Roller derby in Canada
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Canadian roller derby leagues at one point were welcomed to join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association, which in January 2012 renamed itself the Roller Derby Association of Canada.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Canadian Woman's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA)|url=http://www.cwrda.ca/|publisher=CWDRA|accessdate=9 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510105027/http://www.cwrda.ca/|archivedate=10 May 2009}} The Toronto Roller Derby League is the largest flat-track derby league in Canada. Many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations, including Roller Sports Canada.{{cite web|url=http://rollersports.ca/roller-derby/|publisher=Roller Sports Canada|title=Roller Derby|date=8 March 2010 }}
Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) rules are used by the majority of leagues around the world.{{cite web
|url=http://wftda.com/rules/wftda-rules.pdf|title=Women's Flat Track Derby Association Standardized Flat Track Roller Derby Rules
|year=2010
|accessdate=23 August 2010}} Members of the Roller Derby Association of Canada have been encouraged to join the WFTDA.{{cite web|url=http://www.cwrda.ca/|title=Welcome to CWRDA|publisher=Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association|accessdate=5 October 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510105027/http://www.cwrda.ca/|archivedate=10 May 2009}}
Leagues
- Abbotsford, British Columbia – Reign Valley Vixens{{cite web|url=http://rvvrd.com/|title=Reign Valley Vixens (league-run site)}}{{cite web|url=http://npac.ca/?p=476|title=Snaps By Day Derby By Nite|last=Braid|first=Tom|publisher=News Photographers Association of Canada|accessdate=12 April 2009}}
- Airdrie, Alberta - Rockyview Rollers
- Alliston, Ontario – Renegade Derby Dames{{cite web|url=http://renegadederbydames.com/|title=Renegade Derby Dames (league-run site)}}
- Brantford, Ontario – Belle City Roller Girls
- Barrie, Ontario – South Simcoe Rebel Rollers
- Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Roller Derby Association
- Calgary, Alberta - Chinook City Roller Derby League{{cite web|url=http://www.chinookcity.ca/|title=Chinook City Roller Derby League Website}}
- Chilliwack, British Columbia – Voodoo Derby Dollz Roller Derby Association{{cite web|url=http://voodooderbydollz.com/|title=Voodoo Derby Dollz(league-run site)}}
- Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta – Lakeland Ladykillers Roller Derby League
- Edmonton, Alberta – E-Ville Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.e-villederby.com/|title=E-Ville Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Edmonton, Alberta – Oil City Derby Girls{{cite web|url=http://www.oilcityderbygirls.ca/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103052038/http://www.oilcityderbygirls.ca/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 January 2007|title=Oil City Derby Girls (league-run site)}}
- Fredericton, New Brunswick – Capital City Rollers{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalcityrollers.ca/Capital_City_Rollers/Home_Page.html|title = Capital City Rollers (league-run site)}}
- Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anchor City Rollers{{cite web|url=http://anchorcityrollers.com|title = Anchor City Rollers (league-run site)}}
- Hamilton, Ontario – Hammer City Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.hammercityrollergirls.com/|title=Hammer City Roller Girls (league-run site)}}
- Kelowna, British Columbia – (see Okanagan Roller Derby Girls){{cite web|url=http://www.okrd.ca/|title=Okanagan Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Kamloops, British Columbia – (see Tournament City Derby Dolls){{cite web|url=http://www.tcdd.ca/|title=Tournament City Derby Dolls(league-run site)}}
- Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Ontario – Tri-City Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.tricityrollergirls.com/|title=Tri-City Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Kingston, Ontario – Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby{{cite web | url=http://www.Limestonecrushers.ca/ | title = Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby (league-run site) | accessdate =21 August 2011 }}
- Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Derby Girls{{cite web|url=http://www.kingstonderbygirls.ca/ | title = Kingston Derby Girls (league-run site) | accessdate =21 August 2011 }}
- Guelph, Ontario – Royal City Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcityrollerderby.com/|title=Royal City Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Lacombe, Alberta - Central Alberta Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://missfitsofmayhem.blogspot.com/|title=Central Alberta Roller Derby (league-run site)|accessdate=25 February 2011}}
- London, Ontario – Forest City Derby Girls{{cite web|url=http://www.forestcityderbygirls.com/|title=Forest City Derby Girls (league-run site)}}
- London, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.locorollerderby.com/|title=LOCO Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Medicine Hat, Alberta – Gas City Rollers{{cite web|url=http://www.gascityrollers.com/|title=Gas City Rollers}}
- Moncton, New Brunswick – Muddy River Rollers{{cite web|url=http://www.muddyriverrollers.com//|title=Muddy River Rollers (league-run site)}}
- Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Roller Derby
- Okanagan, British Columbia – Okanagan Roller Derby Girls (Kelowna Peach Tarts)
- Okanagan/Shuswap, British Columbia – Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.osrda.webs.com/|title=Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawarollerderby.com/|title=Ottawa Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Valley Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawvalleyrollerderby.com/|title=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- PEI - Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://redrocknrollerderby.com/|title=PEI's Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby - Home Page}}
- Prince George, British Columbia – Rated PG Rollergirls{{cite web|url=http://www.ratedpgrollergirls.com/ |title = Rated PG Rollergirls (league-run site)}}
- Quebec City, Quebec – Roller Derby Québec{{cite web|url=http://rollerderbyqc.com//|title=Roller Derby Québec (league-run site)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826085120/http://rollerderbyqc.com/|archivedate=26 August 2011}}
- Red Deer, Alberta – Red Deer Roller Derby Association{{cite web|url=http://www.rdrda.ca/|title=Red Deer Roller Derby Association (league-run site)}}
- Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen City Roller Sports,{{cite web|url=http://rrrderby.com/|title=Regina's Rockin' Roller Derby (league-run site)}} Pile O' Bones Derby Club{{cite web|url=http://www.reginarollerderby.com|title=Pile O' Bones Derby Club (league-run site)}}
- Saint John, New Brunswick – Fog City Rollers{{cite web|url=http://fogcityrollers.com//|title=Fog City Rollers (league-run site)}}
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Roller Derby League{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoonrollerderby.com|title=Saskatoon Roller Derby League (league-run site)}}
- St. Albert, Alberta – St. Albert Heavenly Rollers{{cite web|url=http://www.stahrderby.com/|title=STAHR Derby (league-run site)}}
- St. Catharines, Ontario - Niagara Roller Girls{{cite web|url=http://niagararollergirls.com/|title=Niagara Roller Girls (league-run site)}}
- St. John's, Newfoundland – 709 Roller Derby (2010 – present){{cite web
| url = http://709rollerderby.com
| title = 709 Roller Derby(league-run site)
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- Sudbury, Ontario – Nickel City Roller Derby{{cite web|url=http://www.ncrd.ca/index.html/|title=Nickel City Roller Derby (league-run site)}}
- Stratford, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby
- Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Sunshine Coast Roller Girls
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Junior Roller Derby
- Toronto, Ontario – Hogtown Roller Derby{{cite web|title=GTA Rollergirls(league-run site)|url=http://www.gtarollergirls.com/|accessdate=7 May 2011}}
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Roller Derby{{cite web|title=Toronto Roller Derby(league-run site)|url=http://www.torontorollerderby.com/|accessdate=7 May 2011}}
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto LOCO Roller Derby{{cite web|title=Toronto LOCO Roller Derby (league Facebook page)|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/torontoloco/}}
- Vancouver, British Columbia – Terminal City Roller Girls{{cite web|url=http://www.terminalcityrollergirls.com/|title=Terminal City Roller Girls (league-run site)}}
- Victoria, British Columbia – Victoria Rollergirls{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriarollergirls.com/|title=Victoria Rollergirls (league-run site)}}
- Victoria, British Columbia – Eves of Destruction{{cite web|url=http://www.evesofdestructionrollerderby.com/|title=Eves of Destruction (league-run site)}}
- West Kootenays, British Columbia – West Kootenay Roller Derby
- Wetaskiwin, Alberta – Rez City Rollers
- Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Roller Girls (2010–present){{cite web|url=http://www.yukonrollergirls.ca/|title=Yukon Roller Girls (league-run site)}}
- Williams Lake, British Columbia – Lake City Derby Girls
- Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Roller Derby League{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegrollerderbyleague.com/|title=Winnipeg Roller Derby League (league-run site)}}
See also
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