Canada national junior football team
| Full name | Football Canada World Junior Team |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | True North |
| Short name | Team Canada/Equipe Canada |
| Sport | American Football/Canadian Football |
| Founded | U20 team: 2000 |
| League | IFAF |
| Division | IFAF Americas |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Colours | |
| Anthem | O Canada Fight song: The Maple Leaf Forever |
| Owner | Non-profit |
| President | Jim Mullin |
| Managing director | Kevin McDonald |
| Head coach | Warren Craney |
| Manager | Jamie Geisler |
| Overall record | NFL Global Junior Championship: 22-4, IFAF Junior World Championship: 17-3, Overall: 39-7 |
| Championships | NFL Global Junior Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, IFAF Junior World Championship: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2024 |
| Broadcasters | IFAF.tv, TSN |
| Website | footballcanada.com |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| NFL Global Junior Championship | ||
| 2000 United States | Team | |
| 2001 United States | Team | |
| 2002 United States | Team | |
| 2003 United States | Team | |
| 2004 United States | Team | |
| 2005 United States | Team | |
| 2006 United States | Team | |
| 2007 United States | Team | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2009 United States | Team | |
| 2012 United States | Team | |
| 2014 Kuwait | Team | |
| 2016 China | Team | |
| 2018 Mexico | Team | |
| 2024 Canada | Team | |
The Canada national football junior team a.k.a. the Football Canada World Junior Team represent Canada in international gridiron football competitions. The football program is part of the football development program and is controlled by Football Canada and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It is the premiere team in male development for the organization. While Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football, IFAF-sponsored games are played using American football rules. Team Canada first competed on the world stage in the NFL Global Junior Championship in 2000 with a championship victory over Team Europe. They competed for their first IFAF Junior World Championship in 2009.
Canada developed the Football Canada World Junior Team as an elite program which participated in IFAF Under-19 World Championship which was held every two years from 2012 until 2020.
The IFAF U20 World Junior Championship replaced the U19 format and was staged in June 2024 in Edmonton, Canada. With the 2020 championship cancelled due to COVID-19, there were efforts to restage that event in 2021 as a U20 aged event in Vancouver, but was still subject to pandemic cancellations.