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A Brief History:

Football in Canada developed from rugby and soccer during the late 19th century.

In 1909, Lord Grey, governor-general of Canada, donated a trophy--subsequently called the Grey Cup--to be awarded annually to Canada's best football team.

Although Grey Cup play became predominantly professional during the 1930s, amateur teams were not banned until 1956, when the Canadian Football League (CFL) was solidified.

Canadian football is similar to its U.S. professional counterpart but differs in the following significant ways: the field is 110 yd (100.6 m) long and 65 yd (59.4 m) wide, with 25-yd-deep (22.9-m) end zones; there are 12 players per team on the field; the offensive team has 3 downs to gain 10 yd; an untouched punt or unsuccessful field-goal attempt may be recovered by the kicking team; after scoring a touchdown, a team may try for 2 points; a team can score a rouge--worth 1 point--if their opponents fail to run a kick out of their own end zone.


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Football Canada # of clubs

1015 Bank St. Lansdowne PK Civic Ctnr
 
Ottawa  ON  K1S 3W7  
PH: (613) 564-6302FAX: (613) 564-6309  
Robert Swan Technical Director  
Amie Van Soelen Program Coordinator  
technical@footballcanada.com  
http://www.footballcanada.com
 
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Football Alberta # of clubs

Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Road
 
Edmonton  AB  T5M 3K6  
PH: (780) 427-8108FAX: (780) 427-0524  
Brian Fryer Executive Director  
 
bfryer@telus.net  
http://www.footballalberta.ab.ca
 
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Manitoba Amateur Football Association # of clubs

200 Main St.
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: (204) 925-5769FAX: (204) 925-5772  
Rob Berkowits Executive Director  
 
rob.berkowits@footballmanitoba.com  
http://www.footballmanitoba.com
 
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Football New Brunswick # of clubs

5 Callaghan Rd.
 
Riverview  NB  E1B 4P6  
PH: (506) 386-1549FAX:  
Dan Fearon President  
 
fearons@rogers.com  
http://www.footballnewbrunswick.nb.ca
 
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Football Nova Scotia # of clubs

2742 Ralph Devlin Avenue
 
Halifax  NS  B3L 3T1  
PH: (902) 477-2816FAX: (902) 477-3535  
Richard MacLean President  
 
rmaclean@staff.ednet.ns.ca  
http://www.footballnovascotia.ca
 
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ontariotacklefootball.com # of clubs

100 Crimea St., Unit B11
 
Guelph  ON  N1H 2Y6  
PH: (519) 780-0200FAX: (519) 780-0705  
Peter Repac President  
Jim Rion Vice President  
otf@on.aibn.com  
http://www.Ontariotacklefootball.com
 
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Football P.E.I. # of clubs

RR #4
 
Cornwall  PE  C0A 1H0  
PH: (902) 894-8476FAX:  
Danny Comeau President  
 
dnnycomeau@aol.com  
http://www.sportpei.pe.ca/Members/football_pei.htm
 
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Football Quebec # of clubs

4545 avenue Pierre de Coubertin CP 1000, Station M
 
Montreal  QC  H1V 3R2  
PH: (514) 252-3059FAX: (514) 252-5216  
Rene Robillard President  
 
jeancharles@football.qc.ca  
http://www.footballquebec.com
 
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Football Saskatchewan # of clubs

510 Cynthia St.
 
Saskatoon  SK  S7L 7K7  
PH: (306) 975-0827FAX: (306) 242-8007  
Jeff Yausie Executive Director  
 
jyausie@footballsaskatchewan.ca  
http://www.footballsaskatchewan.ca
 
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Football BC # of clubs

10605 - 135 Street
 
Surrey  BC  V3T 4C8  
PH: (604) 583-9363FAX: (604) 583-9939  
 
 
footballbc@footballbc.org  
http://www.playfootball.bc.ca
 
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