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.
History 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. 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. 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.
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 Current +Club nameLocaleProvince/TerritoryAccro O SportGranby QuebecAnnapolis Valley Orienteering ClubAnnapolis Valley Nova ScotiaAzimut LaurentidesMorin-Heights QuebecCariboo Chilcotin Orienteering ClubWilliams Lake British ColumbiaClub de courses d’aventure et d’orientation de la GaspésieGaspé QuebecDontGetLost Adventure RunningGolden Horseshoe (Hamilton, Halton Region, Guelph, Niagara Region) OntarioEdmonton Overlanders Orienteering ClubEdmonton AlbertaFoothills OrienteeringCalgary AlbertaGreater Vancouver Orienteering ClubVancouver British ColumbiaHalifax Orienteering ClubHalifax Nova ScotiaKootenay Orienteering ClubEast Kootenay (Cranbrook, Kimberley) British ColumbiaManitoba Orienteering AssociationManitoba ManitobaCoureurs de Bois Orienteering ClubWinnipeg ManitobaOrienteering New BrunswickNew Brunswick New BrunswickOrienteering OttawaGatineau QuebecOttawa OntarioOrienteering P.E.I.*Prince Edward Island Prince Edward IslandRamblers Orienteering ClubMontreal QuebecSage Orienteering ClubSouthern Interior (Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kamloops, Kelowna, Revelstoke) British ColumbiaSaskatchewan Orienteering AssociationSaskatchewan SaskatchewanStars Orienteering ClubKitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge OntarioToronto Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioUkrainian Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioVictoria OrienteeringVictoria British ColumbiaYukon Orienteering Association Whitehorse Yukon *Chapter of Orienteering New Brunswick
Defunct +Club nameLocaleProvince/TerritoryAzimut Orienteering ClubMontreal QuebecCampden Orienteering ClubCampden OntarioCowichan Valley Orienteering ClubVancouver Island British ColumbiaCredit Valley Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioDon Valley Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioFalcons Orienteering ClubMoncton New BrunswickFeux FolletsSherbrooke QuebecFinnish Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioForest AdventurersLondon OntarioGrand Falls Orienteering ClubGrand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland and LabradorGuelph Gators OrienteeringGuelph OntarioHamilton King's ForestersHamilton OntarioHartney Gougers Orienteering ClubHartney ManitobaHalifax Hustlers Orienteering ClubHalifax Nova ScotiaHumber Valley Orienteering ClubToronto OntarioLaurentian Orienteering ClubSudbury OntarioLoup Garou Orienteering ClubGatineau QuebecOttawa OntarioNeepawa Orienteering ClubNeepawa ManitobaNiagara Orienteering ClubNiagara Region OntarioParkland Orienteering ClubRed Deer AlbertaPasadena Orienteering ClubCorner Brook Newfoundland and LabradorPrince George Orienteering ClubPrince George British ColumbiaSt. John's Orienteering ClubSt. John's Newfoundland and LabradorTrackers Orienteering ClubDartmouth Nova Scotia
References
External links Official website of Orienteering Canada