Roller derby in Canada

By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,^[1] in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden^[2] and Singapore.^[3] Canadian roller derby leagues may join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA), which in January 2012 will rename itself the Roller Derby Association of Canada (RDAC).^[4]

Outside of the United States, many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as Skate Australia,^[5] and Roller Sports Canada.^[6]

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), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world.^[7] For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules,^[8] while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.^[9]

Leagues[]

• Abbotsford, British Columbia – Reign Valley Vixens^[10][11]
• Airdrie, Alberta - Rockyview Rollers
• Alliston, Ontario – Renegade Derby Dames^[12]
• 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^[13]
• Chilliwack, British Columbia – Voodoo Derby Dollz Roller Derby Association^[14]
• Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta – Lakeland Ladykillers Roller Derby League
• Edmonton, Alberta – E-Ville Roller Derby^[15]
• Edmonton, Alberta – Oil City Derby Girls^[16]
• Fredericton, New Brunswick – Capital City Rollers^[17]
• Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anchor City Rollers^[18]
• Hamilton, Ontario – Hammer City Roller Derby^[19]
• Kelowna, British Columbia – (see Okanagan Roller Derby Girls)^[20]
• Kamloops, British Columbia – (see Tournament City Derby Dolls)^[21]
• Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Ontario – Tri-City Roller Derby^[22]
• Kingston, Ontario – Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby^[23]
• Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Derby Girls^[24]
• Guelph, Ontario – Royal City Roller Derby^[25]
• Lacombe, Alberta - Central Alberta Roller Derby^[26]
• London, Ontario – Forest City Derby Girls^[27]
• London, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby^[28]
• Medicine Hat, Alberta – Gas City Rollers^[29]
• Moncton, New Brunswick – Muddy River Rollers^[30]
• Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Roller Derby
• Okanagan, British Columbia – Okanagan Roller Derby Girls (Kelowna Peach Tarts)^[20]
• Okanagan/Shuswap, British Columbia – Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby^[31]
• Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Roller Derby^[32]
• Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Valley Roller Derby^[33]
• PEI - Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby^[34]
• Prince George, British Columbia – Rated PG Rollergirls^[35]
• Quebec City, Quebec – Roller Derby Québec^[36]
• Red Deer, Alberta – Red Deer Roller Derby Association^[37]
• Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen City Roller Sports,^[38] Pile O' Bones Derby Club^[39]
• Saint John, New Brunswick – Fog City Rollers^[40]
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Roller Derby League^[41]
• St. Albert, Alberta – St. Albert Heavenly Rollers^[42]
• St. Catharines, Ontario - Niagara Roller Girls^[43]
• St. John's, Newfoundland – 709 Roller Derby (2010 – present)^[44]
• Sudbury, Ontario – Nickel City Roller Derby^[45]
• Stratford, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby^[28]
• Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Sunshine Coast Roller Girls
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Junior Roller Derby
• Toronto, Ontario – GTA Rollergirls^[46]
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Roller Derby^[47]
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto LOCO Roller Derby^[48]
• Vancouver, British Columbia – Terminal City Roller Girls^[49]
• Victoria, British Columbia – Victoria Rollergirls^[50]
• Victoria, British Columbia – Eves of Destruction^[51]
• West Kootenays, British Columbia – West Kootenay Roller Derby
• Wetaskiwin, Alberta – Rez City Rollers
• Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Roller Girls (2010–present)^[52]
• Williams Lake, British Columbia – Lake City Derby Girls
• Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Roller Derby League^[53]

See also[]

• Roller derby

References[]