Highlights
Canada first competed in the Paralympic Games in 1968 and will be making their 12th appearance in 2012. Paralympics have twice been hosted in Canada - in 1978 in Toronto and in 2010 in Vancouver for the Paralympic Winter Games. Their most successful athlete is five-time Paralympian wheelchair track athlete Chantal PETIT-CLERC, who first competed in the Paralympic Games of 1992 and has won 21 medals, 14 of which are gold.
Anthem: Title
O Canada
Anthem: Year of Induction
1980
Anthem: Composer
Music Calixa LAVALLEE; words: English by Robert WEIR, French by Sir Adolphe Basile ROUTHIER.
Official NPC name
Canada
NPC President's name
Mr. David LEGG
NPC General Secretary's name
Mr. Henry STORGAARD
IPC Member's Name
Patrick JARVIS
Year of first appearance in an Paralympic Games
1968
Number of appearances in Paralympic Games
12, including London 2012
Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Athletics | 194 | 154 | 161 | 509 |
| Boccia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Cycling | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Football 7-a-side | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalball | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Lawn bowls | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Shooting | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Snooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 153 | 110 | 115 | 378 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| WR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 379 | 301 | 317 | 997 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1968 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 1972 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 1976 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 77 |
| 1980 | 64 | 35 | 31 | 130 |
| 1984 | 87 | 82 | 69 | 238 |
| 1988 | 55 | 42 | 55 | 152 |
| 1992 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 75 |
| 1996 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 69 |
| 2000 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 96 |
| 2004 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 72 |
| 2008 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 50 |
| Total | 379 | 301 | 317 | 997 |