Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes, the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player Anqi Luo was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program. On October 4, 2011, women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett.
Squash competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara will be held from October 15 to October 20 at the Squash Complex.
The men's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Estadio Omnilife from 19 to 28 October 2011. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their men's U-22 national teams, with 3 no-age-limit players per team allowed. Ecuador were the defending champions from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, defeating Jamaica 2–1, but they were eliminated during the group stage.
Guatemala competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Guatemala sent 139 athletes in 28 sports.
Paraguay competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Gerardo Paniagua was the Chef de mission. Ben Hockin, a swimmer who won multiple medals at the 2010 South American Games, was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremonies. Paraguay's delegation consisted of 28 athletes competing in 10 sports.
The men's singles competition of the racquetball events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held from October 17–22 at the Racquetball Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jack Huczek of the United States, while the defending Pan American regional champion from 2011 is Daniel De La Rosa of Mexico.
The women's singles competition of the racquetball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 17–22 at the Racquetball Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion is Cheryl Gudinas of the United States, while the defending Pan American regional champion from 2011 is Rhonda Rajsich also of the United States.
The men's doubles competition of the racquetball events at the 2011 Pan American Games were held from October 17–22 at the Racquetball Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion is Alvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno of Mexico, while the defending Pan American regional champion from 2011 is Javier Moreno and Polo Gutierrez also of Mexico.
The men's tournament of basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 26 and ended on October 30, when Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 74-72 for the gold medal. All games were held at the CODE Dome. The defending champion was Brazil, who won the title on their home court.
The women's team archery event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held between October 17–21 at the Pan American Archery Stadium in Guadalajara. The defending Pan American Games champion was Ana Rendón, Sigrid Romero and Natalia Sánchez of Colombia.
The men's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, began on October 16 and ended on October 24. All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions were Brazil, who won the title on home court. Argentina, the winner of the competition, qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.
The women's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico will take place from 15 October to 23 October, All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.
The men's team competition of the table tennis events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held between 15 and 17 October 2011 at the CODE Dome in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was Brazil.
The women's team competition of the table tennis events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held between 15 and 17 October 2011at the CODE Dome in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion is team United States.
The men's singles squash event of the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15–17 at the Squash Complex in Guadalajara. The defending Pan American Games champion is Eric Gálvez of Mexico.
The men's doubles squash event of the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15–16 at the Squash Complex in Guadalajara.
The women's singles squash event of the 2011 Pan American Games was held October 15–17 at the Squash Complex in Guadalajara. The defending Pan American Games champion was Natalie Grainger of the United States.
The men's team competition of the squash events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 18 to 20 at the Squash Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion is the team from Colombia.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 16 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion is the Brazil.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 19 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion is the team from Brazil.
