Canadian Paralympic Committee

Canadian Paralympic Committee

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National Paralympic Committee
Country	Canada
Code	CAN
Created	1981 (as Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled)
Continental Association	APC
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
President	Marc-André Fabien
Website	www.paralympic.ca

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The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC; French: Comité paralympique canadien) is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games. It represents 25 member sports organisations. The CPC's vision is to be the world's leading Paralympic nation. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games. By supporting Canadian high performance athletes with a disability and promoting their success, the Canadian Paralympic Committee inspires all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport through programs delivered by its member organizations.

Members

Active

• Alpine Canada Alpin
• Athletics Canada
• Canadian Blind Sport Association
• Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
• Canadian Curling Association
• Canadian Cycling Association
• Canadian Fencing Federation
• Canadian Soccer Association
• Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association - now known as Wheelchair Basketball Canada (http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/)
• Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
• Canadian Yachting Association
• Cross Country Canada
• Equine Canada
• Federation of Canadian Archers
• Hockey Canada
• Judo Canada
• Rowing Canada Aviron
• Shooting Federation of Canada
• Swimming Natation Canada
• Table Tennis Canada
• Tennis Canada
• Volleyball Canada

Affiliate

• Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
• Alter Go
• Badminton Canada
• BC Disability Sports
• Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
• Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association
• Canadian Amputee Sports Association
• Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing
• Canadian Association of Athletes with an Intellectual Disability
• Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Agency
• Canadian Snowboard Federation
• CanoeKayak Canada
• Field Hockey Canada
• Gymnastics Canada
• Ontario Para Network
• ParaSport Ontario
• Parasport and Recreation PEI
• Synchro Canada
• Taekwondo Canada
• Triathlon Canada
• Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada

Presidents

List of past presidents:

• Lou Lefaive (1976–1977)
• Hugh Glynn (1977–1981)
• Doug Allen (1982–1983)
• Robert Steadward (1984–1990)
• Helen Manning (1991–1997)
• Laurel Crosby (1997–1998)
• Patrick Jarvis (1998–2006)
• Henry Wohler (interim, 2006)
• Carla Qualtrough (2006–2011)
• David Legg (2011–2013)
• Gaétan Tardif (2013–2017)

Hall of Fame

Athletes

• Arnold Boldt (2001)
• Eugene Reimer (2001)
• Joanne Berdan (2003)
• André Viger (2005)
• Michael Edgson (2011)
• Clayton Gerein (2011)
• Ljiljana Ljubisic (2011)
• Robert Easton (2013)
• Jennifer Krempien (2013)
• Tim McIsaac (2013)
• Chantal Petitclerc (2015)
• Lauren Woolstencroft (2015)
• Marni Abbott-Peter (2015)
• Karolina Wisniewska (2017)
• Colette Bourgonje (2019)
• Josh Dueck (2019)
• Viviane Forest (2019)
• Joey Johnson (2019)
• Garett Hickling (2019)

Coaches

• Earl Church (2011)
• Tim Frick (2013)
• Wilf Strom (2015)
• Ozzie Sawicki (2017)
• Joe Rea (2019)

Builders

• Robert Steadward (2000)
• Robert W. Jackson (2001)
• Rick Hansen (2003)
• Jerry Johnston (2003)
• Duncan Campbell (2005)
• Patrick Jarvis (2007)
• Joyce Fairbairn (2011)
• Janet Dunn (2013)
• John Howe (2013)
• Audrey Strom (2015)
• Gary McPherson (2015)
• Dr. Donald Royer (2015)
• Carla Qualtrough (2017)
• Archie Allison (2017)
• Maureen Orchard (2017)
• Kathy Newman (2019)

Source: "Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

See also

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• Canada at the Paralympics

External links

• Official site