- Source: Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Canada competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from 4 April – 15 April 2018. It was Canada's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
On 6 October 2016, two time Commonwealth Games gold medalist Claire Carver-Dias was named as the chef de mission of the team.
For the first time ever, there has been entry quotas set for all sports and therefore each country is restricted in the number of athletes it could enter.
Canada's team consisted of 282 athletes competing in 17 sports. The team consisted of 137 male athletes and 146 female athletes. This included a record 21 para-sport athletes. Canada competed in all sports on the program except netball, which it failed to qualify in. Also, Canada did not qualify an athlete in the discipline of powerlifting.
On 28 February 2018, diver Meaghan Benfeito was named as the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
The goal of the Canadian team was at least 100 medals to be won across all sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Medalists
Athletics (track and field)
Canada's athletics team was given a quota of 45 athletes (36 able-bodied and 9 para athletes). However, this was later increased by one by Commonwealth Games Canada. The official team was later announced on 10 January 2018 and consisted of 26 men and 20 women. Potential medallist Andre De Grasse withdrew from the team in March 2018 and was replaced with Bismark Boateng. Brendon Rodney did not compete in any events.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
Canada's badminton team consisted of eight athletes (four male and four female). The team was announced on 16 March 2018.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed team
Roster
Pool D
Quarterfinals
Finished in an equal fifth position.
Basketball
Canada qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women). Both teams qualified by being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games. Canada did not compete in the sport at its only appearance in 2006 in Melbourne. Both of Canada's teams were announced on 20 March 2018 and are developmental teams consisting of young players.
= Men's tournament
=Roster
Pool A
Qualifying finals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
= Women's tournament
=Roster
Pool A
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Beach volleyball
Canada qualified a men's and women's beach volleyball team for a total of four athletes. The two pairs were announced in January 2018.
Boxing
Canada's boxing team of seven athletes (three men and four women) was named on 12 December 2017. In February 2018, Mandy Bujold withdrew from the team and was replaced by Marie-Jeanne Parent.
Men
Women
Cycling
Canada's cycling team consisted of 18 cyclists, nine men and nine women. The team was officially named on 24 January 2018. On 16 February 2018, Tegan Cochrane withdrew from the team and was replaced with Lauriane Genest. All cyclists competing in the road events are also scheduled to compete in the track events.
= Road
=Men
Women
= Track
=Sprint
Keirin
Time trial
Pursuit
Points race
Scratch race
= Mountain biking
=Canada sent three mountain bikers (1 male and 2 female).
Diving
Canada's diving team consisted of 12 (six per gender) athletes and was officially named on 1 March 2018.
Men
Women
Field hockey
Canada qualified both a men's and women's field hockey teams by being ranked in the top nine (excluding the host nation, Australia) among Commonwealth nations in the FIH Rankings as of 31 October 2017. Each team consisted of 18 athletes, for a total of 36.
= Men's tournament
=Roster
Canada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on 1 March 2018.
Pool A
Seventh place match
= Women's tournament
=Roster
Canada's roster of 18 athletes was announced on 16 March 2018.
Pool B
Fifth place match
Gymnastics
Canada's gymnastics team consisted of 13 gymnasts (10 in artistic and 3 in rhythmic). The official team was announced on 22 February 2018.
= Artistic
=Men
Team & Individual Qualification
Individual Finals
Women
Team & Individual Qualification
Individual Finals
= Rhythmic
=Team & Individual Qualification
Individual Finals
Lawn bowls
Bowls Canada announced a squad of ten athletes (five per gender) on 20 November 2017.
Men
Women
Rugby sevens
= Men's tournament
=Canada qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.
Roster
Pool C
= Women's tournament
=Canada's women's team qualified as being one of the top four eligible teams from the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Roster
Canada's 13 member roster was officially confirmed on 2 April 2018.
Pool A
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Shooting
Canada's shooting team consisted of four athletes (three male and one female).
Men
Open
Squash
Canada's squash team of two athletes was named on 30 January 2018.
Individual
Doubles
Swimming
Canada's swimming team was scheduled to consist of 44 swimmers (30 able bodied and 14 para-swimmers). On 26 September 2017 the able bodied team of 26 swimmers (10 male and 16 female) was announced. A team of 11 para swimmers (3 men and 8 women) was announced on 18 January 2018. So the team size was 37 swimmers.
Men
Athletes with stars beside their names only race in the preliminary
Women
Para
Table tennis
Canada's table tennis team of six athletes (three per gender) was named on 21 December 2017. Canada's table tennis team also consisted of two para sport athletes.
Singles
Doubles
Team
Para-sport
Triathlon
Canada named its triathlon team of six athletes (three per gender) on 13 November 2017.
Individual
Mixed Relay
Weightlifting
Canada qualified 11 weightlifters (5 men and 6 women). A 12th weightlifter was on the team (Edouard Freve-Guerin) but did not compete.
Men
Women
Wrestling
Canada's wrestling team consisted of 12 athletes (six male and six female). The team was announced on 2 March 2018.
Repechage Format
Group Stage Format
Nordic Format
See also
Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Canada at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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