List of stadiums in Canada
By sport -- Soccer
Table:
Stadium
Capacity
City
Province
Home Team/s

Commonwealth Stadium
56,302
Edmonton
Alberta
some Canada national soccer team matches, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Olympic Stadium
56,040[1]
Montreal
Quebec
Former home of the Montreal Manic, matches at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and used as indoor stadium for the Montreal Impact during early, late season, and premiere MLS matches

BC Place
54,320
Vancouver
British Columbia
Vancouver Whitecaps FC, former home of NASL team of the same name

Rogers Centre
47,568
Toronto
Ontario
Occasional Canada matches

McMahon Stadium
35,650
Calgary
Alberta
Former home of the Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs

Investors Group Field
33,500
Winnipeg
Manitoba
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup venue

BMO Field
30,991[3]
Toronto
Ontario
Toronto FC, Canada national soccer team, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

TD Place Stadium
24,000
Ottawa
Ontario
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ottawa Fury FC and former home of the Ottawa Intrepid

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
23,420
Montreal
Quebec
McGill Redmen

Tim Hortons Field
22,500
Hamilton
Ontario
2015 Pan American Games Soccer venue

Stade Saputo
20,801
Montreal
Quebec
Montreal Impact, some Canada national soccer team matches

King George V Park
10,000
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial Sea-Hawks, some Canada national soccer team matches

Moncton Stadium
10,000
Moncton
New Brunswick
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup venue

Lamport Stadium
9,600
Toronto
Ontario
Portugal FC and TFC Academy

Complexe Claude-Robillard
9,500
Montreal
Quebec
local teams

TD Waterhouse Stadium
8,000
London
Ontario
Western Ontario Mustangs

Swangard Stadium
6,868
Burnaby
British Columbia
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, former home of the Vancouver Whitecaps

Wanderers Grounds

6,200

Halifax

Nova Scotia

HFX Wanderers FC

Griffiths Stadium
6,100
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Huskies

Westhills Stadium
6,000
Langford
British Columbia
Pacific FC

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Commonwealth Stadium , also known as The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium during Eskimos events , is an open-air , all-seater multipurpose stadium located in the McCauley neighbourhood of Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . It has a seating capacity of 55,819 , making it the largest open-air stadium in Canada . It has been used for Canadian football , athletics , soccer , and rugby union , as well as concerts . Construction commenced in 1975 and the venue opened ahead of the 1978 Commonwealth Games ( hence its name ) , replacing the adjacent Clarke Stadium as the Eskimos home . It received a major expansion ahead of the 1983 Summer Universiade , when it reached a capacity of 60,081 . Its main tenant is the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , and has hosted five Grey Cups , the CFL 's championship game . The stadium had remained the only CFL venue with natural grass for a long time , until FieldTurf Duraspine Pro was installed in 2010 . Soccer tournaments include nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches with Canada Men 's National Soccer Team , two versions of the invitational Canada Cup , the 1996 CONCACAF Men 's Pre-Olympic Tournament , the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup , the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup . FC Edmonton played its Canadian Championship matches at Commonwealth Stadium from 2011-2013 . The stadium is also listed as a potential site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup , which Canada will co-host with Mexico and the United States . Other events at the stadium include the 2001 World Championships in Athletics , the 2006 Women 's Rugby World Cup and three editions of the Churchill Cup .
Edmonton ( /ˈɛdməntən/ ( listen ) ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta . Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region , which is surrounded by Alberta 's central region . The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor . The city had a population of 932,546 in 2016 , making it Alberta 's second-largest city and Canada 's fifth-largest municipality . Also in 2016 , Edmonton had a metropolitan population of 1,321,426 , making it the sixth-largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada . Edmonton is North America 's northernmost metropolitan area with a population over one million . A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian . Edmonton 's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona , North Edmonton , West Edmonton , Beverly and Jasper Place ) in addition to a series of annexations through 1982 , and the annexation of 8,260 ha ( 82.6 km2 ) of land from Leduc County and the city of Beaumont on January 1 , 2019 . Known as the Gateway to the North , the city is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories . Edmonton is a cultural , governmental and educational centre . It hosts a year-round slate of festivals , reflected in the nickname Canada 's Festival City . It is home to North America 's largest mall , West Edmonton Mall ( the world 's largest mall from 1981 until 2004 ) , and Fort Edmonton Park , Canada 's largest living history museum .
Alberta is a province of Canada . With an estimated population of 4,067,175 as of 2016 census , it is Canada 's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada 's three prairie provinces . Its area is about 660,000 square kilometres ( 250,000 sq mi ) . Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1 , 1905 . The premier is Jason Kenney as of April 30 , 2019 . Alberta is bordered by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east , the Northwest Territories to the north , and the U.S. state of Montana to the south . Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to border only a single U.S. state and one of only two landlocked provinces . It has a predominantly humid continental climate , with stark contrasts over a year ; but seasonal temperature average swings are smaller than in areas further east , due to winters being warmed by occasional chinook winds bringing sudden warming . Alberta 's capital , Edmonton , is near the geographic centre of the province and is the primary supply and service hub for Canada 's crude oil , the Athabasca oil sands and other northern resource industries . About 290 km ( 180 mi ) south of the capital is Calgary , the largest city in Alberta . Calgary and Edmonton centre Alberta 's two census metropolitan areas , both of which have populations exceeding one million , while the province has 16 census agglomerations . Tourist destinations in the province include Banff , Canmore , Drumheller , Jasper , Sylvan Lake and Lake Louise .
The Canada men 's national soccer team ( CanMNT ; ( French : Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin ) represents Canada in men 's international soccer competitions at the senior men 's level officially since 1924 . They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) . Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup . Canada is the only national team to win a Gold Cup aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States . Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics . The 1986 World Cup was their only successful qualification campaign in their history .
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup ( formerly called FIFA World Youth Championship ) , hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007 . Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2-1 , thus managing a back-to-back world title , its fifth in the past seven editions , and sixth overall . Argentine player Sergio Agüero was given the FIFA U-20 Golden Shoe ( top scorer , with six goals ) and the FIFA U-20 Golden Ball ( best player of the tournament ) , while Japan earned the FIFA Fair Play Award . The tournament featured 24 teams coming from six continental confederations ; Canada qualified automatically as hosts , while the remaining teams qualified based on their rankings at the respective continental U-20 ( U-19 in Europe 's case ) tournaments . UEFA ( Europe ) qualified six teams ; AFC ( Asia ) , CAF ( Africa ) , CONCACAF ( North , Central America and Caribbean ) and CONMEBOL ( South America ) four teams each ; and OFC ( Oceania ) one team . The tournament took place in a variety of venues across the country - Toronto , Edmonton , Montreal , Ottawa , Victoria and Burnaby ( Vancouver ) - with the showcase stadium being Toronto 's new National Soccer Stadium where the final match was held . 19 years later Canada will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup . On 28 June 2007 , two days before the inaugural match , it was reported that 950,000 tickets had been sold , making it the largest single-sport event ever taking place in the country , and on 3 July , the tournament organisers sold the millionth ticket . On 19 July , the semifinal match between Chile and Argentina marked this edition as the most attended in the tournament 's history , with an accumulated attendance of 1,156,187 spectators , surpassing Mexico 1983 's 1,155,160 spectators . Final attendance totalled 1,195,299 .
Olympic Stadium ( French : Stade olympique ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Montreal , Canada , located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city . Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics , it is nicknamed The Big O , a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium 's roof . It is also called The Big Owe to reference the astronomical cost of the stadium and the 1976 Olympics as a whole . The stadium is the largest by seating capacity in Canada . After the Olympics , artificial turf was installed and it became the home of Montreal 's professional baseball and football teams . The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL returned to their previous home of Molson Stadium in 1998 for regular season games , but continued to use Olympic Stadium for playoff and Grey Cup games until 2014 when they returned to Molson Stadium for all of their games . Following the 2004 baseball season , the Expos relocated to Washington , D.C. , to become the Washington Nationals . The stadium currently serves as a multipurpose facility for special events ( e.g . concerts , trade shows ) with a permanent seating capacity of 56,040 . The capacity is expandable with temporary seating . The Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) use the venue on occasion , when demand for tickets justifies the large capacity or when the weather restricts outdoor play at nearby Saputo Stadium in the spring months . The stadium has not had a main tenant since the Expos left in 2004 .
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 .
The Montreal Manic or the Manic de Montréal were a professional soccer team based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , that played in the North American Soccer League .
The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on July 18 and ended on July 31 . Only one event , the men 's tournament , was contested . 13 teams participated in the tournament , and 3 teams withdrew .
The Montreal Impact ( French : Impact de Montréal ) is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal , Quebec . The Impact competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The team began play in 2012 as an expansion team of the league , being the league 's third Canadian club , and replaced the North American Soccer League team of the same name . In 2015 , the Impact became the second MLS club , and first Canadian club , to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League , in its current name since 2008 , where they had finished runners up in the two game aggregate goal series against Club América . The Impact had won the Canadian Championship in 2013 , 2014 and 2019 . The club plays its home games at Saputo Stadium and is coached by Thierry Henry .
Major League Soccer ( MLS ) is a men 's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation which represents the sport 's highest level in the United States and Canada . The league comprises 26 teams - 23 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada and constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues in both countries . The league plans to expand to 30 teams with the additions of Austin FC and Charlotte in 2021 , then Sacramento Republic FC and a St. Louis franchise in 2022 . The regular season starts in late February or early March and goes through mid-October , with each team playing 34 games ; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters ' Shield . Fourteen teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs through October and November , culminating in the championship game , the MLS Cup . MLS teams also play in domestic competitions against teams from other divisions in the U.S. Open Cup and in the Canadian Championship . MLS teams also compete against continental rivals in the CONCACAF Champions League . With an average attendance of over 20,000 per game , MLS has the third highest average attendance of any sports league in the U.S. after the National Football League ( NFL ) and Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , and is the seventh highest attended professional soccer league worldwide . Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States ' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup . The first season took place in 1996 with ten teams . MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years : the league lost millions of dollars , teams played in mostly empty American football stadiums , and two teams folded in 2002 . Since then , MLS has expanded to 26 teams , soccer-specific stadiums have proliferated around the league , average attendance exceeds that of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , the Designated Player Rule allows teams to sign star players such as David Beckham , MLS secured national TV contracts , and the league is now profitable .
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek , in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . It is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation ( PavCo ) , a crown corporation of the province . It is currently the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) and the annual Canada Sevens ( part of the World Rugby Sevens Series ) as well as the BC Sports Hall of Fame . The stadium also served as the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Paralympics which Vancouver hosted , as well as a venue for multiple matches including the championship match for the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup . The stadium opened on June 19 , 1983 , and was built as an indoor structure with an air-supported roof , the largest of its kind in the world upon its opening . Following the 2010 Winter Olympics , BC Place was closed for 16 months as part of an extensive revitalization , the centrepiece of which was replacing the inflatable roof with a retractable roof supported by cables . Once construction was completed , the stadium 's new roof was also the largest of its type .
Vancouver ( /vænˈkuːvər/ ( listen ) ) is a coastal seaport city in western Canada , located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia . As the most populous city in the province , the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city , up from 603,502 in 2011 . The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016 , making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada . Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada , with over 5,400 people per square kilometre , which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America , behind New York City , Guadalajara , San Francisco , and Mexico City . Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada : 52% of its residents are not native English speakers , 48.9% are native speakers of neither English nor French , and 50.6% of residents belong to visible minority groups . Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life , and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top ten of the world 's most well-living cities for ten consecutive years . In 2011 , the city planned to become the greenest city in the world by 2020 . Vancouverism is the city 's urban planning design philosophy . Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events , including the 1954 Commonwealth Games , UN Habitat I , Expo 86 , APEC Canada 1997 , the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009 ; several matches of 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup including the finals at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver , and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler , a resort community 125 km ( 78 mi ) north of the city . In 1969 , Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver . The city became the permanent home to TED conferences in 2014 . Vancouver was originally named Gastown and began as a settlement which grew around the site of a makeshift tavern on the western edges of Hastings Mill built on July 1 , 1867 , and owned by proprietor Gassy Jack .
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 .
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver , British Columbia that competes in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The Whitecaps were the 17th team to enter Major League Soccer and replaced the USSF Division 2 team of the same name in the city . The club has been owned and managed by the same group since their USSF days , having graduated to MLS after the conclusion of the USSF 's 2010 season . The MLS version of the team is a phoenix club , and the third to carry the legacy of the Whitecaps name . In the 2012 season , the team became the first Canadian team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs .
The North American Soccer League ( NASL ) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984 . It was the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the United States . The league final was called the Soccer Bowl from 1975 to 1983 and the Soccer Bowl Series in its final year , 1984 . The league was headed by Commissioner Phil Woosnam from 1969 to 1983 . The league 's popularity peaked in the late 1970s . The league averaged over 13,000 fans per game in each season from 1977 to 1983 , and the league 's matches were broadcast on network television from 1975 to 1980 . The league 's most prominent team was the New York Cosmos . During the mid-to-late 1970s , the Cosmos signed a number of the world 's best players - Pelé , Franz Beckenbauer , Carlos Alberto - and the Cosmos averaged over 28,000 fans for each season from 1977 to 1982 while having three seasons of the average attendance topping 40,000 spectators per game . Other internationally well-known players in the league included Giorgio Chinaglia , Johan Cruyff , Johan Neeskens , Gerd Müller , George Best , and Rodney Marsh . The league additionally sanctioned indoor soccer in various tournament forms in 1971 , 1975 , 1976 , 1978 , 1979 and 1983 , and in a season format in 1979-80 , 1980-81 , 1981-82 and 1983-84 .
Rogers Centre , originally named SkyDome , is a multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Toronto , Canada , situated just southwest of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario . Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands , it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . Previously , the stadium was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ( NFL ) played an annual game at the stadium as part of the Bills Toronto Series from 2008 to 2013 . While it is primarily a sports venue , it also hosts other large events such as conventions , trade fairs , concerts , travelling carnivals , and monster truck shows . The stadium was renamed Rogers Centre following the 2005 purchase of the stadium by Rogers Communications , which also owns the Toronto Blue Jays . The venue was noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof , as well as for the 348-room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field . It is also the last North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both football and baseball . The stadium served as the site of both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games ( renamed the Pan-Am Dome or Pan-Am Ceremonies Venue due to sponsorship regulations ) .
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 Canadian Soccer Association ( Canada Soccer ) ( French : Association canadienne de soccer ) is the governing body of soccer in Canada . It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men 's and women 's national teams for international play , as well as the respective junior sides ( U-20 and U-17 for men and women ) . Within Canada , it oversees national professional and amateur club championships .
McMahon Stadium /məkˈmæn/ is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary , Alberta . The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society . The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary , north of 16 Avenue NW between Crowchild Trail and University Drive . It is within walking distance of the Banff Trail C-Train station . It is the home venue for the University of Calgary Dinos , Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League , Calgary Gators and Calgary Wolfpack of the Alberta Football League , and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League , who played at Mewata Stadium from 1935 to 1959 . The stadium also was the open-air venue ( as an ice rink ) for the National Hockey League 's 2011 Heritage Classic match between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens . The stadium was also the location of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies , serving as the Olympic Stadium .
Calgary ( /ˈkælɡri/ ( listen ) ) is a city in the western Canadian province of Alberta . It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province , in an area of foothills and prairie , about 80 km ( 50 mi ) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies , roughly 299 km ( 186 mi ) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately 240 km ( 150 mi ) north of the Canada-United States border . The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area , the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor . The city had a population of 1,285,711 in 2019 , making it Alberta 's largest city . It is the third-largest municipality in Canada ( after Toronto and Montreal ) , and the largest in western Canada . Also in 2016 , Calgary had a metropolitan population of 1,392,609 , making it the fourth-largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada and second-largest in western Canada . Calgary 's economy includes activity in the energy , financial services , film and television , transportation and logistics , technology , manufacturing , aerospace , health and wellness , retail , and tourism sectors . The Calgary CMA is home to Canada 's second-highest number of corporate head offices among the country 's 800 largest corporations . In 2015 Calgary had the highest number of millionaires per capita of any major Canadian city . In 1988 it became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games . The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Calgary the most livable city in North America in both 2018 and 2019 . Calgary has been a top 5 contender for this title for the last 10 years .
The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team , that competed in the North American Soccer League during the 1980-81 NASL Indoor season and outdoors in the 1981 season , after which they folded . They were owned by Nelson Skalbania , a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues to Calgary , Alberta after the 1980 season .
The Calgary Mustangs was the name of two Calgary , Alberta , based professional soccer teams .
IG Field , formerly Investors Group Field , is a football stadium in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . The stadium , which opened in 2013 , is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium . Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc. , a consortium of the City of Winnipeg , the Province of Manitoba , the Winnipeg Football Club and the University of Manitoba , the stadium is home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League ( CPL ) , the University of Manitoba Bisons football team , and the Winnipeg Rifles ( CJFL ) . The stadium has a capacity of 33,500 and is partially covered . The stadium contains a corrugated metal roof , restaurant , 52 suites , walk of fame and other amenities .
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 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women 's World Cup , the quadrennial international women 's football world championship tournament . The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time . Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones . The tournament began on 6 June 2015 , and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan . The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011 . Canada 's team received direct entry as host and a qualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places . With the expanded tournament , eight teams made their Women 's World Cup debut . All previous Women 's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament , with defending champions Japan and returning champions Germany ( 2003 , 2007 ) and the United States ( 1991 , 1999 ) among the seeded teams . The 2015 tournament used goal-line technology for the first time with the Hawk-Eye system . It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf , with all matches played on such surfaces , even though there were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries .
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . Constructed on the site of the former Exhibition Stadium and first opened in 2007 , it is owned by the City of Toronto , and managed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment . The stadium 's naming rights are held by the Bank of Montreal , which is commonly branded as BMO ( /ˈbiːmoʊ/ ) . BMO Field was originally constructed as a soccer-specific stadium to serve as the home field of the expansion Toronto FC , and hosted matches during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup . In 2010 , when it was still a neutral-site game , BMO Field hosted the MLS Cup . It has since hosted the 2016 and 2017 finals featuring Toronto FC , under the current practice of giving home field advantage to the side with the better regular season record . The venue has also hosted rugby union , including matches of Canada 's national team , and rugby sevens during the 2015 Pan-American Games . From 2014 to 2016 , the stadium underwent a series of major renovations , which added an upper deck to the east grandstand , a roof over the seating areas and lengthened the field to make it suitable for hosting Canadian football . The latter allowed for the Toronto Argonauts to move to BMO Field beginning with the 2016 CFL season , which also saw the 104th Grey Cup played at the stadium .
Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto . The club competes in Major League Soccer ( MLS ) as a member of the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home matches at BMO Field , located at Exhibition Place on Toronto 's shoreline . Toronto FC joined MLS in 2007 as an expansion team and was the first Canadian-based franchise in the league . The first team is coached by Greg Vanney and operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment , which also operates the USL League One affiliate team Toronto FC II and most other professional sports franchises in the city . In 2017 , Toronto FC won the domestic treble with the MLS Cup , Supporters ' Shield and Canadian Championship . They are seven-time winners of the Canadian Championship and were runners-up of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League , as well as MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019 . As of 2019 [ update ] , the club has an estimated value of US $ 395 million and the highest player payroll in Major League Soccer .
TD Place Stadium ( originally Lansdowne Park and formerly Frank Clair Stadium ) is an outdoor stadium in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . It is located at Lansdowne Park , on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood , where Bank Street crosses the Rideau Canal . It is the home of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League ( CPL ) . The playing field has existed since the 1870s , and the complete stadium since 1908 . The stadium has been host to FIFA tournaments , Summer Olympic Games , and seven Grey Cups .
Ottawa ( /ˈɒtəwə/ ( listen ) , /ˈɒtəwɑː/ ; French pronunciation : ​ [ ɔtawa ] ) is the capital city of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . Ottawa borders Gatineau , Quebec ; the two form the core of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area ( CMA ) and the National Capital Region ( NCR ) . As of 2016 , Ottawa had a city population of 934,243 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in Canada . In June 2019 , the City of Ottawa estimated it had surpassed a population of a million . Founded in 1826 as Bytown , and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855 , the city has evolved into the political centre of Canada . Its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and amalgamation in 2001 which significantly increased its land area . The city name Ottawa was chosen in reference to the Ottawa River , the name of which is derived from the Algonquin Odawa , meaning to trade . Ottawa has the most educated population among Canadian cities and is home to a number of post-secondary , research , and cultural institutions , including the National Arts Centre , the National Gallery , and numerous national museums .
Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa , Ontario . The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium . The Ottawa Fury FC were dissolved as a soccer club on November 8 , 2019 and their USL franchise rights sold to Miami FC on December 11 , 2019 .
Ottawa Pioneers/Intrepid was the name of the Canadian Soccer League ( CSL ) entry from the National Capital Region from 1987-1989 Ottawa , Ontario . The club was a charter member of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987 and was known in its first season of existence as the National Capital Pioneers . Bob Wilson was named the club 's President , Tom D'Amico was the Pioneer 's first general manager and Bill Thompson was the team 's first head coach . With the CSL adopting the playing rules of FIFA in which games must be played on natural grass , the Pioneers were forced to play their home games in 1987 across the Ottawa river in Aylmer , Quebec . Lansdowne Park , a much larger CFL football stadium in the city of Ottawa , had artificial surface which forced the club to seek a playing surface in Aylmer , QC for the 1987 season .
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium ( also known in French as Stade Percival-Molson ; commonly referred to as Molson Stadium in English or Stade Molson in French ) is an outdoor football stadium located downtown on the slopes of Mount Royal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Named in honour of Percival Molson , it is owned by McGill University and was the home of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1954 to 1967 and again from 1998 to present . The stadium is also home to the McGill Redmen of the RSEQ , the Montreal Royal of the American Ultimate Disc League , and the Canadian Corporate Soccer League , the largest amateur corporate league in Canada . The Selwyn House Gryphons high-school football team also play their home games at the stadium . The stadium has a capacity of 23,420 , the result of a renovation project begun in 2009 that increased capacity from 20,202 to over 25,000 before seats were removed in 2014 to reduce capacity to its current level .
McGill University is a public research university in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Founded in 1821 by royal charter , granted by King George IV , it is the oldest university in Montreal and one of just three English-language universities in Quebec . The university bears the name of James McGill , a Montreal merchant originally from Scotland whose bequest in 1813 formed the university 's precursor , McGill College . Twelve years after it was officially established , McGill College awarded its first degree and Canada 's first ever medical degree . The college adopted its present name in 1885 . McGill 's main campus is on the slope of Mount Royal in downtown Montreal , with a second campus situated in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue , also on Montreal Island , 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) west of the main campus . The university is one of two universities outside the United States which are members of the Association of American Universities , alongside the University of Toronto , and it is the only Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum ( GULF ) within the World Economic Forum . McGill offers degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study , with the highest average admission requirements of any Canadian university . Most students are enrolled in the five largest faculties , namely Arts , Science , Medicine , Engineering , and Management . With 30% of students coming to McGill from over 150 countries , its student body is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral research university in the country . McGill has the highest percentage of PhD students of any Canadian research university . In all major university rankings , McGill consistently ranks among the top 3 universities in Canada and has held the top position for the past 15 years in the annual Maclean 's Canadian University Rankings for medical-doctoral universities .
Tim Hortons Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . Built as a replacement for Ivor Wynne Stadium , Tim Hortons Field is primarily used for Canadian football and soccer , and is the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League . During the 2015 Pan American Games , it was referred to as CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium . The stadium opened in September 2014 , two months after its original anticipated completion date of June 30 , 2014 .
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 2015 Pan American Games ( French : Jeux Panaméricains de 2015 ) , officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games ( French : Jeux panaméricains de 2015 à Toronto ) , were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games , as governed by Pan American Sports Organization ( PASO ) . The games were held from July 10 to 26 , 2015 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada ; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7 , 2015 . These were the third Pan American games hosted by Canada , and the first in the province of Ontario . The Games were held at venues in Toronto and seventeen other Golden Horseshoe communities . The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games ( TO2015 ) . The Games hosted 6,132 athletes representing 41 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) in the Americas , marking the largest multi-sport event hosted in Canada , in terms of athletes competing . A record of 45% of competitors were women , the most ever for any multi-sport event . 364 events were contested in 36 sports , which included the 28 sports contested at the 2016 Summer Olympics ; certain sports also served as qualification paths for these Olympics . Canoe slalom and golf made their Pan American Games debut , as well as women 's competitions in baseball , C-1 canoe and rugby sevens . In 2019 , the organizing committee reported that the games came in under budget by $ 38 million and left a strong legacy for the region with a legacy fund of over $ 60 million to maintain these structures for a twenty-year period after the Games were held ( i.e. , until 2035 ) .
Saputo Stadium ( French : Stade Saputo ) is a soccer-specific stadium at Olympic Park in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The stadium opened on May 21 , 2008 , and is the current home of the Montreal Impact . The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics , while the stadium 's east side has a view of Olympic Stadium 's inclined tower . It has a capacity of 19,619 , making it the second-largest soccer-specific stadium in Canada , after BMO Field in Toronto .
King George V Park is a soccer-specific stadium in St. John 's , Newfoundland , located at the head of Quidi Vidi Lake in downtown St. John 's . The stadium was built in 1925 as the National stadium of Newfoundland . The stadium played host to the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship . It is the oldest surviving soccer specific stadium in North America . In 2005 construction began on a major renovation involving widening and lengthening the field surface , installing an underground irrigation system , constructing new locker room facilities as well as expanding the bleacher seating . In 2006 , the natural grass playing surface was replaced with a FieldTurf pitch and additional seating was added to bring the total capacity at King George V Park to 10,000 . The most famous game played at King George V was on September 14 , 1985 when over 13,000 people witnessed Canada 's 2-1 victory over Honduras to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship ; the match also qualified Canada for their first World Cup ( Mexico , 1986 ) . It was a momentous occasion and is considered to be the high point of Canadian soccer history . In 2008 , KGV played host to the Challenge Cup and the Jubilee Trophy .
St. John 's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the large Canadian island Newfoundland . The city spans 446.04 square kilometres ( 172.22 sq mi ) and is North America 's easternmost city , excluding Greenland . Its name has been attributed to the Nativity of John the Baptist , when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497 and to a Basque fishing town with the same name . Existing on maps as early as 1519 , it is one of the oldest cities in North America . It was officially incorporated as a city in 1888 . With a metropolitan population of approximately 219,207 ( as of 1 July 2017 ) , the St. John 's Metropolitan Area is Canada 's 20th largest metropolitan area and the second largest Census Metropolitan Area ( CMA ) in Atlantic Canada , after Halifax . The city has a rich history , having played a role in the French and Indian War , the American Revolutionary War , and the War of 1812 . Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in St. John 's . Its history and culture have made it into an important tourist destination .
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada . Situated in the country 's Atlantic region , it is composed of the insular region of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador to the northwest , with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres ( 156,500 sq mi ) . In 2018 , the province 's population was estimated at 525,073 . About 92% of the province 's population lives on the island of Newfoundland ( and its neighbouring smaller islands ) , of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula . The province is Canada 's most linguistically homogeneous , with 97.0% of residents reporting English ( Newfoundland English ) as their mother tongue in the 2016 census . Historically , Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish , as well as the extinct Beothuk language . In Labrador , the indigenous languages Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken . Newfoundland and Labrador 's capital and largest city , St. John 's , is Canada 's 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 per cent of the province 's population . St. John 's is the seat of government , home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the highest court in the jurisdiction , the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal . A former colony and then dominion of the United Kingdom , Newfoundland gave up its independence in 1933 , following significant economic distress caused by the Great Depression and the aftermath of Newfoundland 's participation in World War I . It became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation on 31 March 1949 , as Newfoundland . On 6 December 2001 , an amendment was made to the Constitution of Canada to change the province 's name to Newfoundland and Labrador .
The Memorial Sea-Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John 's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . The University 's teams were originally named the Beothuks , after the original inhabitants of Newfoundland , but was eventually changed when that name was deemed offensive .
The Canada women 's national soccer team ( French : Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer ) is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and competes in the Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) . The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women 's World Cup , losing in the bronze medal match to the United States . Canada qualified for its first Olympic women 's soccer tournament in 2008 , making it to the quarterfinals . Canada are two-time CONCACAF Women 's Gold Cup champions , and two-time Olympic bronze medalists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1-0 in Coventry and from Rio de Janeiro 2016 , after defeating hosts Brazil 2-1 in São Paulo . A certain segment of the Canadian women 's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team ( U-19 prior to 2006 ) , partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship in 2002 , a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton , Alberta . Canada also hosted the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup , where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England . Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process , with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively .
Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium ( French : Stade Croix-Bleue Medavie ) , formerly Moncton Stadium ( French : Stade Moncton ) , is a track and field stadium on the campus of the Université de Moncton in Moncton , New Brunswick , Canada , built to host the IAAF 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics . The $ 17 million venue opened in 2010 . Although seating capacity had fluctuated early in construction ( original plans called for as many as 28,000 seats ) , the stadium has 10,000 permanent seats , and is expandable to 20,725 via temporary seating . The facility has also been proposed as a potential venue for a future Canadian Football League ( CFL ) expansion team , but a significant expansion to 25,000 seats would be recommended . CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon said he wanted to see neutral-site regular season games played in the new Moncton Stadium by 2010 . On February 1 , 2010 , it was announced that the Toronto Argonauts would play host to the Edmonton Eskimos in an event dubbed Touchdown Atlantic that took place on September 26 , 2010 . On September 22 , 2010 , Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced the Uteck Bowl will take place at the Moncton Stadium in 2011 , 2013 , and 2015 . On February 18 , 2011 , it was announced that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats would play host to the Calgary Stampeders in an event dubbed Touchdown Atlantic 2 that took place on September 25 , 2011 . As every CFL stadium had an artificial surface until 2016 ( the Argonauts began playing on natural grass at BMO Field in that year ) , the Touchdown Atlantic game had been the only CFL game played all season on a grass surface , although a temporary strip of artificial turf must be laid over the track in order to accommodate the end zones . The stadium also plays host to university soccer games .
Moncton ( /ˈmʌŋktən/ ; French pronunciation : ​ [ mɔŋktœn ] ) is one of three major urban centres in the Canadian province of New Brunswick , along with Saint John and the capital city of Fredericton . Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley , Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces . The city has earned the nickname Hub City due to its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes . The city proper has a population of 71,889 ( 2016 ) and a land area of 142 km2 ( 55 sq mi ) . Greater Moncton has a population of 144,810 ( 2016 ) , making it the largest city and census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in New Brunswick , and the second-largest city and CMA in the Maritime Provinces . The CMA includes the neighbouring city of Dieppe and the town of Riverview , as well as adjacent suburban areas in Westmorland and Albert counties . Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733 , Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia . Initially an agricultural settlement , Moncton was not incorporated until 1855 . The city was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton , the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier . A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid-1840s , allowing for the civic incorporation in 1855 . However , the shipbuilding economy collapsed in the 1860s , causing the town to lose its civic charter in 1862 . Moncton regained its charter in 1875 after the community 's economy rebounded , mainly due to a growing railway industry .
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 .
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 .
SC Toronto was a Canadian soccer team , founded in 1994 . The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League , and played its final home games at Lamport Stadium in the city of Toronto , Ontario . The club found success early on since its inception as the Toronto Supra in the Canadian National Soccer League , making the postseason in 1996 , and the championship finals in 1997 . With the creation of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998 , Toronto missed out in registering for the league which resulted in the club completing in local amateur leagues . Supra would eventually return to the professional level in 2001 , entering the CPSL as an expansion franchise . Immediately Supra become a playoff and title contender reaching the CPSL Championship finals in its debut season in the CPSL . Supra would claim their first piece of silverware in 2004 by clinching their division title . However , soon after , Supra faced a decline in their performance , and re-branded itself as Portugal FC and managed to continue fighting for playoff berths . In 2011 , Portugal FC merged with its youth club the Toronto Eagles and became SC Toronto . Massive changes occurred within the managerial and team structure , which brought about a positive effect on the team 's performance , and re-established Toronto as powerhouse within the league . Due to the merger Toronto finished first in the overall standings and achieved their second regular season championship , and continued dominating the league until its departure from the CSL in 2013 .
Toronto FC Academy , also known as TFC Academy , is the youth academy and development system of Canadian Major League Soccer club Toronto FC . The academy has divisions from U12 to U19 and includes over 110 young players . The U19 , U17 and U15 teams compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy , while the U16 and U14 play in the Ontario Player Development League . The senior academy team is known as Toronto FC III .
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 .
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 are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London , Ontario , Canada . The school 's athletic program supports 26 varsity sports . Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W . and the school colours are purple and white . The university 's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference and the national U Sports organization . Western University offers 21 varsity sports for men and 19 for women which compete in the OUA conference . The University also offers cheerleading ( co-ed and all-girls ) , women 's ringette , women 's softball , table tennis ( men 's and women 's ) and ultimate frisbee ( open-class and women 's ) , which compete outside the OUA conference , in sport-specific conferences and divisions . The current athletic director is Christine Stapleton who started at the University in 2017 . Her predecessor , Therese Quigley , held the role for 8 years starting in 2009 . Many Western varsity programs lead Canadian universities in the number of championships won . The women 's volleyball team has won 10 provincial championships , the rowing team has won 23 provincial championships , the basketball teams have won 24 provincial championships , the football team has won 31 provincial championships and the men 's squash team has won 45 provincial championships , with 36 being consecutive . The Western Mustangs football team has won seven Vanier Cup national championships , in 1971 , 1974 , 1976 , 1977 , 1989 , 1994 and 2017 .
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 .
Vancouver Whitecaps was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver , British Columbia . Founded in 1986 , the team played its final year in the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid in the NASL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League coached by Teitur Thordarson . The team played its home games at Swangard Stadium in nearby Burnaby , British Columbia . The team 's colours were blue and white . On March 19 , 2009 , an ownership group led by principal Greg Kerfoot was granted a Major League Soccer expansion franchise which began play in 2011 under the name Vancouver Whitecaps FC . In addition to its men 's side the Whitecaps also field a women 's team in the USL W-League , two developmental teams ( Vancouver Whitecaps Residency , in the USL Premier Development League , and the Whitecaps FC Prospects , in the Pacific Coast Soccer League ) , and four youth teams in the USL Super Y-League ( Coastal WFC , Mountain WFC , Surrey WFC and Okanagan WFC ) ranging in age from U13 to U17 for both boys and girls . The team was previously known as the Vancouver 86ers of both the Canadian Soccer League , American Professional Soccer League ( APSL ) , and later the A-League . The club later played in two later versions of the second tier A-League known as the USL-1 and USSF Division 2 Professional League in North America .
Wanderers Grounds is a sporting complex in Halifax , Nova Scotia , which was originally part of the Halifax Commons . The land was used in the 1880s by the Halifax Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club ( WAAC ) and was their home grounds for the sports of rugby , lawn bowling , Leased to the club in the 1800s , the club failed to pay its lease fees during the Second World War and the land 's use reverted to the City of Halifax ( Halifax Regional Municipality ) who have maintained it since then . The Wanderers Grounds was also the home of the Halifax Pelham Canadians of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball league 1977-2008 . Babe Ruth made appearance at the grounds during sometime in the 1920s during the days of the H & D Baseball league . [ citation needed ] The field house , built by the club in 1896 , was destroyed by fire . It was replaced by the Navy League Dry Canteen , which was going to be rehabilitated in the 21st century , but was considered too structurally unsound . The plan to build a clubhouse has been put on an indeterminate hiatus . On August 31 , 1957 , Wanderers Grounds hosted Canada Soccer 's first ever Challenge Trophy match played east of Montreal . The local side Halifax Shipyards lost 8-2 to the eventual national champions , Montreal Ukraina . On June 20 , 2017 Halifax city councillors unanimously approved the construction of a stadium at the Grounds , for a future Canadian Premier League professional soccer team . In May 2018 , that team was confirmed to be named HFX Wanderers FC , who began play in 2019 .
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 ) .
HFX Wanderers Football Club , commonly known as HFX Wanderers , and also spoken as Halifax Wanderers , is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Halifax , Nova Scotia . The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of the Canadian soccer league system , and play their home matches at Wanderers Grounds .
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 University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911 . The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by U Sports and its members , both as regions and as individual institutions . The University of Saskatchewan is a member of the Canada West Regional Association , one of four such associations within U Sports . The Huskie Athletics program is administered at the University of Saskatchewan by the College of Kinesiology . At various times in its history , Huskie Athletics has offered teams in 24 different sports . At present date , there are 15 teams in the following sports : men 's Canadian football and both men 's and women 's teams in basketball , cross country , hockey , soccer , track and field , volleyball and wrestling . Both the football and soccer teams play their home games at Griffiths Stadium , while the men and women 's hockey teams play at Merlis Belsher Place . Huskie Athletics is an integral part of the University of Saskatchewan 's goal of providing intellectual , cultural , social and physical activities as part of the University 's Mission of achieving academic excellence . The mission of Huskie Athletics is to provide elite interuniversity sport opportunities for students as part of their educational experience . The Huskie Athletics program is restricted by limited resources .
Westhills Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Langford , British Columbia . It is used by Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League for soccer ; Rugby Canada for various events ; and by the Westshore Rebels junior Canadian football team . In an international context , its most notable usage is as the site of the Canada Women 's Sevens , an event in the World Rugby Women 's Sevens Series for national rugby sevens teams . Westhills also hosted the BC Bears of the Canadian Rugby Championship from 2009 to 2013 , and the Victoria Highlanders soccer team from 2009 to 2011 . Before expansion in 2019 , the stadium had 1,600 permanent seats . The main stadium seats 6,000 , and has ten club boxes/corporate suites , four change rooms , officials ' rooms , concession , storage , and public washrooms . [ citation needed ] The field is built to FIFA 2 Star and World Rugby specifications , able to accommodate soccer , football , and rugby matches . There is a second adjacent turf field currently named Goudy Field that has seating for 1,500 . This second full-sized artificial turf field is also FIFA 2 Star rated and can accommodate the Canadian Rugby Association football codes .
Langford is a city on southern Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia , Canada . Langford is one of the 13 component municipalities of Greater Victoria and is within the Capital Regional District . Langford was incorporated in 1992 and has a population of over 40,000 people . Its municipal neighbours are Colwood to the southeast , Highlands to the north , Metchosin to the southwest , and View Royal to the northeast .
Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria , British Columbia . The club competes in the Canadian Premier League , playing home matches at Westhills Stadium located in Langford .