The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC; French: Comité paralympique canadien) is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games. It represents 25 member sports organisations. The CPC's vision is to be the world's leading Paralympic nation. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games. By supporting Canadian high performance athletes with a disability and promoting their success, the Canadian Paralympic Committee inspires all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport through programs delivered by its member organizations.
Members
Active
Alpine Canada Alpin
Athletics Canada
Canadian Blind Sport Association
Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
Canadian Curling Association
Canadian Cycling Association
Canadian Fencing Federation
Canadian Soccer Association
Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association - now known as Wheelchair Basketball Canada (http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/) Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Canadian Yachting Association Cross Country Canada Equine Canada Federation of Canadian Archers Hockey Canada Judo Canada Rowing Canada Aviron Shooting Federation of Canada Swimming Natation Canada Table Tennis Canada Tennis Canada Volleyball Canada
Affiliate
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
Alter Go
Badminton Canada
BC Disability Sports
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association
Canadian Amputee Sports Association
Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing
Canadian Association of Athletes with an Intellectual Disability
Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Agency
Canadian Snowboard Federation
CanoeKayak Canada
Field Hockey Canada
Gymnastics Canada
Ontario Para Network
ParaSport Ontario
Parasport and Recreation PEI
Synchro Canada
Taekwondo Canada
Triathlon Canada
Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Presidents
List of past presidents:
Lou Lefaive (1976–1977) Hugh Glynn (1977–1981) Doug Allen (1982–1983) Robert Steadward (1984–1990) Helen Manning (1991–1997) Laurel Crosby (1997–1998) Patrick Jarvis (1998–2006) Henry Wohler (interim, 2006) Carla Qualtrough (2006–2011) David Legg (2011–2013) Gaétan Tardif (2013–2017)
Hall of Fame
Athletes
Arnold Boldt (2001) Eugene Reimer (2001) Joanne Berdan (2003) André Viger (2005) Michael Edgson (2011) Clayton Gerein (2011) Ljiljana Ljubisic (2011) Robert Easton (2013) Jennifer Krempien (2013) Tim McIsaac (2013) Chantal Petitclerc (2015) Lauren Woolstencroft (2015) Marni Abbott-Peter (2015) Karolina Wisniewska (2017) Colette Bourgonje (2019) Josh Dueck (2019) Viviane Forest (2019) Joey Johnson (2019) Garett Hickling (2019)
Coaches
Earl Church (2011) Tim Frick (2013) Wilf Strom (2015) Ozzie Sawicki (2017) Joe Rea (2019)
Builders
Robert Steadward (2000) Robert W. Jackson (2001) Rick Hansen (2003) Jerry Johnston (2003) Duncan Campbell (2005) Patrick Jarvis (2007) Joyce Fairbairn (2011) Janet Dunn (2013) John Howe (2013) Audrey Strom (2015) Gary McPherson (2015) Dr. Donald Royer (2015) Carla Qualtrough (2017) Archie Allison (2017) Maureen Orchard (2017) Kathy Newman (2019)
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