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CA-K013Culture & sport

Two national sports, two seasons

Canada’s women’s ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics; hockey is one of the two sports discussed in this record.
Canada’s women’s ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics; hockey is one of the two sports discussed in this record. Canadian women's ice hockey team in 2002 · Original title: Team Canada Leaves the Ice · Uncleweed · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; card previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Canadian law recognizes ice hockey as the national winter sport and lacrosse as the national summer sport.

Scope & context

A statement of section 2 of the National Sports of Canada Act, not a ranking of participation or popularity.

Sources behind this record

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National Sports of Canada Act, section 2 ↗

Department of Justice Canada

Section 2; consolidation current to 2026-09-30