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Little League World Series in Canada

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Canadian Little League Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification
SportBaseball
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
British Columbia Whalley Little League, Surrey, British Columbia
Most titlesQuebec Valleyfield Little League, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec (8)

Little League Baseball has been played in Canada since 1951. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia were the first leagues outside the United States. Approximately 500 leagues now operate in Canada, making it the second-largest country in Little League participation.[1] In 1952, Montreal, Quebec was the first foreign entry in the Little League World Series.[2] In 1953, Little Mountain Little League of Vancouver advanced to the World Series as representative of the Western Region. In 1958, Canada was given an automatic berth in the LLWS[3] and have since participated in every tournament, with the exception of 1975. Until 1965, the Canadian region consisted of only teams from Ontario and Quebec.[4] Prior to 1966, the western provinces participated in tournament play with American teams in the original West Region, while the Maritime provinces were excluded. In 1965, Canada began play as a full region.

Canada has never won the series, but in 1965 Stoney Creek Optimist Little League of Ontario reached the final. Valleyfield Little League (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) is the league with the most championships (8); the Whalley LL of Surrey, British Columbia has seven; and Glace Bay LL and Trail are third with five.

Regions

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The Prairie Provinces Division has been replaced by two provincial championship tournaments—in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Atlantic Provinces Division continues to have a divisional championship.[5]

Canadian Championships

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Finals

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Year Venue Winner Result Runner-Up
1958 N/A Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 17–9 Ontario Glebe LL (Ottawa)
1959 N/A Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 8–2 Ontario Legion LL (Brockville)
1960 N/A Ontario Parkdale Lions LL (Toronto) 10–0 Quebec Kiwanis LL (Montreal)
1961 N/A Quebec Kiwanis East LL (Montreal) N/A Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek)
1962 N/A Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek) 18–6 Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)
1963 Valleyfield Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 6–1 Ontario International LL (Fort William)
1964 N/A Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 4–3 Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek)
1965 Ontario Dundas Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek) 4–0 British Columbia East Trail LL (Trail)
1966 Ontario Stoney Creek Ontario Fort William Americans LL (Thunder Bay) 10–5 Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek, Ontario)
1967 Quebec Valleyfield British Columbia East Trail LL (Trail) 5–0 Ontario Windsor East LL (Windsor)
1968 Quebec St. Laurent Quebec Sher-Lenn LL (Sherbrooke) 1–0 British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey)
1969 British Columbia Victoria Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 4–0 British Columbia Collingwood LL (Vancouver)
1970 Ontario Thunder Bay Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 2–0 (F/7) Alberta Norcrest LL (Lethbridge)
1971 Quebec St. Laurent Ontario Legion LL (Brockville) 2–0 British Columbia Forest Hills LL (North Vancouver)
1972 Alberta Edmonton Ontario South Canadian LL (Windsor) 6–5 British Columbia Jaycee LL (North Vancouver
1973 British Columbia Saanich British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 1–0 Ontario Legion LL (Brockville)
1974 Ontario Mississauga British Columbia Vic-West LL (Esquimalt) 8–2 Alberta Norcrest LL (Lethbridge)
1975 Alberta Calgary Ontario Port Arthur Continental LL (Thunder Bay) 6–2 Alberta Centennial LL (Calgary)
1976 Quebec Sherbrooke British Columbia Trail LL (Trail) 3–0 Ontario Parkdale Lions LL (Toronto)
1977 British Columbia Surrey Alberta Norcrest LL (Lethbridge) 3–1 British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey)
1978 Ontario Windsor British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 18–3 Ontario Windsor North IOOG LL (Windsor)
1979 Alberta Lethbridge Quebec Sher-Lenn LL (Sherbrooke) 8–1 Alberta Lakeside LL (Lethbridge)
1980 Ontario Copper Cliff British Columbia Trail LL (Trail) 1–0 Alberta Centennial LL (Calgary)
1981 British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Trail LL (Trail) 8–0 New Brunswick Lancaster (Saint John)
1982 Quebec Boucherville Quebec Rotary LL (Rouyn) 5–3 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
1983 New Brunswick Saint John Quebec Sher-Mont LL (Sherbrooke) 2–1 British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey)
1984 Saskatchewan Moose Jaw British Columbia Coquitlam LL (Coquitlam) 8–4 Ontario Sandwich West Turtle Club LL (Windsor)
1985 Ontario Brockville Ontario Glanbrook LL (Binbrook) 3–1 British Columbia Trail LL (Trail)
1986 Quebec Noranda Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 5–1 Ontario Pinecrest LL (Ottawa)
1987 British Columbia Trail Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay) 5–1 British Columbia Stuart Channel LL (Chemainus)
1988 Nova Scotia Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay) 1–0 Ontario Pinecrest LL (Ottawa)
1989 Alberta Edmonton Ontario High Park LL (Toronto) 10–2 Alberta Confederation Park (Edmonton)
1990 Ontario Stoney Creek British Columbia Trail LL (Trail) 9–6 Alberta Confederation Park (Edmonton)
1991 British Columbia Victoria Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay) 6–0 Ontario Optimist LL (Stoney Creek)
1992 Quebec Valleyfield Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 5–0 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
1993 New Brunswick Saint John British Columbia Lynn Valley LL (North Vancouver) 2–1 Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)
1994 Alberta Calgary Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay) 4–0 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
1995 Ontario Perth Ontario High Park LL (Toronto) 5–1 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
1996 British Columbia Prince George British Columbia Kennedy-Surrey LL (Surrey) 5–0 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
1997 Alberta Medicine Hat British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 8–2 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
1998 Nova Scotia Glace Bay British Columbia Langley LL (Langley) 4–1 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
1999 Quebec Valleyfield British Columbia Gordon Head LL (Victoria) 5–2 Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)
2000 Ontario LaSalle Ontario High Park LL (Toronto) 4–1 Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)
2001 British Columbia Vancouver Alberta Calgary West LL (Calgary) 5–3 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
2002 Alberta Lethbridge Saskatchewan North Regina LL (Regina) 5–0 Ontario Gloucester LL (Ottawa)
2003 Nova Scotia Sydney Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay) 2–0 (*) Saskatchewan Moose Jaw LL (Moose Jaw)
2004 Quebec Brossard Ontario East Nepean LL (Nepean) 4–1 Quebec N.D.G. Minor Baseball League LL (Montreal)
2005 Ontario Timmins British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 6–1 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
2006 British Columbia Surrey British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 10–0 Ontario East Nepean LL (Nepean)
2007 Saskatchewan Regina British Columbia White Rock South Surrey LL (White Rock) 14–4 (F/4) Alberta Calgary West LL (Calgary)
2008 Nova Scotia Sydney Mines British Columbia White Rock South Surrey LL (White Rock) 11–4 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
2009 Quebec Val-d'Or British Columbia Hastings Community LL (Vancouver) 9–2 Ontario Turtle Club LL (LaSalle)
2010 Ontario Ancaster British Columbia Little Mountain LL (Vancouver) 13–1 (F/4) Ontario Ancaster LL (Ancaster)
2011 British Columbia North Vancouver British Columbia Langley LL (Langley) 11–0 (F/4) Quebec Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)
2012 Alberta Edmonton British Columbia Hastings Community LL (Vancouver) 11–1 (F/4) Alberta Southwest LL (Lethbridge)
2013 Nova Scotia Glace Bay Ontario East Nepean LL (Ottawa) 5–1 British Columbia White Rock South Surrey LL (White Rock)
2014 Quebec Valleyfield British Columbia South Vancouver LL (Vancouver) 4–1 Ontario High Park LL (Toronto)
2015 Ontario Nepean British Columbia White Rock South Surrey LL (White Rock) 16–0 (F/5) Ontario East Nepean LL (Ottawa)
2016 British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Hastings Community LL (Vancouver) 1–0 British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey)
2017 Alberta Medicine Hat British Columbia White Rock South Surrey LL (White Rock) 12–5 Quebec Diamond Baseball Academy LL (Mirabel)
2018 Quebec Mirabel British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 11–0 Nova Scotia Glace Bay LL (Glace Bay)
2019 Ontario Ancaster British Columbia Coquitlam LL (Coquitlam) 6–3 Quebec Mirabel Diamond LL (Mirabel)
2022 Alberta Calgary British Columbia Little Mountain LL (Vancouver) 9–4 Saskatchewan Moose Jaw LL (Moose Jaw)
2023 Saskatchewan Regina Saskatchewan North Regina LL (Regina) 4–3 British Columbia Little Mountain LL (Vancouver)
2024 Ontario Kingston British Columbia Whalley LL (Surrey) 10–1 Alberta Medicine Hat LL (Medicine Hat)

Leagues with most titles

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League City Titles Years
Quebec Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec 8 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1992
British Columbia Whalley Surrey, British Columbia 7 1973, 1978, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2024
British Columbia Trail Trail, British Columbia 5 1967, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1990
Nova Scotia Glace Bay Glace Bay, Nova Scotia 5 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003
British Columbia White Rock South Surrey White Rock, British Columbia 4 2007, 2008, 2015, 2017
British Columbia Hastings Community Vancouver, British Columbia 3 2009, 2012, 2016
Ontario High Park Toronto, Ontario 3 1989, 1995, 2000

By province

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Province First LLCR Appearances Championships Runner Up
 Alberta 1966 48 2 10
 British Columbia 1965 57 30 12
 New Brunswick 1978 11 0 1
 Nova Scotia 1968 38 5 6
 Ontario 1958 63 13 25
 Quebec 1958 62 13 9
 Saskatchewan 1967 20 2 2

Canada in the LLWS

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Participations

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Year League City Region LLWS Record
1952 Montreal Quebec Montreal United States Region 1 Quarterfinal 0–1
1953 Jaycee National British Columbia Vancouver United States Region 8 Quarterfinal 0–1
1958 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada Quarterfinal 0–1
1959 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada Quarterfinal 0–1
1960 Toronto Ontario Toronto Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1961 Kiwanis-East Quebec Montreal Canada Canada 7th Place 1–2
1962 Stoney Creek Ontario Stoney Creek Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1963 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada 7th Place 0–2
1964 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada 6th Place 1–2
1965 Stoney Creek Ontario Stoney Creek Canada Canada Runner up 2–1
1966 Windsor Ontario Windsor Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1967 East Trail British Columbia Trail Canada Canada 7th Place (Shared) 0–2
1968 Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Quebec Sherbrooke Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1969 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada 7th Place 1–2
1970 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1971 Brockville Ontario Brockville Canada Canada 7th Place 1–2
1972 Windsor Ontario Windsor Canada Canada 6th Place 1–2
1973 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada 5th Place 2–1
1974 Esquimalt-West British Columbia Victoria Canada Canada 7th Place 1–2
1976 Trail British Columbia Trail Canada Canada 7th Place 1–2
1977 Norcrest Alberta Lethbridge Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1978 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada 5th Place 2–1
1979 Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Quebec Sherbrooke Canada Canada 6th Place 1–2
1980 Trail British Columbia Trail Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1981 Trail British Columbia Trail Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1982 Rouyn Quebec Rouyn Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1983 Sherbrooke-Fleurimont Quebec Sherbrooke Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1984 Coquitlam British Columbia Coquitlam Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1985 Binbrook Ontario Binbrook Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1986 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada 6th Place 1–2
1987 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay Canada Canada 5th Place (Shared) 1–1
1988 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1989 High Park Ontario Toronto Canada Canada 8th Place 0–3
1990 Trail British Columbia Trail Canada Canada 3rd Place 2–1
1991 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay Canada Canada 4th Place 1–2
1992 Valleyfield Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
1993 Lynn Valley British Columbia Lynn Valley Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
1994 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
1995 High Park Ontario Toronto Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
1996 Kennedy British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
1997 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
1998 Langley British Columbia Langley Canada Canada 3rd Place (Shared) 3–1
1999 Gordon Head British Columbia Victoria Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2000 High Park Ontario Toronto Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
2001 Calgary West Alberta Calgary Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2002 North Regina Saskatchewan Regina Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
2003 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Glace Bay Canada Canada Group Stage 0–3
2004 East Nepean Ontario Ottawa Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2005 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2006 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2007 White Rock-South Surrey British Columbia White Rock Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2008 White Rock-South Surrey British Columbia White Rock Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2009 Hastings Community British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2010 Little Mountain British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Group Stage 1–2
2011 Langley British Columbia Langley Canada Canada Round 3 2–2
2012 Hastings Community British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Round 2 1–2
2013 East Nepean Ontario Ottawa Canada Canada Round 2 1–2
2014 South Vancouver British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Round 1 0–3
2015 White Rock South Surrey British Columbia White Rock Canada Canada Round 1 0–3
2016 Hastings Community British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Round 2 1–2
2017 White Rock South Surrey British Columbia White Rock Canada Canada Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2018 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Round 3 2–2
2019 Coquitlam British Columbia Coquitlam Canada Canada Round 2 1–2
2022 Little Mountain British Columbia Vancouver Canada Canada Round 3 2–2
2023 North Regina Saskatchewan Regina Canada Canada Round 2 1–2
2024 Whalley British Columbia Surrey Canada Canada Round 2 1–2

LLWS by province

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Note: The statistics below are through the 2024 Little League World Series.
Province First LLWS LLWS
Participations
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Alberta Alberta 1977 2 1–5 .167
 British Columbia 1953 31 36–60 .375
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 1987 5 3–11 .214
Ontario Ontario 1960 12 7–29 .194
 Quebec 1952 14 8–27 .229
 Saskatchewan 2002 2 1–5 .167
Total 66 56–137 .290

Of the provinces in which Little League–affiliated leagues operate, New Brunswick is the only one yet to be represented in the LLWS. The provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island do not have any leagues affiliated with Little League Baseball; the same holds true for Canada's three territories.

See also

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Canada Region in other Little League divisions

References

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  1. ^ "Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" (Press release). Little League Baseball. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Little League History". Little League of Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ For a historical timeline of Canada's participation in Little League and the Little League World Series, go to Canadian Region Little League Tournament Historical Results, then scroll down to "The Canadian Region Tournament" section and — at the bottom of that section — click on the hyperlink for "evolution of the Canadian Region Little League tournament structure," for the page entitled "Canadian Region Tournament Milestones." Unpage Publications. September 1, 2015. Retrieved on 2016-12-30.
  4. ^ "Canadian Region Tournament Historical Results". UnPage Publications. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  5. ^ Canadian Region Little League Tournament Historical Results. Unpage Publications. June 5, 2016. Retrieved on 2016-12-30.