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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Parapan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Canada has sent athletes to every celebration of the Parapan American Games . The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is the National Paralympic Committee in Canada. [1]
Canada has hosted the Games once, in 2015. [2]
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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| 2015 Parapan American Games | Toronto | August 7 to August 15, 2015 | 28 | 1,651 | 317 in 15 sports |
Red border colour indicates host nation status.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | |
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| Gold medals | Total medals | |||||
 1999 Mexico City | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
 2003 Mar del Plata | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 6 |
 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 37 | 26 | 112 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 Guadalajara | 13 | 22 | 28 | 63 | 8 | 5 |
 2015 Toronto | 50 | 63 | 55 | 168 | 2 | 2 |
 2019 Lima | 17 | 21 | 22 | 60 | 6 | 6 |
 2023 Santiago | 9 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 6 |
| Total | 155 | 168 | 165 | 488 | 5 | 5 |
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