Gaelic Games Canada
One of the more important tournaments for Gaelic football in Canada is the annual Western Canadian Championship.[8] A separate and distinct Canadian County Board was founded in November 1987,[9] and represented upwards of 20 clubs within Canada.In 2017, Jim Kelly, the Irish ambassador to Canada, said: ...GAA in Canada continues to grow and flourish, bringing together people of all backgrounds to learn and love our national games, to develop a deep sense of community, and to build a strong connection with Ireland.Unaffiliated clubs in Western Canada are often invited to attend WCGAA tournaments, even though they are not affiliated with the division (e.g. Lethbridge Laochra, Seattle Gaels, Fort McMurray, Vancouver Irish, etc) or the GAA (e.g. Vancouver Cougars, Calgary Kangaroos, and Calgary Kookaburras Australian rules football teams).[10] There are clubs in every province of Canada with the exception of New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon.[citation needed] For the 2019 Renault GAA World Games, thirty-four Montreal Shamrocks were selected to represent Canada.