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Roller derby in Canada

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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent, in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Singapore. Canadian roller derby leagues may join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA), which in January 2012 will rename itself the Roller Derby Association of Canada (RDAC).

Outside of the United States, many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as Skate Australia, and Roller Sports Canada.

Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world. For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules, while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.

Leagues

  • Abbotsford, British Columbia – Reign Valley Vixens
  • Alliston, Ontario – Renegade Derby Dames
  • Brantford, Ontario – Belle City Roller Girls
  • Barrie, Ontario – South Simcoe Rebel Rollers
  • Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Roller Derby Association
  • Calgary, Alberta - Chinook City Roller Derby League
  • Chilliwack, British Columbia – Voodoo Derby Dollz Roller Derby Association
  • Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta – Lakeland Ladykillers Roller Derby League
  • Edmonton, Alberta – E-Ville Roller Derby
  • Edmonton, Alberta – Oil City Derby Girls
  • Fredericton, New Brunswick – Capital City Rollers
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anchor City Rollers
  • Hamilton, Ontario – Hammer City Roller Girls
  • Kelowna, British Columbia – (see Okanagan Roller Derby Girls)
  • Kamloops, British Columbia – (see Tournament City Derby Dolls)
  • Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Ontario – Tri-City Roller Derby
  • Kingston, Ontario – Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby
  • Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Derby Girls
  • Guelph, Ontario – Royal City Roller Girls
  • Lacombe, Alberta - Central Alberta Roller Derby
  • London, Ontario – Forest City Derby Girls
  • London, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby
  • Medicine Hat, Alberta – Gas City Rollers
  • Moncton, New Brunswick – Muddy River Rollers
  • Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Roller Derby
  • Okanagan, British Columbia – Okanagan Roller Derby Girls (Kelowna Peach Tarts)
  • Okanagan/Shuswap, British Columbia – Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby
  • Ottawa, Ontario – Capital City Derby Dolls
  • Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Roller Derby
  • Ottawa, Ontario – Rideau Valley Roller Girls
  • PEI - Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby
  • Prince George, British Columbia – Rated PG Rollergirls
  • Quebec City, Quebec – Roller Derby Québec
  • Red Deer, Alberta – Red Deer Roller Derby Association
  • Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen City Roller Sports, Pile O' Bones Derby Club
  • Saint John, New Brunswick – Fog City Rollers
  • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Roller Derby League
  • St. Albert, Alberta – St. Albert Heavenly Rollers
  • St. Catharines, Ontario - Niagara Roller Girls
  • St. John's, Newfoundland – 709 Roller Derby (2010 – present)
  • Sudbury, Ontario – Nickel City Roller Derby
  • Stratford, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby
  • Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Sunshine Coast Roller Girls
  • Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Junior Roller Derby
  • Toronto, Ontario – GTA Rollergirls
  • Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Roller Derby
  • Toronto, Ontario – Toronto LOCO Roller Derby
  • Vancouver, British Columbia – Terminal City Roller Girls
  • Victoria, British Columbia – Victoria Rollergirls
  • Victoria, British Columbia – Eves of Destruction
  • West Kootenays, British Columbia – West Kootenay Roller Derby
  • Wetaskiwin, Alberta – Rez City Rollers
  • Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Roller Girls (2010–present)
  • Williams Lake, British Columbia – Lake City Derby Girls
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Roller Derby League

    • References

    Roller derby in Canada Wikipedia
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