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Canadian Little League Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League World Series qualification
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Country	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Whalley Little League, Surrey, British Columbia
Most titles	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. In 1952, Montreal, Quebec was the first foreign entry in the Little League World Series. 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 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. 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

The Prairie Provinces Division has been replaced by two provincial championship tournaments—in Alberta and Saskatchewan.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.

Canadian Championships

Finals

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

Leagues with most titles

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

By province

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

Participations

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

LLWS by province

Note: The statistics below are through the 2024 Little League World Series.

Province	First LLWS	LLWS Participations	Record in LLWS	PCT
Alberta	1977	2	1–5	.167
British Columbia	1953	31	36–60	.375
Nova Scotia	1987	5	3–11	.214
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

• Baseball awards § World

Canada Region in other Little League divisions

• Intermediate League World Series (Canada Region)
• Junior League World Series (Canada Region)
• Senior League World Series (Canada Region)
• Big League World Series (Canada Region) (discontinued in 2016)

References

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.

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