List of professional sports teams in Canada by city

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This article features a listing of the '''professional [[Sports team|sports teams]] based in [[Canada]]''' organized by [[Census geographic units of Canada|Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration]]. Canada has professional sports teams in eight sports across twenty leagues. Canadian teams compete in top-level American and Canadian-based leagues, including three of the four [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports leagues]]. Canada also has [[List of developmental and minor sports leagues|minor league]] teams competing in American and Canadian-based basketball, hockey, soccer, and baseball leagues.

Notably, the [[Toronto Wolfpack]] are a transatlantic team playing in the [[British rugby league system]], and will be joined in 2021 by the [[Ottawa Aces]].<ref></ref> The [[Toronto Six]] will begin play in the [[2020–21 NWHL season|2020–21 National Women's Hockey League season]] as Canada's only professional women's team.<ref></ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
![[List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada|Rank]]
![[Census geographic units of Canada|CMA or CA]]
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!Basketball
!Hockey
!Soccer
!Football
!Baseball
!Lacrosse
!Rugby league
!Rugby union
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|1
|[[Greater Toronto Area|Toronto]]
|13
|[[Toronto Raptors|Raptors]] ([[NBA]])<br />[[Raptors 905]] ([[NBA G League|G League]])
|[[Toronto Maple Leafs|Maple Leafs]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br />[[Toronto Marlies|Marlies]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])<br />[[Brampton Beast|Beast]] ([[ECHL]])<br />''[[Toronto Six|Six]]'' ([[National Women's Hockey League|NWHL]])
|[[Toronto FC]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]])<br />[[Toronto FC II]] ([[USL League One|USL1]])<br />[[York9 FC]] ([[Canadian Premier League|CPL]])
|[[Toronto Argonauts|Argonauts]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]])
|[[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]])
|[[Toronto Rock|Rock]] ([[National Lacrosse League|NLL]])
|[[Toronto Wolfpack|Wolfpack]] ([[Super League]])
|[[Toronto Arrows|Arrows]] ([[Major League Rugby|MLR]])
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|2
|[[Greater Montreal|Montreal]]
|4
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|[[Montreal Canadiens|Canadiens]] (NHL)<br />[[Laval Rocket|Rocket]] (AHL)
|[[Montreal Impact|Impact]] (MLS)
|[[Montreal Alouettes]] (CFL)
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|3
|[[Greater Vancouver|Vancouver]]
|5
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|[[Vancouver Canucks|Canucks]] (NHL)
|[[Vancouver Whitecaps|Whitecaps]] (MLS)
|[[BC Lions|Lions]] (CFL)
|[[Vancouver Canadians|Canadians]] ([[Northwest League|NWL]])
|[[Vancouver Warriors|Warriors]] (NLL)
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|4
|[[Calgary metropolitan region|Calgary]]
|4
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|[[Calgary Flames|Flames]] (NHL)
|[[Cavalry FC]] (CPL)
|[[Calgary Stampeders|Stampeders]] (CFL)
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|[[Calgary Roughnecks|Roughnecks]] (NLL)
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|5
|[[National Capital Region|Ottawa–Gatineau]]
|4
|[[Ottawa Blackjacks|Blackjacks]] ([[Canadian Elite Basketball League|CEBL]])
|[[Ottawa Senators|Senators]] (NHL)
|[[Atlético Ottawa|Atlético]] (CPL)
|[[Ottawa Redblacks|Redblacks]] (CFL)
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|''[[Ottawa Aces|Aces]]'' ([[RFL League 1|League 1]])
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|6
|[[Edmonton metropolitan region|Edmonton]]
|4
|[[Edmonton Stingers|Stingers]] (CEBL)
|[[Edmonton Oilers|Oilers]] (NHL)
|[[FC Edmonton]] (CPL)
|[[Edmonton Football Team|Football Team]] (CFL)
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|7
|[[Communauté métropolitaine de Québec|Quebec City]]
|1
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|[[Québec Capitales|Capitales]] ([[Frontier League|FL]])
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|8
|[[Winnipeg Metro Region|Winnipeg]]
|5
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|[[Winnipeg Jets|Jets]] (NHL)<br />[[Manitoba Moose|Moose]] (AHL)
|[[Valour FC]] (CPL)
|[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Blue Bombers]] (CFL)
|[[Winnipeg Goldeyes|Goldeyes]] ([[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball|AAIPB]])
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|9
|[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]
|3
|[[Hamilton Honey Badgers|Honey Badgers]] (CEBL)
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|[[Forge FC]] (CPL)
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats|Tiger-Cats]] (CFL)
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|10
|[[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo]]
|1
|[[KW Titans|Titans]] ([[National Basketball League of Canada|NBLC]])
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|11
|[[London, Ontario|London]]
|1
|[[London Lightning|Lightning]] (NBLC)
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|12
|[[St. Catharines]]–[[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara]]
|1
|[[Niagara River Lions|River Lions]] (CEBL)
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|13
|[[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]
|3
|[[Halifax Hurricanes|Hurricanes]] (NBLC)
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|[[HFX Wanderers FC|Wanderers]] (CPL)
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|[[Halifax Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]] (NLL)
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|15
|[[Greater Victoria|Victoria]]
|1
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|[[Pacific FC]] (CPL)
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|16
|[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|1
|[[Windsor Express|Express]] (NLBC)
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|17
|[[Saskatoon metropolitan area|Saskatoon]]
|2
|[[Saskatchewan Rattlers|Rattlers]] (CEBL)
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|[[Saskatchewan Rush|Rush]] (NLL)
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|18
|[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]
|1
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|[[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Roughriders]] (CFL)
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|20
|[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]
|2
|[[St. John's Edge|Edge]] (NBLC)
|[[Newfoundland Growlers|Growlers]] (ECHL)
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|23
|[[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]]–[[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]]
|1
|[[Fraser Valley Bandits|Bandits]] (CEBL)
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|24
|[[Greater Sudbury]]
|1
|[[Sudbury Five|Five]] (NBLC)
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|27
|[[Trois-Rivières]]
|1
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|[[Trois-Rivières Aigles|Aigles]] (FL)
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|28
|[[Guelph]]
|1
|[[Guelph Nighthawks|Nighthawks]] (CEBL)
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|29
|[[Moncton]]
|1
|[[Moncton Magic|Magic]] (NBLC)
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|37
|[[Belleville, Ontario]]
|1
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|[[Belleville Senators|Senators]] (AHL)
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|52
|[[Charlottetown]]
|1
|[[Island Storm|Storm]] (NBLC)
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== See also ==

* [[List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises]]
* [[List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada]]

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