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Canada Women

National team · Canada

«Team Canada»

147 Matches
59 wins
88 losses
245–314 Sets
−69 Difference
1.7 Average per match
Form L 12 Sep · Home Puerto Rico Women · 1:3 L 14 Sep · Away Dominican Republic Women · 1:3 W 15 Sep · Home Venezuela Women · 3:0 W 16 Sep · Home Nicaragua Women · 3:0 L 17 Sep · Away USA Women · 0:3 W 18 Sep · Away Cuba Women · 3:0

TD Place Arena sits in Ottawa, and for several years running it has been the fixed point in an otherwise itinerant schedule — seating around 10,575 for the sport. There is no single home floor in Canadian women's volleyball, only recurring ones, and this arena has become the closest thing to it.

The federation behind the national side, Volleyball Canada, traces back to 1953 under its original name, the Canadian Volleyball Association. The women's team took considerably longer to find its footing internationally, entering NORCECA competition in 1969 and reaching a World Championship for the first time in 1974. For decades afterward, the pattern held firm: third-place finishes at NORCECA came in bunches — 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, and again in 2019, 2021 and 2023 — with the only finals appearances, in 1973 and 1989, both ending in silver.

That pattern broke in 2026, when Canada beat the United States, the team's longest-standing rival, to win the NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship outright for the first time. The result did more than end a wait for gold: it sent Canada to the Olympics for the first time since 1996. Set against a best Olympic result of eighth place, back in 1976 and 1984, and a best World Championship showing of tenth in 2022, the 2026 title marks a significant milestone for the program.

Kiera Van Ryk has been the name most associated with the team's recent rise, carrying form from Chinese league volleyball, where she was recognised as the competition's best server, into the national setup.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
18 Sep Pan-American Cup Women Cuba Women A 3:0 W
17 Sep Pan-American Cup Women USA Women A 0:3 L
16 Sep Pan-American Cup Women Nicaragua Women H 3:0 W
15 Sep Pan-American Cup Women Venezuela Women H 3:0 W
14 Sep Pan-American Cup Women Dominican Republic Women A 1:3 L
12 Sep Pan-American Cup Women Puerto Rico Women H 1:3 L

Standing

Pan-American Cup Women

Group stage · Group A

# Team M W L Goals Pts
1 Puerto Rico Women 4 4 0 12:2 18
2 Dominican Republic Women 4 3 1 10:4 15
3 Canada Women 4 2 2 8:6 12
4 Nicaragua Women 4 1 3 3:11 3
5 Venezuela Women 4 0 4 2:12 2
Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 147
147 Matches
59 wins
88 losses
245–314 Sets
−69 Difference
1.7 Average per match
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 147
59wins: 59 · 40% 88losses: 88 · 59%
wins losses
Scored and conceded last matches
12 Sep · Home Puerto Rico Women · 1:3
14 Sep · Away Dominican Republic Women · 1:3
15 Sep · Home Venezuela Women · 3:0
16 Sep · Home Nicaragua Women · 3:0
17 Sep · Away USA Women · 0:3
18 Sep · Away Cuba Women · 3:0
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 147 59 88
Scored 245 116 129
Conceded 314 110 204
Average per match 1.7 2.0 1.5
Conceded per game 2.1 1.9 2.3
Difference −69 +6 −75

Fixtures of Canada Women

Honours of Canada Women

  • FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup 2019 1
  • NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship 2026 1
  • NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship 1973, 1989 2
  • NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2019, 2021, 2023 11
  • Pan American Cup 2002, 2018 2
  • Pan American Games 1995 1