) , of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area ( GTA ) , held a population of 5,928,040 , making it Canada 's most populous CMA . The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe , an urban agglomeration of 9,245,438 people ( as of 2016 ) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario . Toronto is an international centre of business , finance , arts , and culture , and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world . People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area , located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers , deep ravines , and urban forest , for more than 10,000 years . After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase , when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown , the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada . During the War of 1812 , the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops . York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto . It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation . The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 ( 243.3 sq mi ) . The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada . More than 50 percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group , and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants .
Ontario is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada . Located in Central Canada , it is Canada 's most populous province , with 38.3 percent of the country 's population , and is the second-largest province in total area . Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation 's capital city , Ottawa , and the nation 's most populous city , Toronto , which is also Ontario 's provincial capital . Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west , Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north , and Quebec to the east and northeast , and to the south by the U.S. states of ( from west to east ) Minnesota , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and New York . Almost all of Ontario 's 2,700 km ( 1,678 mi ) border with the United States follows inland waterways : from the westerly Lake of the Woods , eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system . These include Rainy River , Pigeon River , Lake Superior , St. Marys River , Lake Huron , St. Clair River , Lake St. Clair , Detroit River , Lake Erie , Niagara River , Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River from Kingston , Ontario , to the Quebec boundary just east of Cornwall , Ontario . There is only about 1 km ( 0.6 mi ) of land border , made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border . Ontario is sometimes conceptually divided into two regions , Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario . The great majority of Ontario 's population and arable land is in the south . In contrast , the larger , northern part of Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and heavy forestation .
The Toronto Argonauts ( officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club , commonly referred to as the Argos ) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . Based in Toronto , Ontario , the team was founded in 1873 , and is the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name , and they are the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division . The team 's origins date back to a modified version of rugby football that emerged in North America in the latter half of the nineteenth century . The Argonauts played their home games at Rogers Centre ( originally known as SkyDome ) from 1989 until 2016 when the team moved to BMO Field , the fifth stadium site to host the team . The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup a record 17 times and have appeared in the final 23 times . Most recently they defeated the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in the 105th Grey Cup in 2017 . The Argonauts hold the best winning percentage in the championship game ( 73.9% ) and have the longest active winning streak in games in which they have appeared , at six . The Argonauts have faced every current western CFL team at least once in the Grey Cup , while their most celebrated divisional rivalry has been with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats . The team was founded and owned by the Argonaut Rowing Club for its first 83 years , and has been owned by a series of business interests since 1956 . The Argonauts were a fixture on the Toronto sports scene for decades , with attendance peaking in the 1970s . In May 2015 it was announced that a consortium of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment 's Larry Tanenbaum ( via the Kilmer Group ) and Bell Canada would acquire the team . The sale included a scheduled move to MLSE run BMO Field for the 2016 season , which has long been proposed given attendance under-utilization at Rogers Centre and announced plans to install natural grass at the domed stadium , rendering it unfit for football .
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard ( French : [ kɔ̃plɛks spɔʁtif klod ʁobijɑʁ ] ) , abbreviated CSCR , is a multi-purpose sport facility , located in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville .
Montreal ( /ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/ ( listen ) MUN-tree-AWL ; officially Montréal , French : [ mɔ̃ʁeal ] ( listen ) ) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada . Originally founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie , or City of Mary , it is named after Mount Royal , the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city . The city is centred on the Island of Montreal , which got its name from the same origin as the city , and a few much smaller peripheral islands , the largest of which is Île Bizard . It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold , snowy winters . In 2016 , the city had a population of 1,704,694 , with a population of 1,942,247 in the urban agglomeration , including all of the other municipalities on the Island of Montreal . The broader metropolitan area had a population of 4,098,247 . French is the city 's official language and is the language spoken at home by 49.8% of the population of the city , followed by English at 22.8% and 18.3% other languages ( in the 2016 census , not including multi-language responses ) . In the larger Montreal Census Metropolitan Area , 65.8% of the population speaks French at home , compared to 15.3% who speak English . The agglomeration Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada , with over 59% of the population able to speak both English and French . Montreal is the second largest primarily French-speaking city in the developed world , after Paris . It is situated 196 km ( 122 mi ) east of the national capital Ottawa , and 258 km ( 160 mi ) south-west of the provincial capital Quebec City . Historically the commercial capital of Canada , Montreal was surpassed in population and in economic strength by Toronto in the 1970s .
Quebec ( /k ( w ) ɪˈbɛk/ ( listen ) ; French : Québec [ kebɛk ] ( listen ) ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada . It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay ; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay ; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador ; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , and New York . It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia . Quebec is Canada 's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division ; only the territory of Nunavut is larger . It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada ( with Ontario ) . Quebec is the second-most populous province of Canada , after Ontario . It is the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City , the capital . Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area , including the Island of Montreal . English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais , Eastern Townships , and Gaspé regions . The Nord-du-Québec region , occupying the northern half of the province , is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples . The climate around the major cities is four-seasons continental with cold and snowy winters combined with warm to hot humid summers , but farther north long winter seasons dominate and as a result the northern areas of the province are marked by tundra conditions .
Alumni Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the University of Guelph in Guelph , Ontario , Canada . It is home to the Guelph Gryphons varsity football team . It was built in 1970 , and has a fixed seating capacity of approximately 8,500 , including fixed seating and the grass hill on the east side of the stadium . On October 27 , 2011 , it was announced that the stadium would undergo an $ 18 million expansion and renovation that will bring fixed seating capacity up to 7,500 . It was also announced [ when ? ] that an eight-lane track would be installed [ when ? ] as well as synthetic turf for the field . In addition to football the Gryphons soccer teams also play their home games at the stadium . In November 2012 , the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced they had reached a memorandum of understanding with the university to use Alumni Stadium as their temporary home in 2013 while Tim Hortons Field is constructed . The stadium underwent a temporary expansion to accommodate the CFL team , with seating for approximately 13,000 spectators . The Tiger-Cats played 9 of 10 home games at Alumni Stadium during their 2013 season , including the 2013 East Final against the Montreal Alouettes , which they won in overtime 19-16 . The Tiger-Cats would eventually go on to be the runners-up of the 101st Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina , Saskatchewan , thus ending their tenure at Alumni Stadium .
Guelph ( /ɡwɛlf/ ( listen ) ; 2016 Canadian Census population 131,794 ) is a city in Southwestern Ontario , Canada . Known as The Royal City , Guelph is roughly 28 km ( 17 mi ) east of Kitchener and 100 km ( 62 mi ) west of Downtown Toronto , at the intersection of Highway 6 , Highway 7 and Wellington County Road 124 . It is the seat of Wellington County , but is politically independent of it . The city is built on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation . Guelph began as a settlement in the 1820s , established by Scotsman John Galt , who was in Upper Canada as the first Superintendent of the Canada Company . He based the headquarters , and his home , in the community . The area - much of which became Wellington County - had been part of the Halton Block , a Crown Reserve for the Six Nations Iroquois . Galt would later be considered as the founder of Guelph . Because of its relatively low crime rates , clean environment and generally high standard of living , Guelph is consistently rated as one of Canada 's best places to live . For many years , Guelph ranked at or near the bottom of Canada 's crime severity list . However , the 2017 Crime Severity Index showed a 15% increase from 2016 . Guelph has been noted as having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country throughout the Great Recession .
The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph , Ontario , Canada . The university 's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and , where applicable , in the west division . The university teams are often referred to as the Gryphs , which is short for the school 's mascot , Gryph , the gryphon .
There have been three versions of George Taylor Richardson Memorial Stadium , a Canadian football stadium located on the campus of the Queen 's University in Kingston , Ontario . All three have been the home of the Golden Gaels/Gaels football team . The facilities are named in memory of George Taylor Richardson , a Queen 's graduate renowned for his athleticism and sportsmanship who died in the First World War . The original stadium built in 1921 was funded by George 's brother , James Armstrong Richardson , graduate and Chancellor of Queen 's . The second stadium was built in 1971 . The stadium 's bleachers ( which recycled steel from the first facility ) were deemed structurally unsafe in May 2013 , causing 6,500 seats to be removed . Renovations were completed in July 2013 , with a new seat capacity of 8,500 with two new end zone seating sections . In December 2014 , a $ 20.27 million revitalization was announced that was completed for September 17 , 2016 for its inaugural football game . According to the university the facility has over 8,000 seats , but no specific number is provided by the institution .
Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario , Canada . It is on the eastern end of Lake Ontario , at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River ( south end of the Rideau Canal ) . The city is midway between Toronto , Ontario and Montreal , Quebec . The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east . Kingston is nicknamed the Limestone City because of the many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone . Growing European exploration in the 17th century , and the desire for the Europeans to establish a presence close to local Native occupants to control trade , led to the founding of a French trading post and military fort at a site known as Cataraqui ( generally pronounced kah-tah-ROCK-way ) in 1673 . This outpost , called Fort Cataraqui , and later Fort Frontenac , became a focus for settlement . Cataraqui would be renamed Kingston after the British took possession of the fort , and Loyalists began settling the region in the 1780s . Kingston was named the first capital of the United Province of Canada on February 10 , 1841 . While its time as a capital city was short ( ending in 1844 ) , the community has remained an important military installation . Kingston was the county seat of Frontenac County until 1998 . Kingston is now a separate municipality from the County of Frontenac .
The Queen 's Gaels football team represents Queen 's University which is based in Kingston , Ontario , Canada . The team plays U Sports football in the Ontario University Athletics conference . The program began in 1882 and has competed for and won three Grey Cup championships and four Vanier Cup championships . The program has also boasted three Hec Crighton Trophy winners , including Tom Denison who won it twice .
TD Stadium ( formerly known as TD Waterhouse Stadium ) is an 8,000-seat Canadian football stadium located at 100 Philip Aziz Avenue on the campus of the University of Western Ontario in London , Ontario . It was built in 2000 at a cost of approximately $ 10.5-million and replaced J.W . Little Stadium . It has a standard rubber track , 4 sandpits and an artificial turf . It also hosts annual Track and Field Championships . In addition to playing host to the Western Mustangs and London Beefeaters teams , TD Stadium was also used as the main venue for the 2001 Canada Summer Games . The stadium is expandable to a capacity of about 16,000 ; it has been expanded temporarily a few times in its history including for an exhibition CFL game in 2002 between the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats which was a sellout at 9,178 fans . It also holds host to all Red Feather games , in which local senior high school football teams play their first game of the season . Students are brought to the events to cheer on their team , the student body that cheers best wins a spirit award . In summer 2007 , the AstroTurf was replaced by FieldTurf at a cost of approximately 1 million dollars . In spring 2009 the newly formed FC London of the USL Premier Development League began playing their home games at TD Stadium .
London is a city in southwestern Ontario , Canada , along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor . The city had a population of 383,822 according to the 2016 Canadian census . London is at the confluence of the Thames River , approximately 200 km ( 120 mi ) from both Toronto and Detroit ; and about 230 km ( 140 mi ) from Buffalo , New York . The city of London is a separated municipality , politically separate from Middlesex County , though it remains the county seat . London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe , who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada . The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman . The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855 . Since then , London has grown to be the largest southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada 's 11th largest metropolitan area , having annexed many of the smaller communities that surrounded it . London is a regional centre of healthcare and education , being home to the University of Western Ontario ( which brands itself Western University ) , Fanshawe College , and several hospitals ( including a University Hospital ) . The city hosts a number of musical and artistic exhibits and festivals , which contribute to its tourism industry , but its economic activity is centred on education , medical research , insurance , and information technology . London 's university and hospitals are among its top ten employers . London lies at the junction of Highway 401 and 402 , connecting it to Toronto , Windsor and Sarnia .
The Western Mustangs football team ( also known as the Western Ontario Mustangs ) represents the University of Western Ontario in Canadian college football . The Mustangs compete as a member of the Ontario University Athletics ( OUA ) , under the U Sports association . With their first full season in 1929 , the Western Mustangs are one of the most decorated football teams in Canadian university history . The team has had the most Vanier Cup national championship appearances , having made it to the title game 14 times ( most recently in 2018 ) . The Mustangs have won seven Vanier Cups , second only to the Laval Rouge et Or . The Mustangs have also won the Yates Cup conference championship 32 times in team history ; more than any other Canadian University . The Western Mustangs play their home games at TD Stadium , located on the south side of campus . With 8,000 seats , TD Stadium is the second-largest stadium in the OUA association .
Griffiths Stadium is a stadium located on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan . The current stadium was opened on June 23 , 1967 to host the Saskatchewan Huskies football team . There was previously a Griffiths Stadium 200 metres to the east of the current location from October 3 , 1936 until the new site was opened . In 2005 , the University of Saskatchewan received a $ 5 million donation from PotashCorp to improve the facilities to meet the requirements of hosting the 2006 Vanier Cup . In recognition of this donation , the University of Saskatchewan renamed the fields surrounding the stadium Potash Corp Park . Improvements included Next Generation FieldTurf , expanded seating capacity ( to 4,997 ) , improved washroom facilities , and improved dressing room facilities . The 2006 Vanier Cup was a sellout of 12,567 fans , with temporary seating added for the event . The Saskatchewan Huskies football team of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association ( CWUAA ) of CIS are the only current resident of the facility . It has previously been used by soccer teams and the Saskatoon Hilltops of the CJFL . Griffiths Stadium also hosted the 2004 and 2005 Mitchell Bowl games , the 1998 and 1989 Churchill Bowls , as well as numerous Hardy Trophy games . On June 23 , 2010 , it was announced that the Graham Huskies Clubhouse , which was originally built in 2006 with a dressing room , meeting room and offices for the coaching staff , will be expanded with a new two-storey building to the east of the current clubhouse . Thanks to a $ 3 million donation from Ron and Jane Graham , who donated $ 1.2 million to construct the original clubhouse , and $ 160,000 from David Dubé and Heather Ryan , who have funded many things Huskie Football ( including the gameday fireworks , championship flags , inflatable mascots , and team jerseys ) , the Huskies will have a new building that will include a gym , multiple meeting rooms , coaches offices , and a rooftop viewing deck .
Saskatoon ( /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/ ) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province . It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway , and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony . With a 2016 census population of 246,376 , Saskatoon is the largest city in the province , and the 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada , with a 2016 census population of 295,095 . The City of Saskatoon has estimated its population to be 278,500 as of July 2018 , while Statistics Canada has estimated the CMA 's population to be 323,809 as of 2017 . Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan , the Meewasin Valley Authority which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city 's popular riverbank park spaces , and Wanuskewin Heritage Park , a National Historic Site of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of First Nations history . The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No . 344 , the most populous rural municipality in Saskatchewan , surrounds the city and contains many of the developments associated with it , including Wanuskewin . Saskatoon is named after the saskatoon berry which is native to the region , and is itself derived from the Cree misâskwatômina . The city has a significant Indigenous population and several urban Reserves . The city has nine river crossings and is nicknamed Paris of the Prairies and Bridge City . Historic neighbourhoods of Saskatoon include Nutana and Riversdale , which were separate towns before amalgamating with the town of Saskatoon and incorporating as a city in 1906 .
Saskatchewan ( /səˈskætʃəwən , sæ- , -wɒn/ ( listen ) ) is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada , the only province without a natural border . It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres ( 251,700 sq mi ) , nearly 10 percent of which ( 59,366 square kilometres ( 22,900 sq mi ) ) is fresh water , composed mostly of rivers , reservoirs , and the province 's 100,000 lakes . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta , on the north by the Northwest Territories , on the east by Manitoba , to the northeast by Nunavut , and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota . As of Q3 2019 , Saskatchewan 's population was estimated at 1,178,657 . Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province , while the northern boreal half is mostly forested and sparsely populated . Of the total population , roughly half live in the province 's largest city Saskatoon , or the provincial capital Regina . Other notable cities include Prince Albert , Moose Jaw , Yorkton , Swift Current , North Battleford , Melfort , and the border city Lloydminster ( partially within Alberta ) . Saskatchewan is a landlocked province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters . As a result , its climate is extremely continental , rendering severe winters throughout the province . Southern areas have very warm or hot summers . Midale and Yellow Grass ( both near the U.S. border ) are tied for the highest ever recorded temperatures in Canada , with 45 °C ( 113 °F ) observed at both locations on July 5 , 1937 . In winter , temperatures below −45 °C ( −49 °F ) are possible even in the south during extreme cold snaps .
The Saskatchewan Huskies football team represents the University of Saskatchewan in U Sports football that competes in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of U Sports . The program has won the Vanier Cup national championship three times , in 1990 , 1996 and 1998 . The Saskatchewan Huskies became only the second U Sports team to advance to three consecutive Vanier Cup games , after the Saint Mary 's Huskies , but lost all three games from 2004-2006 . The team has won the most Hardy Trophy titles in Canada West , having won a total of 20 times . The 2006 Saskatchewan Huskies became only the third team to play in a Vanier Cup that their school was hosting , when the University of Saskatchewan hosted the 42nd Vanier Cup . The Toronto Varsity Blues were the first when they won two Vanier Cups in 1965 and 1993 . Saskatchewan also became the first western school to host the national championship game .
University Stadium , also known as Knight-Newbrough Field and formerly known as Seagram Stadium , is a football stadium in Waterloo , Ontario with a capacity of 6,000 . It is home to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football , rugby , and lacrosse teams . It also served for several years as the home field of soccer side K-W United FC which ceased operations in 2018 . Facilities include space for recreational programs and Kinesiology classrooms ; there is also a large gym and the football field . The stadium is closed to the public . The field was also used by the nearby University of Waterloo Warriors for their home football games . The Warriors played their final season at the stadium in 2008 ; they then moved to the new Warrior Field on the University of Waterloo north campus on Columbia St .
Waterloo is a city in Ontario , Canada . It is the smallest of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo ( and previously in Waterloo County , Ontario ) , and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener . Kitchener and Waterloo are often jointly referred to as Kitchener-Waterloo , KW , or the Twin Cities ( when the reference includes the nearby city of Cambridge , Ontario , the term Tri-Cities or the Tri-City are used ) . While there were several unsuccessful attempts to combine the municipalities of Kitchener and Waterloo , following the 1973 establishment of the Region of Waterloo there was less motivation to do so . At the time of the 2016 census , the population of Waterloo was 104,986 .
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks , commonly shortened to Laurier Golden Hawks , is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo , Ontario , Canada . The university 's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and , where applicable , in the west division . The football program has become one of the best in the conference , winning a Vanier Cup national championship in 2005 to go along with their previous title in 1991 . Since 2003 , the team has not finished lower than fourth in the ten-team OUA conference under the guidance of head coach Gary Jeffries . The WLU Competitive Cheerleading team has also risen to prominence in the last few years [ when ? ] having won 6 national championship titles at the University National Cheerleading Championships conducted by Power Cheerleading Athletics . The Golden Hawk Cheerleaders have been ranked in the top five squads in the nation at least 8 times in the past 10 years , [ when ? ] winning 6 national titles in 2007 , 2008 ( in the All-Female division ) , 2009 ( in the Small-Coed division ) , 2010 ( All-Female Division ) , and 2011 ( All-Female Division ) . Most recently the team brought home first place at the 2013 ( All-Female Division ) University Nationals Competition managing to outscore teams from all other divisions , securing the title of Grand Champions . In addition to the program 's primarily competitive focus , the team can also be found cheering sidelines at football games , and both men 's and women 's basketball games . The women 's varsity hockey team have become very successful , winning their first OUA championship in their 1998-1999 season , winning six consecutive years ( 2002-2008 ) . They also won Nationals in 2004-2005 .
Ron Joyce Stadium is a football stadium owned by McMaster University in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . The stadium is the home of the McMaster Marauders football team and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse . The stadium features 6,000 permanent seats and temporary seating for an additional 6,000 on the other side of the field when needed for national events . An underground parking garage is below the stadium grounds that will serve visitors to the stadium plus daily campus parking needs . The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League also use the stadium for training during the spring and summer . The stadium features a large press box with facilities for live TV and radio broadcasts , as well as working areas for print media , game operations staff , as well as home and visiting team coaches and spotters . The participant level of the stadium features dressing rooms for the visiting teams and game officials , as well as more luxurious dressing room facilities for Marauder football , soccer , and rugby teams . There is also a satellite sports medicine clinic for players to receive taping and treatments . Multi-purpose rooms are also used for video review of game tape . The dressing rooms are also used for players and referees taking part in contests in the Burridge gym as there was a lack of quality , private accommodations for officials and players previous to the stadium 's completion . The Marauders played their Ontario University Athletics games in 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats ' Ivor Wynne Stadium . Inversely , the Tiger-Cats began their 2014 season at Ron Joyce Stadium after Tim Hortons Field fell behind schedule in construction .
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario . An industrialized city in the Golden Horseshoe at the west end of Lake Ontario , Hamilton has a population of 536,917 , and its census metropolitan area , which includes Burlington and Grimsby , has a population of 747,545 . The city is 58 kilometres ( 36 mi ) southwest of Toronto , with which the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area ( GTHA ) is formed . On January 1 , 2001 , the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth . Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians . Since 1981 , the metropolitan area has been listed as the ninth largest in Canada and the third largest in Ontario . Hamilton is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens , the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum , the Bruce Trail , McMaster University , Redeemer University College and Mohawk College . McMaster University is ranked 4th in Canada and 77th in the world by Times Higher Education Rankings 2018-19 .
The McMaster Marauders football team represents McMaster University based in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . The team plays U Sports football in the Ontario University Athletics conference . The Marauders have been playing organized football since 1901 when they played their first exhibition game in the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union . The team has appeared in four Vanier Cup games , winning one in 2011 .
The Apple Bowl is a multi-purpose stadium located at the Parkinson Recreation Area in Kelowna , British Columbia . It is the home of the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League and the Okanagan FC of the Pacific Coast Soccer League . It is formally the home of the Okanagan Challenge of the same league . Besides hosting field events , it has a rubberized 400m running track and facilities for other track and field events . The stadium seats 1,054 in the grandstand , and an additional 1,200 on aluminum bleachers . and had new molded seating installed in the main grandstand in 2006 . The Apple Bowl also has a mini-track , and sand pit for long jump as well as an area for Shot Put events . It is commonly used for Track and Field events . It has hosted the Canadian Bowl twice , in 1997 and 2000 , with the latter game drawing a crowd of 6,200 spectators . In 2005 the stadium hosted international age group soccer matches at Under 15 and Under 19 level between Canada and New Zealand .
Kelowna ( /kəˈloʊnə/ ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia , Canada . It serves as the head office of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan . The name Kelowna derives from an Okanagan language term for grizzly bear . The Kelowna metropolitan area has a population of 217,214 ; the third-largest metropolitan area in the province , behind only Vancouver and Victoria . Additionally , the City of Kelowna is the seventh-largest city in the province . It ranks as the 22nd-largest in Canada and is the largest inland city in British Columbia . Kelowna 's city proper contains 211.82 square kilometres ( 81.78 sq mi ) , and the census metropolitan area contains 2,904.86 square kilometres ( 1,121.57 sq mi ) . In 2019 , it was estimated that Kelowna 's population had grown to 217,229 the metropolitan area and 142,146 in the city proper . Nearby communities include the City of West Kelowna ( also referred to as Westbank , Westside ) to the west across Okanagan Lake , Lake Country and Vernon to the north , and Peachland to the southwest , and further to the south , Summerland and Penticton .
British Columbia ( BC ; French : Colombie-Britannique ) is the westernmost province in Canada , located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains . With an estimated population of 5.1 million as of 2019 [ update ] , it is Canada 's third-most populous province . The first British settlement in the area was Fort Victoria , established in 1843 , which gave rise to the City of Victoria , at first the capital of the separate Colony of Vancouver Island . Subsequently , on the mainland , the Colony of British Columbia ( 1858-1866 ) was founded by Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers , Columbia Detachment , in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush . Moody was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony and the first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia : he was hand-picked by the Colonial Office in London to transform British Columbia into the British Empire 's bulwark in the farthest west , and to found a second England on the shores of the Pacific . Moody selected the site for and founded the original capital of British Columbia , New Westminster , established the Cariboo Road and Stanley Park , and designed the first version of the Coat of arms of British Columbia . Port Moody is named after him . In 1866 , Vancouver Island became part of the colony of British Columbia , and Victoria became the united colony 's capital . In 1871 , British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada . Its Latin motto is Splendor sine occasu ( Splendour without Diminishment ) . The capital of British Columbia is Victoria , the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada , named for Queen Victoria , who ruled during the creation of the original colonies . The largest city is Vancouver , the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada , the largest in Western Canada , and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest .
The Okanagan Sun are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Kelowna , British Columbia . The Sun play in the six-team B.C . Football Conference , which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League ( CJFL ) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl . The Sun were founded in 1980 , began play in 1981 , and are one of the most successful teams in junior football history . They have had 25 consecutive winning seasons ( 1982 through 2006 ) , were the BCFC champions 14 times , and won the Canadian Bowl twice as CJFL champions in 1988 and 2000 .
Warrior Field is a sports stadium in Waterloo , Ontario with a capacity of 5,400 . It is home to the Waterloo Warriors football , soccer , and field hockey teams while also being available for the school 's club teams as well . Warrior Field was built in time for the 2009 season and was renovated further in 2010 with the addition of grandstand seating and area development . Previously , teams played at University Stadium , which is now occupied by Wilfrid Laurier University athletics .
The Waterloo Warriors football team represents the University of Waterloo in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports . The program has been in operation since 1957 , winning two Yates Cup conference championships in 1997 and 1999 . Currently , they are one of six teams to have never appeared in a Vanier Cup game and the longest tenured program in the OUA to have never qualified for the national championship game .
Swangard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Central Park in Burnaby , British Columbia . Primarily used for soccer , rugby , football , and athletics , the stadium also used to be home to the Simon Fraser Clan football team and the Vancouver Whitecaps while they were in the Canadian Soccer League ( CSL ) and various US-based Division 2 leagues . It opened on April 26 , 1969 , and has a capacity of 5,288 .
Burnaby is a city in British Columbia , Canada , part of Metro Vancouver and immediately to the east of the City of Vancouver . It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population , surpassed only by Vancouver and nearby Surrey . Burnaby was incorporated in 1892 and achieved its City status in 1992 , 100 years after the incorporation . It is the seat of Metro Vancouver 's regional government . The city is served by the Expo Line and the Millennium Line . Metrotown station in downtown Metrotown is the second busiest station in regional Vancouver 's Skytrain system in 2018 . The main campuses of Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology are located in Burnaby . Metropolis at Metrotown is the largest mall in British Columbia . It is home to high-tech companies such as Ballard Power ( fuel cell ) , Clio ( legal software ) , D-Wave ( quantum computing ) , General Fusion ( fusion power ) , and Capcom Canada .
The Vancouver Trojans are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Vancouver , British Columbia . The Trojans play in the eight-team B.C . Football Conference , which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League ( CJFL ) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl . The Trojans were founded in 1974 , and won the Canadian Bowl as CJFL champions in 1982 . The team was originally called the Renfrew Trojans , but changed their name in 1993 . The Trojans practice facility is at Renfrew Park in Vancouver , but play their games in neighbouring Burnaby at either the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex or at Swangard Stadium . In 2009 the Vancouver Trojans Junior Football team entered non-playing status with the BC Football Conference . There is currently no plan to revive the team .
The CEPSUM ( French : Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal , also le Stade du CEPSUM ) is a multi-purpose complex sport centre located on the campus of the Université de Montréal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The CEPSUM hosts the Montreal Carabins teams .
The Montréal Carabins are the men 's and women 's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at l'aréna du CEPSUM , located at the Université de Montréal campus .
Canada Games Stadium is a multi-purpose , fully lit stadium in Saint John , New Brunswick . It was built on the campus of UNB Saint John for the 1985 Canada Summer Games and has a seating capacity of 5,000 spectators . Canada Games Stadium features a 400m synthetic rubberized track surface , as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump , high jump , pole vault , discus , hammer , shot put , and javelin . Inside the track is a synthetic turf soccer/football field . In 2009 the stadium received $ 3.6 million in upgrades , including resurfacing the track , placing synthetic turf on the infield , the creation of an area for throwing events , grand stand renovations , infield lighting installation , a scoreboard , security lighting and perimeter fencing , and a new storage area . Besides hosting university and minor sports , the Canada Games Stadium has hosted national track & field events ; international soccer matches ( including matches during the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship ) , and two CFL pre-season football games ( with temporary seating added ) in 1986 and 1987 . In 2012 the stadium hosted the NCCWMA & CMA Masters Track & Field Championships . It has been announced that UNB Saint John will host the 2013 CCAA Men 's National Soccer Championships .
Saint John is a port city on the Bay of Fundy in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The port is Canada 's third largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk , break bulk , containers , and cruise . Historically New Brunswick 's largest city , in 2016 the city fell to second place , with a population of 67,575 over an area of 315.82 km2 ( 121.94 sq mi ) . Greater Saint John covers a land area of 3,362.95 km2 ( 1,298.44 sq mi ) across the Caledonia Highlands , with a growing population of 126,202 ( as of 2016 ) . Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada . During the reign of George III , the municipality was created by royal charter in 1785 . Saint John is the oldest of five chartered cities in Canada along with Montreal , Winnipeg , Vancouver , and Lloydminster ( a city that straddles both Alberta and Saskatchewan ) . French colonist Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24 , 1604 ( the feast of St. John the Baptist ) and is where the Saint John River gets its name although Mi'kmaq and Maliseet peoples lived in the region for thousands of years prior calling the river Wolastoq . The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French colonial era and Fort La Tour , in the city 's harbour , was a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War . After over a century of ownership disputes over the land surrounding Saint John between the French and English , the English deported the French colonists in 1755 and constructed Fort Howe above the harbour in 1779 . In 1785 , the City of Saint John was established by uniting the two towns of Parrtown and Carleton on each side of the harbour after the arrival of thousands of refugees from the American Revolution who wished to remain British and were forced to leave their U.S. homes . Over the next century , waves of immigration via Partridge Island , especially during the Great Famine , would fundamentally change the city 's demographics and culture .
New Brunswick is one of four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada . According to the Constitution of Canada , New Brunswick is the only bilingual province . About two-thirds of the population declare themselves anglophones , and one third francophones . One-third of the population describes themselves as bilingual . Atypically for Canada , only about half of the population lives in urban areas , mostly in Greater Moncton , Greater Saint John and the capital Fredericton . Unlike the other Maritime provinces , New Brunswick 's terrain is mostly forested uplands , with much of the land further from the coast , giving it a harsher climate . New Brunswick is 83% forested and less densely-populated than the rest of the Maritimes . Being relatively close to Europe , New Brunswick was among the first places in North America to be explored and settled by Europeans , starting with the French in the early 1600s , who displaced the indigenous Mi'kmaq , Maliseet , and the Passamaquoddy peoples . The French settlers were later displaced when the area became part of the British Empire . In 1784 , after an influx of refugees from the American Revolutionary War , the province was partitioned from Nova Scotia . In 1785 Saint John became Canada 's first incorporated city . The province prospered in the early 1800s and the population grew rapidly , reaching about a quarter of a million by mid-century .
University Stadium is a multipurpose stadium located on the campus grounds of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . It features a 400m 8-lane track , as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump , high jump , pole vault , discus , hammer , shot put , and javelin . Inside the track is a large natural grass field used for football and soccer . The stadium was home to the Manitoba Bisons football team until the team relocated next door to Investors Group Field in 2013 . The stadium was originally constructed as the track and field venue for the 1967 Pan American Games . After the games , the stadium was turned over to the University of Manitoba and became home to the university 's football team and track and field program . It was upgraded in 1973 and later again prior to the 1999 Pan American Games , when a new track and other facilities were installed . The stadium has a permanent seating capacity of 5,000 , which has been augmented with temporary seating during major events . The facility is wheelchair accessible , has an adjacent parking lot , and is served by public transit .
Winnipeg ( /ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/ ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada . It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers , near the longitudinal centre of North America . The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg ; the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water . The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans . French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738 . A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812 , the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873 . As at 2016 [ update ] , Winnipeg is the seventh-most populated municipality in Canada , with a resident population of about 778,500 . Being far inland , the local climate is extremely seasonal even by Canadian standards with average January lows of around −21 °C ( −6 °F ) and average July highs of 26 °C ( 79 °F ) . Known as the Gateway to the West , Winnipeg is a railway and transportation hub with a diversified economy . This multicultural city hosts numerous annual festivals , including the Festival du Voyageur , the Winnipeg Folk Festival , the Jazz Winnipeg Festival , the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival , and Folklorama . Winnipeg was the first Canadian host of the Pan American Games . It is home to several professional sports franchises , including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ( Canadian football ) , the Winnipeg Jets ( ice hockey ) , Manitoba Moose ( ice hockey ) , Valour FC ( soccer ) , and the Winnipeg Goldeyes ( baseball ) .
Manitoba ( /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/ ( listen ) ) is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada . It is often considered one of the three prairie provinces ( with Alberta and Saskatchewan ) and is Canada 's fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.369 million people . Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres ( 250,900 sq mi ) with a widely varied landscape , stretching from the northern oceanic coastline to the southern border with the United States . The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west , the territories of Nunavut to the north , and Northwest Territories to the northwest , and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south . Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years . In the late 17th century , fur traders arrived on two major river systems , what is now called the Nelson in northern Manitoba and in the southeast along the Winnipeg River system . A Royal Charter in 1670 granted all the lands draining into Hudson 's Bay to the British company and they administered trade in what was then called Rupert 's Land . During the next 200 years , communities continued to grow and evolve , with a significant settlement of Michif in what is now Winnipeg . The assertion of Métis identity and self-rule culminated in negotiations for the creation of the province of Manitoba . There are many factors that led to an armed uprising of the Métis people against the Government of Canada , a conflict known as the Red River Rebellion . The resolution of the assertion of the right to representation led to the Parliament of Canada passing the Manitoba Act in 1870 that created the province . Manitoba 's capital and largest city , Winnipeg , is the eighth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada .
The Manitoba Bisons football team represents the University of Manitoba in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports . The program was the first of four U Sports football teams to have won back-to-back Vanier Cup championships , having won in 1969 and 1970 . In total , the Bisons have won three Vanier Cup national championships and 11 Hardy Trophy conference championships . The Bisons are led by head coach , Brian Dobie , who has been the head coach since 1996 .
Varsity Stadium is an outdoor collegiate football stadium located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . It is home to the Toronto Varsity Blues , the athletic teams of the University of Toronto . Athletic events have been hosted on the site since 1898 ; the current stadium was built in 2007 to replace the original permanent stadium built in 1911 . Varsity Stadium is also a former home of the Toronto Argonauts , and has previously hosted the Grey Cup , the Vanier Cup , several matches of the 1976 Summer Olympics soccer tournament , and the final game of the North American Soccer League 's 1984 Soccer Bowl series ( which was also the last game played by the original NASL ) . It is located next to Varsity Arena .
The Toronto Varsity Blues football team represents the University of Toronto in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports . The program won the first Grey Cup game ever held in 1909 , and went on to win the cup again in 1910 , 1911 , and 1920 . After intercollegiate teams no longer competed for the Grey Cup , the team won the first Vanier Cup ever held in 1965 , and then again in 1993 as Canadian national football champions . The team has 25 Yates Cup championship wins as champions of the Ontario University Athletics conference of the U Sports , a total second only to the 31 won by the Western Ontario Mustangs . However , hard times have fallen on the University of Toronto football team in recent years . The football program had not won a game since the 2001 season ( a win that itself ended an 18-game losing streak ) . On October 13 , 2007 , they set the record for the longest losing streak in Canadian university history , at 49 losses in a row . This losing streak was snapped on September 1 , 2008 when they defeated the Waterloo Warriors 18-17 for their first win in almost seven years . The team last posted a winning record in 1995 . The team was led by head coach Greg DeLaval who won his first game with the Blues when the team ended their record-setting losing streak in 2008 . In 2010 , the Blues posted a remarkable 40-35 win over the second-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees , which was their first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 1997 against the Waterloo Warriors . The Blues finished with a 3-5 record in 2010 , which was their best since the 1996 season when they posted the same mark .
Centennial Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of the University of Victoria in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada . The facility was built as a 1967 Canadian Centennial project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canadian confederation . The original seating capacity was 3,000 . The venue was renovated and temporarily expanded to 30,000 seats to serve as the main stadium of the 1994 Commonwealth Games . After the Commonwealth Games , the temporary seats were removed , leaving 2,000 new seats opposite the main grandstand for a total of 5,000 seats . The stadium features a 400m synthetic rubberized track surface , as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump , high jump , pole vault , discus , hammer , shot put , and javelin . Inside the track is a natural grass field for sports such as football and soccer . Centennial Stadium is the home of the Victoria Vikes soccer team of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . It was also used as a soccer venue for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship .
Victoria ( Saanich : METULIYE mətúliyə ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia , located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada 's Pacific coast . The city has a population of 85,792 , and the Greater Victoria Area has a population of 367,770 . Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with 4,405.8 people per square kilometre , which is a greater population density than Toronto . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada , and is about 100 km ( 60 mi ) from British Columbia 's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland . The city is about 100 km ( 60 mi ) from Seattle by airplane , ferry , or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry which operates daily , year round between Seattle and Victoria , and 40 km ( 25 mi ) from Port Angeles , Washington , by ferry Coho across the Strait of Juan de Fuca . Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and , at the time , British North America , Victoria is one of the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest , with British settlement beginning in 1843 . The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings , in particular its two most famous landmarks , Parliament Buildings ( finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ) and the Empress hotel ( opened in 1908 ) . The city 's Chinatown is the second oldest in North America after San Francisco 's . The region 's Coast Salish First Nations peoples established communities in the area long before non-native settlement , possibly several thousand years earlier , which had large populations at the time of European exploration . Known as The Garden City , Victoria is an attractive city and a popular tourism destination with a regional technology sector that has risen to be its largest revenue-generating private industry . Victoria is in the top twenty of world cities for quality-of-life , according to Numbeo . The city has a large non-local student population [ citation needed ] , who come to attend the Victoria College of Art , the Canadian College of Performing Arts , and high school programs run by the region 's three school districts .
Percy Perry Stadium is a multi-purpose , fully lit stadium in Coquitlam , British Columbia . It was built for the 1991 B.C . Summer Games , as part of the district 's 100th anniversary , and has featured events with crowds of over 4,000 spectators . Prior to 2006 , the stadium had been named Town Centre Stadium , but was renamed to Percy Perry Stadium in honour of long-standing track and field coach Percy Perry who died in 2005 . Percy Perry Stadium features a 400m polyflex synthetic rubberized track surface , as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump , high jump , pole vault , discus , hammer , shot put , and javelin .
Coquitlam ( /koʊˈkwɪtləm/ koh-KWIT-ləm ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia , Canada . Mainly suburban , Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province , with a population of 139,284 in 2016 , and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver . The mayor is Richard Stewart .
The Tri-City Bulldogs were a Canadian Junior Football team based in Coquitlam , British Columbia . The Bulldogs played in the B.C . Football Conference , which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League ( CJFL ) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl . The Bulldogs originally began in 1925 as the Vancouver Meralomas , and played until 1990 ( although the team temporarily disbanded during World War II , and did not field a team for the 1958 season ) . The team moved to Coquitlam in 1991 , and was known as the Coquitlam-Meralomas Bulldogs for the first three years . The name was changed to the Tri-City Bulldogs for the 1994 season . During their 14 years in Coquitlam , the Bulldogs compiled a very unimpressive record of 42 wins , 91 losses , and 2 ties . Their lone season of true success came during the 2001 season where they had a record of 7 wins and 3 losses , which gave them first place in the Coastal Division and their first and only berth in the playoffs . However , they lost the playoff game to the Chilliwack Valley Huskers 26-21 . The Bulldogs folded after the 2004 season ( where they finished with a 2-8 record ) . The Bulldogs played their home games at Coquitlam 's Town Centre Stadium .
Royal Athletic Park is home to The Victoria HarbourCats Baseball Club of the WCL , fully lit stadium in Victoria , British Columbia . It is primarily used for baseball , soccer , softball and football , but also hosts special events , such as the annual Great Canadian Beer Festival and Rifflandia Music Festival . It is approximately a ten-minute walk from the city centre .
The Westshore Rebels are a Canadian junior football team based in Langford , British Columbia . The Rebels play in the six-team B.C . Football Conference , which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League ( CJFL ) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl . The club has operated continuously since the late 1960s in Victoria , having previously been known as the Sharks , Payless , and the Hornets . The Rebels were founded in 1985 as the Victoria Payless , and were the BCFL champions in 2003 .
Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium at Saint Mary 's University in Halifax , Nova Scotia , home to the Saint Mary 's Huskies . It had a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating , but the actual permanent seating is only 2,000 . It was built in 1969 for the 1970 Canada Summer Games . It has hosted many Canadian Interuniversity Sport Atlantic & Uteck Bowl national semi-final football games . On June 11 , 2005 , the stadium hosted an exhibition game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts to gauge Halifax 's public support for a CFL franchise . The game was called Touchdown Atlantic . For the game , the stadium 's capacity was temporarily augmented to 11,000 . In July 2009 , new seating was added that holds up to 500 people on the east-end of the stadium . The main grandstand was demolished in Spring 2014 . The site was used for football and track in 2014 with seating for fans on new east-side bleachers and on a new grassed area formerly occupied by the stadium grandstand . The university said at the time it will continue to examine options for a future new grandstand facility in the interim .
Halifax , officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality ( HRM ) , is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . It had a population of 403,131 in 2016 , with 316,701 in the urban area centred on Halifax Harbour . The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996 : Halifax , Dartmouth , Bedford , and Halifax County . Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada , with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies . Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence , Dalhousie University , Saint Mary 's University , the Halifax Shipyard , various levels of government , and the Port of Halifax . Agriculture , fishing , mining , forestry and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality .
Nova Scotia ( /noʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/ ) is a province in eastern Canada . With a population of 923,598 as of 2016 , it is the most populous of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and the four Atlantic provinces . It is the country 's second most-densely populated province and second-smallest province by area , both after neighbouring Prince Edward Island . Its area of 55,284 square kilometres ( 21,345 sq mi ) includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands . The peninsula that makes up Nova Scotia 's mainland is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto , on which the province 's land border with New Brunswick is located . The province borders the Bay of Fundy to the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east , and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits , respectively . The land that comprises what is now Nova Scotia has been inhabited by the indigenous Miꞌkmaq people for thousands of years . France 's first settlement in North America , Port-Royal , was established in 1605 and intermittently served in various locations as the capital of the French colony of Acadia for over a hundred years . The Fortress of Louisbourg was a key focus point in the struggle between the British and French for control of the area , changing hands numerous times in the until France relinquished its claims with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 . During the American Revolutionary War , thousands of Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia . In 1848 , Nova Scotia became the first British colony to achieve responsible government , and it federated in July 1867 with New Brunswick and the Province of Canada ( now Ontario and Quebec ) to form what is now the country of Canada . Nova Scotia 's capital and largest city is Halifax , which is today home to about 45 per cent of the province 's population , is the thirteenth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada , the largest city in Atlantic Canada , and Canadas second largest coastal city ( after Vancouver ) .
The Saint Mary 's Huskies football team represents Saint Mary 's University in Halifax , Nova Scotia in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports . The program has been the most successful in the Atlantic University Sport ( AUS ) conference , reaching the Vanier Cup championship game nine times and winning three times ( 1973 , 2001 , 2002 ) , both marks being the highest in the AUS . The program also has the most Jewett Trophy conference championships , winning 24 times in 32 appearances . They would become the third university to win back-to-back championships ( 2001 & 2002 ) and the first of three universities to appear in at least three consecutive championship tournaments ( 2001-2003 ) . The second being the Saskatchewan Huskies ( 2004-2006 ) and the third being the Laval Rouge et Or ( 2010-2013 ) . As of 2018 , the Huskies are the last AUS team to have both appeared in a Vanier Cup ( 2007 ) and to have won a Vanier Cup ( 2002 ) . The Hec Crighton Trophy was awarded four times to Saint Mary 's Huskies players ; three times to Chris Flynn ( 1988 , 1989 , 1990 ) and once to Erik Glavic in 2007 . Flynn is the only player to have won the league MVP award three times and in 2011 , he became the first player inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame based solely on a university career .
Concordia Stadium is multi-purpose stadium at Concordia University in Montreal , Quebec . It is home to the Concordia Stingers . It was built in 2003 , and has a seating capacity of 4,000 .
The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport , and more specifically in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec ( RSEQ ; French for Quebec Student Sports Network ) . The Stingers were established in 1974 when Sir George Williams University and Loyola College merged to form Concordia University and replaced the preceding Sir George Williams Georgians and Loyola Warriors . The university has 10 varsity teams - football , men 's and women 's soccer , men 's and women 's rugby , wrestling , men 's and women 's hockey and men 's and women 's basketball .