<P> Ice hockey , referred to as simply `` hockey '' , is Canada 's most prevalent winter sport , its most popular spectator sport , and its most successful sport in international competition . It is Canada 's official national winter sport . Lacrosse , a sport with Indigenous origins , is Canada 's oldest and official summer sport . Canadian football is Canada 's second most popular spectator sport , being the most popular in the prairie provinces. . The Canadian Football League 's annual championship , the Grey Cup , is one of the country 's largest annual sports events . While other sports have a larger spectator base , Association football , known in Canada as soccer in both English and French , has the most registered players of any team sport in Canada . Professional teams exist in many cities in Canada . Statistics Canada reports that the top ten sports that Canadians participate in are golf , ice hockey , swimming , soccer , basketball , baseball , volleyball , skiing ( downhill and alpine ) , cycling and tennis . </P>
<P> Ice hockey , referred to as simply `` hockey '' , is Canada 's most prevalent winter sport , its most popular spectator sport , and its most successful sport in international competition . It is Canada 's official national winter sport . Lacrosse , a sport with Indigenous origins , is Canada 's oldest and official summer sport . Canadian football is Canada 's second most popular spectator sport , being the most popular in the prairie provinces. . The Canadian Football League 's annual championship , the Grey Cup , is one of the country 's largest annual sports events . While other sports have a larger spectator base , Association football , known in Canada as soccer in both English and French , has the most registered players of any team sport in Canada . Professional teams exist in many cities in Canada . Statistics Canada reports that the top ten sports that Canadians participate in are golf , ice hockey , swimming , soccer , basketball , baseball , volleyball , skiing ( downhill and alpine ) , cycling and tennis . </P>
what is canada 's most popular spectator sport
what is canada 's most popular spectator sport
Ice hockey
Ice hockey