Little League World Series in Canada

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.[1] In 1952, Montreal, Quebec was the first foreign entry in the Little League World Series.[2] 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[3] 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.[4] 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.

Canadian Little League Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2019 Little League World Series qualification
SportBaseball
Founded1958 (1958)
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)		 Coquitlam Little League, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Most titles Valleyfield Little League, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec (8)
Official websiteLLB Canada

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 six; 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The Prairie Provinces Division has been replaced by two provincial championship tournaments—in Alberta and Saskatchewan.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.[5]

Canadian Championships

Finals
YearVenueWinnerResultRunner-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 N/A Valleyfield LL (Valleyfield) 6–1 National 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)

Leagues with most titles
LeagueCityTitlesYears
Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec 8 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1992
Whalley Surrey, British Columbia 6 1973, 1978, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2018
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
ProvinceFirst LLCRAppearancesChampionshipsRunner Up
 Alberta 1966 46 2 10
 British Columbia 1965 55 28 12
 New Brunswick 1978 11 0 1
 Nova Scotia 1968 36 5 6
 Ontario 1958 61 13 22
 Quebec 1958 60 13 10
 Saskatchewan 1967 18 1 1

Canada in the LLWS

Participations
YearLeagueCityRegionLLWSRecord
1952Montreal Montreal Region 1Quarterfinal0–1
1953Jaycee National Vancouver Region 8Quarterfinal0–1
1958Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaQuarterfinal0–1
1959Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaQuarterfinal0–1
1960Toronto Toronto Canada8th Place0–3
1961Kiwanis-East Montreal Canada7th Place1–2
1962Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Canada8th Place0–3
1963Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada7th Place0–2
1964Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada6th Place1–2
1965Stoney Creek Stoney Creek CanadaRunner up2–1
1966Windsor Windsor Canada8th Place0–3
1967East Trail Trail Canada7th Place (Shared)0–2
1968Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Sherbrooke Canada4th Place1–2
1969Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada7th Place1–2
1970Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada8th Place0–3
1971Brockville Brockville Canada7th Place1–2
1972Windsor Windsor Canada6th Place1–2
1973Whalley Surrey Canada5th Place2–1
1974Esquimalt-West Victoria Canada7th Place1–2
1976Trail Trail Canada7th Place1–2
1977Norcrest Lethbridge Canada8th Place0–3
1978Whalley Surrey Canada5th Place2–1
1979Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Sherbrooke Canada6th Place1–2
1980Trail Trail Canada4th Place1–2
1981Trail Trail Canada4th Place1–2
1982Rouyn Rouyn Canada4th Place1–2
1983Sherbrooke-Fleurimont Sherbrooke Canada8th Place0–3
1984Coquitlam Coquitlam Canada4th Place1–2
1985Binbrook Binbrook Canada4th Place1–2
1986Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canada6th Place1–2
1987Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada5th Place (Shared)1–1
1988Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada4th Place1–2
1989High Park Toronto Canada8th Place0–3
1990Trail Trail Canada3rd Place2–1
1991Glace Bay Glace Bay Canada4th Place1–2
1992Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CanadaGroup Stage1–2
1993Lynn Valley Lynn Valley CanadaGroup Stage1–2
1994Glace Bay Glace Bay CanadaGroup Stage0–3
1995High Park Toronto CanadaGroup Stage0–3
1996Kennedy Surrey CanadaGroup Stage1–2
1997Whalley Surrey CanadaGroup Stage0–3
1998Langley Langley Canada3rd Place (Shared)3–1
1999Gordon Head Victoria CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2000High Park Toronto CanadaGroup Stage0–3
2001Calgary West Calgary CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2002North Regina Regina CanadaGroup Stage0–3
2003Glace Bay Glace Bay CanadaGroup Stage0–3
2004East Nepean Ottawa CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2005Whalley Surrey CanadaInt'l Semifinal2–2
2006Whalley Surrey CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2007White Rock-South Surrey White Rock CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2008White Rock-South Surrey White Rock CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2009Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2010Little Mountain Vancouver CanadaGroup Stage1–2
2011Langley Langley CanadaRound 32–2
2012Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaRound 21–2
2013East Nepean Ottawa CanadaRound 21–2
2014South Vancouver Vancouver CanadaRound 10–3
2015White Rock South Surrey White Rock CanadaRound 10–3
2016Hastings Community Vancouver CanadaRound 21–2
2017White Rock South Surrey White Rock CanadaInt'l Semifinal2–2
2018Whalley Surrey CanadaRound 32–2
2019Coquitlam Coquitlam CanadaRound 21–2

LLWS by province
Note: The statistics below are through the 2019 Little League World Series.
ProvinceFirst LLWSLLWS
Participations		Record
in LLWS		PCT
Alberta 1977 2 1–5 .167
 British Columbia 1953 28 32–53 .376
Nova Scotia 1987 5 3–11 .214
Ontario 1960 12 7–29 .194
 Quebec 1952 14 8–27 .229
 Saskatchewan 2002 1 0–3 .000
Total 62 51–128 .285

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

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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