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Major Event Hosts Announced for the 2023-24 Season

Major Event Hosts Announced for the 2023-24 Season

31 MAY, 2023News Major Event Hosts Announced for the 2023-24 Season Quadball Canada is proud to announce partnerships with both new and returning city and tourism partners for our Regional and National events for the upcoming 2023-24 season,  Western Regional...

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Quidditch Canada to Initiate Sport Name Change in January 2023

Quidditch Canada to Initiate Sport Name Change in January 2023

11 AUGUST 2022News Quidditch Canada to Initiate Sport Name Change in January 2023Quidditch Canada is strongly in support of National Governing Organizations across the world that have initiated and taken up the change of our sport’s name.  The name change efforts...

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Quidditch Canada 2022 Season Event Roster Released

Quidditch Canada 2022 Season Event Roster Released

18 JULY, 2022News Quidditch Canada 2022 Season Event Roster ReleasedWe’re back! Quidditch Canada is excited to announce the successful bid winners for its 2022 fall season events.  After extensive consultation with our members, building on the success of our 2021-22...

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2022 Event Bid Finalists

2022 Event Bid Finalists

13 MAY, 2022News 2022 Quidditch Canada Event Bid Finalists AnnouncedQuidditch Canada is excited to announce the bid finalists for its 2022-23 events. In previous years, Quidditch Canada has traditionally hosted three major events per season: two Regional Championships...

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Katie Brown Hired as Director, National Team Program

Katie Brown Hired as Director, National Team Program

06  FEBRUARY, 2022News   Long-time Quidditch Canada player and volunteer, Katie Brown, has been hired our National Team Program Director. Brown has been playing and volunteering in the quidditch community since 2014. Her playing tenure includes Team Canada...

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Return to Quidditch Guidelines Revised for the 2021-22 Season

Return to Quidditch Guidelines Revised for the 2021-22 Season

12AUGUST, 2021NewsReturn to Quidditch Guidelines Revised for the 2021-22 Season  ​In preparation for a return to quidditch in the 2021-22 season, Quidditch Canada has prepared a fulsome Return to Sport framework, inclusive of newly revised parameters and procedures to...

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Our Response to Recent Residential School Discoveries

Our Response to Recent Residential School Discoveries

12  JUNE, 2021News   On Thursday, May 27, it was confirmed that a discovery had been made of the remains of 215 Indigenous children in Kamloops, B.C. at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School. Since that discovery had been made public, the Sioux...

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Get to Know Our Friends at VC Ultimate

Get to Know Our Friends at VC Ultimate

06 OCTOBER, 2020Blog Get to Know Our Friends at VC UltimateIn September, Quidditch Canada announced an apparel partnership with VC Ultimate. We're excited to introduce you to Jess, our contact at VC Ultimate. Jess is a bilingual sales and customer experience...

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Interim Rule Amendments Released for the 2020-21 season

Interim Rule Amendments Released for the 2020-21 season

05 OCTOBER, 2020News Interim Rule Amendments Released for the 2020-21 seasonEven though our season looks different this year, our Gameplay department has been hard at work thinking about how to best improve the game in Canada. This year, in light of the constraints...

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VC Ultimate Partnership Announced

VC Ultimate Partnership Announced

21 JULY, 2020 News VC Ultimate Partnership Announced Following their extensive work to develop our 2020 National Team Canada gear, Quidditch Canada has decided to officially partner with VC Ultimate.  We are incredibly excited for this partnership and are so fortunate...

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Updates Regarding the 2020-21 Season

Updates Regarding the 2020-21 Season

17 JULY, 2020 News Updates Regarding the 2020-21 Season Quidditch Canada has spent the last several months exploring what a return to quidditch will look like in the 2020-21 season. After careful deliberation, in consultation with our members, with public health...

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Cancelled: 2020 National Championship

Cancelled: 2020 National Championship

12 MARCH, 2020 News Cancelled: 2020 National Championship We have been monitoring the ongoing progression of the situation relating to COVID-19, and in light of recent updates, have made the difficult decision to suspend quidditch activities in Canada. This,...

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Standing National Team Roster Updates

Standing National Team Roster Updates

  24   NOVEMBER, 2019 News   Standing National Team Roster Updates PC: Suraj Singh   Following the 2019 Pan-American Games, the Quidditch Canada's Standing National Team (QCSNT) conducted a mid-cycle recruitment to select additional players that...

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Everything You Need to Know About Nationals 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Nationals 2020

22 NOVEMBER, 2019 News Everything You Need to Know About Nationals 2020 Photo Credit: Chris Rothery Quidditch Canada's National Championship is being hosted by the City of Edmonton in March 2020. This year's championship is capped at 14 available bids. This release...

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Rivalries Rekindled at the 2019 Regional Championships

Rivalries Rekindled at the 2019 Regional Championships

15 NOVEMBER, 2019 News Rivalries Rekindled at the 2019 Regional Championships Photo Credit: Amanda Sproule Quidditch Canada’s 2019 Eastern and Western Regional Championships featured familiar matchups at the top of the podium. In Guelph, ON, the defending home team...

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Rankings updated ahead of Regional Championships

Rankings updated ahead of Regional Championships

28 OCTOBER, 2019 News, Blog Rankings updated ahead of Regional Championships The Gameplay Department has revised the rankings formula in order to provide a more accurate overview of how our league teams stack up against each other. The restructuring of rankings was...

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Department Managers Hired for Gameplay and Membership

Department Managers Hired for Gameplay and Membership

09 OCTOBER, 2019 News Department Managers Hired for Gameplay and Membership Kyle Ross and Alex Downey-Ging have both been hired as leaders of Quidditch Canada's Gameplay and Membership departments, respectively. Alex Downey-Ging replaces Jill Staniec as the Membership...

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Gameplay Updates for the 2019-2020 Season

Gameplay Updates for the 2019-2020 Season

  02   OCTOBER, 2019 News   Gameplay Updates for the 2019-2020 Season Header Photo by Annemieke Drost Quidditch Photography Rules and amendments For the 2019-2020 season, Quidditch Canada will be using the same rulebook and amendments from the previous...

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Yara Kodershah named Executive Director of Quidditch Canada

Yara Kodershah named Executive Director of Quidditch Canada

23 SEPTEMBER, 2019 News Yara Kodershah named Executive Director of Quidditch Canada STATEMENT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF YARA KODERSHAH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR On September 17, the Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution appointing Yara...

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