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 February 28 , 2018 , diver Meaghan Benfeito was named as the country 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games