Canadian Olympic Association
Canadian Olympic Committee logo
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| Country/Region |
 Canada
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| Code | CAN |
| Created | 1904 |
| Recognized | 1907 |
| Continental Association |
PASO |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| President | Tricia Smith |
| Secretary General | Christopher Overholt |
| Website | www.olympic.ca |
The Canadian Olympic Committee - COC (French: Comité olympique canadien - COC) is the private, non-profit organization that represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a member of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).
As the backbone of Canada’s Olympic movement, the COC works with National Sports Federations to prepare Team Canada for the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games and Pan American Games.
The COC also manages a variety of cultural and educational programs promoting Olympic values in Canada and selects and supports Canadian cities in their bids to host Olympic Games and Pan American Games.
The COC has offices in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. It is also a founding partner of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network, which includes event Sport Institutes and Centres across Canada. The goal is to strengthen and align Canada’s high performance sport system.
While Canadian athletes first competed at the Olympic Games at Paris 1900 followed by St. Louis 1904, it wasn’t until 1907 that the IOC officially recognized a National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Canada. The next year, Colonel John Hanbury-Williams was recognized as the Chairman of the Canadian Olympic Committee for the London 1908 Olympic Games. Hanbury-Williams became Canada’s first IOC member in 1911.
After another Canadian Olympic Committee was created with the purpose of organizing a team for the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, it was reported that the IOC wanted permanent NOCs. In 1913, the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAUC) created the Canadian Olympic Association with James Merrick as Chairman, a position he held until 1921 when he succeeded Hanbury-Williams as IOC member.
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