One Game. A New Era.
Football has always moved forward one yard at a time. So does Canadian football’s next era.
Flag football’s Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028 is the biggest moment in Football Canada’s history and your gift can protect participants, open the game to more Canadians, prepare our teams to perform, and build the national systems that serve the entire football community, from grassroots to the Olympic stage.
Every Yard Counts. Add Yours Now.
Letter from football canada’S chair, Jo-Anne Polak
Women’s National Team Accomplishments
- Ranked 4th in the world
- Hired prolific player and coach Rachel Lessard
- Bronze Medal at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China
- Silver Medal at the 2025 IFAF Continental Championship
- Appeared on Prime Time television for an exhibition game at a Buffalo Bills’ halftime
Men’s National Team Accomplishments
- First International Flag Football Team to feature a Super Bowl Champion on its Roster
- Hired 2x Grey Cup-winning Coach Paul LaPolice
- Went undefeated at the 2025 International Bowl
- Bronze Medal at the 2025 IFAF Continental Championship
WHY NOW
Canadian football is at a defining point. Flag football’s Olympic debut at LA 2028 is the most significant visibility moment in Football Canada’s history but the Olympic pathway exists because grassroots football exists, not instead of it.
Women and girls are transforming every level of the game. Tackle remains the cornerstone of communities across the country. And turning this moment into lasting impact means investing in safe pathways, coaching, officiating, performance support, and the shared national systems that connect it all.
LA 2028 is an end zone. It is not the finish line. Your support helps Canada compete now and builds a game that thrives for generations.
The Goal
Every gift maps to one of Football Canada’s national priorities: Protect, Participate, Perform and Sport System.
- Remove barriers to excellence to ensure the best athletes can represent Canada without financial limitations.
- Invest in preparation and performance to cover the costs of world-class uniforms, gear, training infrastructure, and coaching development.
- Fuel year-round growth to fund ongoing training, travel, and competition opportunities that build chemistry and elevate performance.
- Expand high-performance support to strengthen access to nutrition, strength & conditioning, and mental performance resources.
- Build a lasting culture of pride to elevate Canadian football on a global stage through unity, commitment, and pursuit of excellence.
Choose The Yard You Want to Help Gain
Your choice, Your impact.
- National Teams – Help flag and tackle athletes access camps, coaching, competition and performance support on the road to LA 2028.
- Next Generation – Strengthen youth pathways, talent development, travel support, bursaries and scholarships.
- Women and Girls – Expand opportunities to play, compete, coach, officiate and lead across every level of the game.
- Coaches, Officials & Community – Develop the people, safety standards and local capacity that make football possible.
- Where Needed Most – Give Football Canada the flexibility to direct your gift to the highest-priority need.
For the first time since Football Canada’s founding in 1884, our sport is heading to the Olympic Games. Champions Circle members ($10,000+) provide the leadership level support that prepares our national teams to compete and helps build the systems that carry the game forward long after LA 2028.
For more information, or to join Football Canada’s Champions Circle, please contact:
Eva Havaris at ehavaris@footballcanada.com
Support Future Olympic Athletes
Every gift moves Canadian football forward from grassroots to podium. Click ‘Donate Here’ below and choose a one-time or monthly gift.
One athlete. One coach. One community. One yard at a time.
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