The latest updates from Canoe '22

In elite sports, it is a rare opportunity to perform in a world championship in front of your hometown crowd. Expectations are high for both athletes and fans. When expectations and results collide, you get to experience something truly special. This was the scene on a sun-drenched Panuk / Lake Banook on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Saturday was quite simply a spectacular day of racing on Panuk / Lake Banook. For our Canadian paddlers, racing in your home country, for most, is a once in a career opportunity. Tension and emotions were running high for these amazing athletes and spectators who flocked to Prince Albert Road to cheer for our Canadian paddlers.

Friday saw amazing paracanoe podium performances with 13 countries pulling in medals. Great Britain topped the medal standings with six total medals. Canada reached the podium with silver from Brianna Hennessy (VL2 Women 200m). In a heartwarming moment, Mykola Syniuk of Ukraine emotionally dedicated his gold medal (KL2 Men 200m) to all his compatriots fighting for their sovereignty.

The excitement and momentum continue to build as we enter Day 3 of the competition at Canoe ’22. Affectionately known as “Semi-Final Friday,” these elite paddlers will put it all on the line in 36 semi-final races. In addition, Day 3 will see medals awarded in 5 Paracanoe races.

With Day 1 officially in the books, Canoe ’22 races will heat up as we enter Day 2 of The Competition. Another hot day is in the weather forecast, and there is no better place to be than at Panuk / Lake Banook.

After much anticipation and many hours of planning, Canoe ’22 races have officially started! Today’s race schedule features a total of 185 canoe and kayak races.

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following road closures as a result of the 2022 ICF Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships (Canoe ’22) taking place on Lake Banook from August 3 to 7, 2022.

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC), Canoe ‘22 and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) are pleased to host PaddleALL exhibition races during the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. CKC’s PaddleALL programming encourages athletes with intellectual disabilities to train and race to be their best in sport.

Canoe ’22 Society is thrilled to announce Support4Sport and East Coast Credit Union as presenting partners for the upcoming International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships (Canoe ’22) taking place August 3-7, 2022 on Lake Banook.

Lake City Cider & Canoe `22 can art contest! Have you ever wanted to have your design on a Cider Can?

On April 26, 2022, 100 days until the start of Canoe ’22, members of the Canoe ’22 Host Society, representatives from the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada (ADCKC), and organizers from the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Local Organizing Committee came together to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU strengthens an ongoing relationship of collaboration between the organizations. 

Canoe ’22 Society is proud to recognize their funding, delivery, and community partners who are major contributors to event experience and community pride, which will be on full display August 3-7, 2022. 

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has created a Go Fund Me to assist the Ukrainian canoe athletes, coaches, and their families displaced or otherwise affected by the ongoing hostilities in their country.

Canoe ‘22 Society will use its $1.5-million investment to upgrade the finish line tower at Lake Banook, elevating the racecourse ahead of international competitions like the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships and 2023 North American Indigenous Games.

Canoe Kayak Canada and the Canoe '22 Society, hosts of the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships, supports the decision of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to suspend all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials.

Canoe 22 Society is now accepting applications for several summer positions. Candidates are encouraged to submit their cover letter and resume, referencing the specific area of interest. If you are interested in being considered for more than one position, please express all areas of interest in your application.

H2O and SPF are a must right now for 50 talented athletes who are hard at work in California at the Sprint National Squad Training Camp in Chula Vista. What’s a day-in-the-life of an athlete at the national camp look like?

The 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships is looking for an Apparel & Merchandise Supplier.

The Canoe '22 Society is thrilled to invite the world to Lake Banook for the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships, taking place from August 3 - 7, 2022, and what better way to keep you informed, then a canoesletter! Every month, we will provide an update on all things canoe, athlete, partner, and community.

Diversity and inclusion in the sport community are two of the Government of Canada’s top priorities. The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, hosted a virtual roundtable today with representatives from the Aboriginal Sport Circle and its Atlantic chapters (Aboriginal Sport and Recreation New Brunswick, Mi’Kmaw Sport Council of Nova Scotia, PEI Aboriginal Sport Circle and Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle of Newfoundland and Labrador)