Yo-yo Contests in Canada

Canada is home to several yo-yo contests at national, regional, and local levels every year.

Upcoming contests

• Nationals 2023 (May 21, 2023  in Toronto ON)
  

Past online contests

• Canadian Return Top Open 2023 (Jan 21, 2023 online) (videos: 1A | Open)

Past Canadian National Return Top Championships
CANYA is an official member organization of the International Yo-yo Federation. Starting in 2015, the reigning Canadian Champion is seeded directly to the semi-final round of the following World Yo-Yo Contest.

• Nationals 2019 (May 19, 2019 in Vancouver BC) (videos: 1A finals | 1A prelims | Open)
• Nationals 2018 (May 20, 2018 in Toronto ON) (videos: 1A finals | 1A prelims | Open | International )
• Nationals 2017 (March 25, 2017 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Nationals 2016 (March 26, 2016 in Toronto ON) (videos)
• (There was no Nationals in 2015 in favor of moving future ones to the first half of each year)
• Nationals 2014 (August 31, 2014 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Nationals 2013 (August 17, 2013 in Edmonton AB) (videos)
• Nationals 2012 (August 18, 2012 in Calgary AB) (videos)
• Nationals 2011 (July 2, 2011 in Calgary AB) (videos)
• Nationals 2010 (July 17, 2010 in Calgary AB) (videos)
• Nationals 2009 (June 6, 2009 in Montreal QC) (videos)

Past regional and provincial contests
The top 3 players who competed in the same region they live in are seeded in the next Nationals. The Western (BC, AB), Central (SK, MB), Eastern (ON, QC), and Maritime regions (NL, PEI, NB, NS) host their regional contests in their respective regions.

• Eastern Canadian Regionals 2019 (March 16 in Toronto ON) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2018 (March 31, 2018 in Calgary AB) (videos)
• Eastern Canadian Regionals 2017 (May 20, 2017 in Toronto ON) (videos)
• British Columbia Provincials 2017 (February 4, 2017 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Eastern Canadian Regionals 2015 (November 21, 2015 in Toronto ON) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2015 (June 27, 2015 in Kelowna BC) (videos)
• Maritime Regionals 2015 (April 17, 2015 in Salisbury NB) (results)
• British Columbia Provincials 2015 (March 28, 2015 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2014 (July 19, 2014 in Edmonton AB) (videos)
• Eastern Canadian Regionals 2014 (February 16, 2014 in Toronto ON) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2013 (June 29, 2013 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2012 (May 19, 2012 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Western Canadian Regionals 2011 (May 21, 2011 in Vancouver BC) (videos)

Past local contests
The following contests are organized locally by their yo-yo clubs

• Vancouver Return Top Competition 2013 (December 2013 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Vancouver Return Top Competition 2012 (December 2012 in Vancouver BC) (videos)
• Vancouver Return Top Competition 2011 (December 2011 in Vancouver BC) (videos)