Orienteering Canada

Governing body of orienteering in Canada

Orienteering CanadaSport| Orienteering

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Jurisdiction| Canada
Founded| 1967
Affiliation| IOF
Regional affiliation| North America
Headquarters| Calgary, Alberta, Canada
President| Erik Blake
Official website
www.orienteering.ca

Orienteering Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF), is the governing body of orienteering in Canada. It is recognized by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.[1]

## History

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Orienteering Canada, was founded in 1967 as the Canadian Orienteering Federation and initially consisted of three member associations, those of Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.[2] The following year, Orienteering Canada became a member of the International Orienteering Federation and the first Canadian Orienteering Championships were held in Gatineau Park, Quebec on August 10.[2] In 1972, Canada sent its first team to the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Staré Splavy, Czech Republic. By 1975, Orienteering Canada consisted of 8 provincial associations. As of 2024, there are eight provincial associations and one territorial association. In 1976, Orienteering Quebec organized "O' Ring", the first international orienteering competition held outside of Europe which attracted over 900 participants. In 2012, the organization formally changed its name to Orienteering Canada.[2]

On top of organizing the Canadian Orienteering Championships each year, Orienteering Canada has hosted several major orienteering competitions including the Orienteering World Cup (1978, 1990, 1992), the Asia-Pacific Orienteering Championships (1990, 2002), and the North American Orienteering Championships which they have hosted every four years since 1973.

## Affiliated clubs

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### Current

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Club name[3] | Locale  | Province/Territory

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

*Chapter of Orienteering New Brunswick

### Defunct

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Club name  | Locale  | Province/Territory

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

## References

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1. ^ "IOF Member Federations". Retrieved 2024-12-01.
2. ^ a b c "History of Orienteering Canada". Orienteering Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
3. ^ "Find A Club". Orienteering Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

## External links

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* Official website of Orienteering Canada

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