Canadian Pickleball Statistics 2026
Pickleball is now Canada’s fastest-growing sport, with roughly 1.54 million Canadians playing in 2024 and past-12-month participation closer to 1.9 million — a 337% jump in five years. This report is the most current view of the Canadian pickleball market: provincial and municipal court counts, Pickleball Canada membership, demographics and player profile, and the cities driving growth from Victoria to Halifax. Whether you’re scouting a facility site, writing a story on Canadian pickleball growth, or benchmarking a province against its peers, these pages aim to be the fastest path to a citation-ready number.
Canadian Pickleball Participation, 2020–2030
Solid bars are actual SFIA-reported values; lighter bars are Branded Pickleball projections based on growth-rate deceleration modelling.
Canada Pickleball Participation Map
Explore the Data
Pickleball Growth 2015-2030
Year-by-year US participation from 2.5M in 2015 through 24.5M in 2025, with 30M (2026) and 45M (2030) projections. 25.6% 10-year CAGR.
Player Demographics
Age, gender, household income, and race/ethnicity breakdowns for the 24.5M annual US pickleball players.
Tournaments & Pro Tours
PPA Tour, APP Tour, Major League Pickleball (MLP), $18.5M+ combined 2026 prize money, and top-earning pros.
Court Density Heatmap
Per-capita US pickleball courts by state. Where the market is saturated vs where there is build-out whitespace.
Paddle & Equipment Market
$2.3B US equipment market — Selkirk, JOOLA, Paddletek, Franklin — median prices, upgrade cycle, channel mix.
Year-by-Year Archive
Past editions of this report preserved for citation: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 frozen snapshots.
Embeddable Widgets
Free iframe widgets for journalists and bloggers. Copy-paste code, always up to date, auto-backlinks to source.
CSV & JSON Downloads
Machine-readable datasets, the full annual report (save as PDF), and JSON API endpoints.
Looking for the other country? View United States stats →
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pickleball players are there in Canada in 2026?
About 1.54 million Canadians played pickleball at least once in 2024 according to Pickleball Canada and Solutions Research Group, and past-12-month surveys put the figure closer to 1.9 million. Canada has 5,100+ pickleball courts across 2,400+ facilities. 2025 player count is estimated at 1.82M, with 2026 projected at 2.12M.
Is pickleball the fastest-growing sport in Canada?
Yes. Pickleball Canada and Solutions Research Group both rank pickleball as the fastest-growing sport in Canada, with 337% participation growth over 5 years. Growth is strongest in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Atlantic Canada.
How many pickleball courts are there in Canada?
Roughly 5,100+ pickleball courts spread across 2,400+ dedicated facilities, municipal parks, community centres, and converted tennis courts. Ontario accounts for nearly a third of the national total.
Which Canadian province has the most pickleball players?
Ontario leads absolute count (~545K annual players). By participation rate as a share of population, PEI (7.2%), Nova Scotia (6.8%), and BC (5.3%) top the list.
What is Pickleball Canada?
Pickleball Canada is the national sport organisation recognised by the International Federation of Pickleball. It oversees provincial associations, runs national championships, and manages Canada's representation internationally. It reports 68,000+ paid members.
Where can I play pickleball in Canada?
Use our Pickleball Court Finder to browse courts by province, city, indoor/outdoor, and amenities. The Canadian directory is updated weekly and includes community-submitted facilities.
How does Canadian pickleball growth compare to the US?
Per capita, Canadian growth rates now exceed US growth rates, though the absolute US market remains roughly 13× larger (24.5M annual US players vs 1.54M in Canada). See our US pickleball statistics for a side-by-side view.
Where do these numbers come from?
Aggregated from Pickleball Canada, provincial associations (Pickleball Ontario, Pickleball BC, Pickleball Alberta, Pickleball Quebec), Solutions Research Group, Statistics Canada recreation data, and the Branded Pickleball Court Finder directory. Every sub-page cites its own sources inline.
Cite This Page
Citing these numbers? Please reference “Branded Pickleball — Canadian Pickleball Statistics 2026” and link to https://brandedpickleball.com/stats/canada. Individual figures are sourced in the note above.