A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per event, granted they meet the qualification standard.
The winner of each event contested at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival will also qualify.
[1] The following athletes qualified by winning the respective event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City, Mexico: The host nation Canada, along with the United States qualified in each event automatically.
The top four teams at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico along with the top four teams at the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile qualified as well.
All other remaining spots were awarded using the ranking lists after the 2015 IAAF World Relays.