In 1990 she leads the Canadian women's hockey team to a gold medal at the Women's World Hockey Championships. She would lead them to three more in 1992, 1994 and 1997, and was the first Black woman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

This athlete is the grandson of John Armstrong Howard. In 1960 he competed for Canada in his first of three straight summer Olympic Games. During his career as a sprinter, he set seven world records!

She was just 17 when she qualified for the 1938 British Empire Games after running the 100 yards in 11.2 seconds, a tenth of a second better than the British Empire Games record. Believed to be the first Black woman to represent Canada in international sports competition

In 2013 he became the first Black NHL player to win the Norris Trophy (Top Defense Player) in 2013.

After qualifying for back-to-back 100m hurdles finals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, slid in to the history books at PyeongChang 2018. She became the first Black woman from Canada to have competed at the summer and winter Olympic Games. But she did more than just compete in Korea; she won a bronze medal with pilot Kaillie Humphries.

1932 he is part of Canada's Olympic bronze medal-winning 4x400-metre relay team. He was the first Black Canadian athlete to win an Olympic medal.

Five-time Olympian, she has impacted Canadian sport like few others. At Los Angeles 1984, she was a member of the 4x400m relay team that won silver. At Atlanta 1996, she was given the honour of being of Team Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearer. In between, she won multiple medals at the Pan American and Commonwealth Games.

He became the first Canadian to be selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2013 NBA draft.

She is a Canadian basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. In 2016, she made her Olympic debut for Team Canada.

In 1996 he won Canada’s first ever gold medal in the men's 100-metre race at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. He would win a second gold medal at the same Olympics as part of the men's 4x100-metre relay team.

She is a Canadian diver. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the 3 m synchro diving event with Émilie Heymans.

In 2014 he becomes the second Canadian to also be picked number one in the NBA draft, also by Cleveland.

She is a sprinter (born in Jamaica 28 Sept 1958). She has been one of Canada's outstanding international sprinters.She has won medals at Commonwealth, Olympic, Pan-American and World University games, in addition to other prestigious championships.

On January 18, 1958, he suits up for the Boston Bruins and becomes the first Black Canadian to play in the NHL.

Known as “Canada’s First Lady of Basketball”, she joined the national team in 1974 and was team captain from 1979-84. She was voted the Most Valuable Player at the 1979 World Championships in Seoul, won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games where was the Canadian team flag bearer, and was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 1979 World Student Games in Mexico.

He wins his first of three Most Valuable Player awards in a row (1947, 1948 and 1949) while playing hockey in the senior leagues in Quebec.

She is a Canadian rugby player. In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.

In 1912 he is the first Black athlete to represent Canada in the 100- and 200-metre sprint at the Olympics Games in Stockholm, Sweden.

Competed in Olympic-style wrestling for 20 years. Commonwealth Games Gold medallist · World Silver & Bronze medallist · 2009 Brampton Hall of Fame Inductee · Canadian Olympian · Two-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games · Ten-time Senior National Champion