Paddle Canada

Hello everyone! We apologize, we are experiencing technical difficulties with the part of our database that allows you to renew your membership. We are working hard to try to restore order...for now, we ask you to enjoy the last hours of 2020 and hit the renew button next week. Your 2021 membership will not be compromised! #2020problems

We invite you to take a tour of our new, fresh website!!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from the staff at Paddle Canada. Please note, that the head office will be closed from December 24-January 4, 2021.

What boat did you ask for?!?

Calendars are going to the printer ealry next week! You an still pre-order one now!

2021 Paddle Canada memberships can be renewed now!!

We remember and honour the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country and our freedom.

Last week, one of Paddle Canada’s founding members, John Eberhard came for a socially responsible and distanced visit and met with our Executive Director. In this photo, he is reminiscing over original minutes and documents from our early days. He is working with us on some 50th anniversary projects for next year, especially the story of just how we came to be!... If you’d like be involved in some of our anniversary projects, please drop Michelle an email at [email protected] ~~ ~~ #peopleofpaddlecanada #membersmonday #paddlecanada #anniversary #ourhistory #founder #archives

Our very own Past President Mike Gilbert was published in the New Zealand Sea Kayaker Magazine!! Check out pages 8 & 9, where he shares his thoughts on supporting one's local paddling clubs (and perhaps national organizations )

A tragedy this weekend in Algonquin Park, Ontario. Please read this account shared by a couple of Paddle Canada instructors who were on the water at the time.

We received an overwhelming number of photos submitted for our 50th-anniversary calendar, and while we are still sifting through them, and selecting the final 12, we are taking pre-orders now! https://www.paddlecanada.com/pre-order-the-paddle-canada-5/

You have just a couple of days to get your application in for this years Bill Mason Scholarship!!

Origins. Did you know that Paddle Canada (under the name Canadian Canoeing Association) came together in 1971 with the original mission to " We've certainly come a long way in almost 50 years, yet some things never change! ... If you are part of our history, make you reach out to us as we continue to collect stories of the past 50 years. See more

Fantastic! Well done Paddler Co-op!!!

Thank you to everyone who has submitted a photo for our calendar photo contest! We have many great photos submitted so far, it will make the decision making difficult! There is still time to submit if you have yet to do so. We are hoping for more canoe (lake, style, pole, moving water, and big canoe) and SUP (surf, river, and flatwater) submissions.

It's International Photo Day! A day where you share a photo of your world with the world. This is a photo by @lenwagg_photo that captures Paddle Canada. Canoes, kayaks and stand up paddleboards, all coming together to celebrate the art of the paddle!... #paddlecanada #worldphotoday #worldphotographyday #canoe #kayak #standuppaddle

Paddle Canada instructor in the news! "Standing gives you a different persepctive of the water. And because you are standing, you are engaging all your muscles while maintaining balance on the board" Learn to paddle. You'll love where it takes you!!!

The Bill Mason Memorial Scholarship Fund is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, a Canadian recognized both nationally and internationally as an avid canoeist, environmentalist, filmmaker, photographer, artist, and public speaker. We are still accepting applications for the 2020/2021 academic year! There's also a link below to accept donations to the fund.

Thanks for this reminder Jericho Beach Kayak Centre

Three Paddle Canada sea kayak instructors are embarking on a 100km fundraising paddle later this week: "Three kayakers will be paddling 100k to cross the Strait of Georgia from Swartz Bay to Jericho Beach raising money for Ratanak International. Would you consider donating $1.00 for every kilometer we paddle? Each year in Cambodia, thousands of young women and men are trafficked and exploited. Ratanak International works with Cambodians to restore those robbed of freedom and ...protect the vulnerable. We will begin our grueling 20-hour paddle on July 24th, paddle through the night, and arrive at the Jericho Sailing Centre at approximately 3:00 pm on July 25th. Donations can be made at bit.ly/100kcrossing More information about Ratanak can be found at https://www.ratanak.org You can track us live at share.garmin.com/tidaljourneys password: 100k All are welcome to join us by boat for the final paddle from Spanish Banks to Jericho. I am sure we will be needing the encouragement by that point! Thank you for your consideration, John Lippert Lauren Meunch Jess Bradshaw See more

Have you been thinking about becoming a Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Instructor? One of our Instructor Trainers is offering a Level 1 Sea Kayak Instructor course in the Outaouais region of Quebec, and needs ONE more candidate to run the course!

Do you subscribe to our newsletter, Current Strokes? July 2020 is now available. If you have news, photos, or events to share in future issues, be sure to send us an email by the first of the month!

Did you know that 2021 is our 50th anniversary? We've got a few ideas in the works to celebrate next year, and this first one needs your help!

In 2019, we launched the Paddle Canada camping program. It can be offered as either a stand alone program, or as a module added to our paddling programs. In our first year, our instructors taught just over 60 courses and clinics with over 700 participants! To find a camping course near you, vistit our website!... Learn to paddle. You'll love where it takes you.

Anyone ever thought about taking up poling?

Tourism HR Canada will launch the Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit via a webinar event taking place Wednesday, June 24th (1:00 2:00pm ET). The title of the webinar is Recovery to Resiliency: How tourism operators can learn, grow, and thrive post-pandemic. The Toolkit that will be presented is a living resource that will have new content posted weekly and will be available in English as of June 24th.

Tourism Vancouver, and a few other partners, have created a national survey to understand what potential clients will be comfortable doing this year amid COVID.

Pro-Tip #4!! High five with your paddles when greeting friends at the put in or on the water! @retasups thanks for sharing your photo with us!

Today, June 21 is a National Indigenous Day in Canada, a day to recognize, honour and celebrate the heritage, culture and contributions of Indigenous peoples. We would like to invite you to reflect on the canoes and kayaks we paddle, where they came from, as well as the waterways that we explore, and who paddled them before us.

Let's slide into Friday with old slide found in the Paddle Canada office! Caption this.....

In 2019, Paddle Canada instructors delivered almost 300 stand up paddle courses and clinics, teaching almost 1000 people! We also have just oer 1700 stand up paddle instructors across the country! Learn to paddle. You'll love where it takes you. Visit our webiste to find a course near you!

Paddle safe everyone!

In 2019, Paddle Canada instructors delivered more than 700 sea kayak courses, with 1800 instructors teaching more than 3500 Canadians the fine art of sea kayaking! Learn to paddle. You'll love where it takes you. Visit our website to find a course near you!

Paddle near shore, in case you must swim for it!

Slide into Friday over on Instagram is back! Every friday we dive into the box of slides we found in a cabinet in our old office. We're sharing this one here, because the paddler and the place were identified within MINUTES of us posting!! Snapped in the late '90s in the Cape Breton Highlands (Polly's Brook in Aspy Bay) both the paddler and the photographer were named!... See more

How long is your SUP paddle?

Our instructors have been busy off water with on-line webinars! Here's another great one being offered on Wednesday evening.

Any kayakers out there trying out some assissted rescues under physical distancing recommendations?! Check out this collaboration from Paddle Canada instructors at Jericho Beach Kayak Centre and Deep Cove Kayak Centre We'd love to see your creative techniques as well!

While paddlers not living in our most eastern provinces can't paddle those waters right now, this may be the next best thing! Check out this 3 part series hosted by a variety of Paddle Canada instructors for this virtual exploration of paddling in eastern Canada.

Are they any other questions you woud ask yourself?

First and foremost, the most important thing is to ensure you are in compliance with local and provincial government rules.