Canada competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from September 7 to 13, 2011.

[3] Asianna Covington of Surrey, British Columbia, was given the honor to carry the national flag of Canada at the opening ceremony.

With one silver and one bronze, Shaina Harrison and Kal Nemier were other competitors who won multiple medals at the Games.

Canada made its appearance in the athletics events of the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008, where they won one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

[5] In the athletics team, there were nine men: Steven Ajayi (100 m), Drelan Bramwell (100– and 200 m), Jeremy Coughler (2000 m steeplechase), Christian Gravel (3000 m), Denray Jean-Jacques (400 m), Keefer Joyce (100 m), Troy Smith (1500 m), Matthew Swanson (800 m), and Jordan Wand (800 m), and twelve women: Mireille Aylwin-Descôteaux (2000 m steeplechase), Asianna Covington (discus and hammer throw), Adrianne Erdman (2000 m steeplechase), Taylor Farquhar (400 m hurdles), Emma Galbraith (800 m), Shaina Harrison (100 m), Alexa Hrycun (1500 m), Cassandra Jones (400 m), Vanessa McLeod (800 m), Caroline Morin-Houde (200 m), Brooke Rowland (javelin throw), and Marie-Colombe St-Pierre (200 m) athletes.

The doubles pair of Nathan Choi and Nyl Yakura advanced to the bronze final match where they lost to Srikanth Kidambi and Hema Thandarang of India.

Canada entered four pugilists—Brody Pigeon (light flyweight), Jessy Brown (bantamweight), Luis Valdivia (welterweight) and Cody Crowley (middleweight)—to compete in the boxing events.

Isle of Man earned a place after beating Sri Lanka in the other semi Final Plate match.