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 LLWSFor 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. 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Regions The Prairie Provinces Division has been replaced by two provincial championship tournaments—in Alberta and Saskatchewan.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 Region Little League Tournament Historical Results. Unpage Publications. June 5, 2016. Retrieved on 2016-12-30.
Canadian Championships
Finals YearVenueWinnerResultRunner-up1958N/A Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)17–9 Glebe LL (Ottawa)1959N/A Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)8–2 Legion LL (Brockville)1960N/A Parkdale Lions LL (Toronto)10–0 Kiwanis LL (Montreal)1961N/A Kiwanis East LL (Montreal)N/A Optimist LL (Stoney Creek)1962N/A Optimist LL (Stoney Creek)18–6 Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)1963Valleyfield Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield)6–1 International LL (Fort William)1964N/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 Vancouver1973 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)2025 Victoria Little Mountain LL (Vancouver)8–0 Layritz LL (Victoria)2026 Glace Bay Little Mountain LL (Vancouver)4–0 (F/8) Ottawa West LL (Ottawa)
Leagues with most titles
LeagueCityTitlesYears ValleyfieldSalaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec81958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1992 WhalleySurrey, British Columbia71973, 1978, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2024 TrailTrail, British Columbia51967, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1990 Glace BayGlace Bay, Nova Scotia1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2003 Little MountainVancouver, British Columbia42010, 2022, 2025, 2026 White Rock South SurreyWhite Rock, British Columbia2007, 2008, 2015, 2017 Hastings CommunityVancouver, British Columbia32009, 2012, 2016 High ParkToronto, Ontario1989, 1995, 2000
By province
ProvinceFirst LLCRAppearancesChampionshipsRunner up 1966 51 2 10 1965 60 32 13 1978 11 0 1 1968 41 5 6 1958 66 13 26 1958 65 13 9 1967 23 2 2
Canada in the LLWS
Participations YearLeagueCityRegionLLWSRecordMontreal Montreal Region 1Quarterfinal0–1Jaycee National Vancouver Region 8Quarterfinal0–1Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaQuarterfinal0–1Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaQuarterfinal0–1Toronto Toronto Canada8th Place0–3Kiwanis-East Montreal Canada7th Place1–2Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Canada8th Place0–3Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada7th Place0–2Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada6th Place1–2Stoney Creek Stoney Creek CanadaRunner up2–1Windsor Windsor Canada8th Place0–3East Trail Trail Canada7th Place (Shared)0–2Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Sherbrooke Canada4th Place1–2Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada7th Place1–2Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada8th Place0–3Brockville Brockville Canada7th Place1–2Windsor Windsor Canada6th Place1–2Whalley Surrey Canada5th Place2–1Esquimalt-West Victoria Canada7th Place1–2Trail Trail Canada7th Place1–2Norcrest Lethbridge Canada8th Place0–3Whalley Surrey Canada5th Place2–1Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Sherbrooke Canada6th Place1–2Trail Trail Canada4th Place1–2Trail Trail Canada4th Place1–2Rouyn Rouyn Canada4th Place1–2Sherbrooke-Fleurimont Sherbrooke Canada8th Place0–3Coquitlam Coquitlam Canada4th Place1–2Binbrook Binbrook Canada4th Place1–2Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada6th Place1–2Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada5th Place (Shared)1–1Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada4th Place1–2High Park Toronto Canada8th Place0–3Trail Trail Canada3rd Place2–1Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada4th Place1–2Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaGroup Stage1–2Lynn Valley Lynn Valley CanadaGroup Stage1–2Glace Bay Glace Bay CanadaGroup Stage0–3High Park Toronto CanadaGroup Stage0–3Kennedy Surrey CanadaGroup Stage1–2Whalley Surrey CanadaGroup Stage0–3Langley Langley Canada3rd Place (Shared)3–1Gordon Head Victoria CanadaGroup Stage1–2High Park Toronto CanadaGroup Stage0–3Calgary West Calgary CanadaGroup Stage1–2North Regina Regina CanadaGroup Stage0–3Glace Bay Glace Bay CanadaGroup Stage0–3East Nepean Ottawa CanadaGroup Stage1–2Whalley Surrey CanadaInt'l Semifinal2–2Whalley Surrey CanadaGroup Stage1–2White Rock-South Surrey White Rock CanadaGroup Stage1–2White Rock-South Surrey White Rock CanadaGroup Stage1–2Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaGroup Stage1–2Little Mountain Vancouver CanadaGroup Stage1–2Langley Langley CanadaRound 32–2Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaRound 21–2East Nepean Ottawa CanadaRound 21–2South Vancouver Vancouver CanadaRound 10–3White Rock South Surrey White Rock CanadaRound 10–3Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaRound 21–2White Rock South Surrey White Rock CanadaInt'l Semifinal2–2Whalley Surrey CanadaRound 32–2Coquitlam Coquitlam CanadaRound 21–2Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicNo international participantLittle Mountain Vancouver CanadaRound 3 2–2North Regina Regina CanadaRound 21–2Whalley Surrey CanadaRound 21–2Little Mountain Vancouver CanadaRound 31–2Little Mountain Vancouver CanadaRound 43–2
LLWS by province As of the 2026 Little League World Series.
ProvinceFirst LLWSMost recentLLWSberthsLLWSchampionshipsRecordin LLWSPCT 33 0 40–64 14 8–27 Ontario 12 7–29 Nova Scotia 5 3–11 Alberta 2 1–5 Total 68 0 60–141
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
Canada Region in other Little League divisions Intermediate League Junior League Senior League Big League
References