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| Nickname(s): | The Maple Leaf County |
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| Province: | North America |
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football |
| County colours: | Red White |
| Website: | County board website |
| Executive | |
| Chairman: | Matt Healy [1] |
| Secretary: | Sean Harte [1] |
| Treasurer: | Kimberly Budd [1] |
Gaelic Games Canada (GGC), or the Canadian GAA (CGAA), is responsible for Gaelic games across Canada,[2] overseeing approximately 20 clubs.[3][4] It has the same status as one of the county boards of Ireland and is one of over thirty regional GAA executive boards throughout the world. The board is responsible for Gaelic football, hurling, camogie,[5] rounders, gaelic handball, and ladies' Gaelic football teams in Canada.
Gaelic Games Canada connects with three Gaelic games and cultural organizations: the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) & the Camogie Association (CA) whose headquarters are based in Dublin, Ireland.
One of the more important tournaments for Gaelic football in Canada is the annual Western Canadian Championship. In North American competition, Canadian teams compete in the USGAA Finals, hosted by the United States GAA, an annual Gaelic Games championship between qualifying clubs in North America. The Gaelic games involved include hurling, camogie, and Gaelic football. Internationally, Canada GAA has sent Canadian teams to the GAA World Games in 2016 and 2019.[6][7]
- ^ a b c 2023 County Board
- ^ Murray, Robert (19 August 2013). "Shamrocks try their hand at hurling". Fort McMurray Today. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "World GAA - Canada". gaa.ie. Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (24 June 2020). "Milestone day for GAA clubs as pitches re-open". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "What is Camogie?". montrealshamrocks.com. Montreal Shamrocks. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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2019WGAA1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Gaelic football provides opportunity of a lifetime for three West Prince women". www.theguardian.pe.ca. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.