This is a list of paddlesports organizations in Canada. These paddle sport organizations and clubs oversee various competitive sports involving watercraft propelled using a paddle. Some paddle sports include dragonboat racing, swanboat racing, canoe racing and kayak racing. Competitive associations Canoe Kayak Canada (Canadian Canoe Association) Go Rowing and Paddling Association of Canada operated from 1996 to 2014 Recreational associations Paddle Canada Formerly the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association. Founded by John Eberhard and Ron Johnstone (1971). Affiliated organizations: Paddle Alberta Canoe Kayak New Brunswick Paddle Newfoundland and Labrador Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia Eau Vive Québec Paddle Manitoba Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan Canot Kayak Québec Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA) Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia (RCABC) Whitewater Kayaking Association of British Columbia (WKABC) Clubs British Columbia Kelowna Canoe and Kayak Club Kelowna Dragon Boat Club Kelowna Outrigger Canoe Club Kelowna Rowing Club Vancouver Kayak Club (VKC) Beaver Canoe Club www.BeaverCanoeClub.org Ontario Burloak Canoe Club Rideau Canoe Club Nova Scotia Mic Mac AAC Paddle Paddlesports organizations in Canada Canoeing in Canada