Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011.

The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes (256 men and 236 women), the most ever for a non-home Games.

[3] On October 4, 2011, women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony.

[6] Canada will be sending a team of seventeen athletes (six male and eleven female).

"[7] Canada as the top ranked nation in the Pan American Badminton Confederation, has qualified eight athletes (four men and four women.

Canada has qualified a men's and's women's pairs, by virtue of being in the top ten in each gender of the NORCECA beach volleyball rankings.

[12] Sprints & Pursuit Omnium Canada will send eight divers to compete.

[16] Canada's men's field hockey team are the defending Pan American Games champion, and have been drawn to play against Chile, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

Semi-finals Gold medal match Canada's women's field hockey have been drawn to play against defending Pan American Games champion Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

The roster includes three returning members of the team that placed fifth at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Semi-finals Bronze medal match Canada has qualified a women's football team and it will consist of 18 athletes.

Canada drew defending champions Brazil, Costa Rica and Argentina.

[12] Canada has qualified a full team of four gymnasts in trampoline (two male and two female).

[12] Canada has qualified a full racquetball team of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women).

[12] Canada has qualified a women's speed and artistic team, it will consist of 3 athletes.

[12] The Canadian shooting federation named a team of 18 athletes (ten male and eight female) to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games.

[12] Canada's swim team will be made up of athletes who finish in the two in each event (and meet qualifying standards) at the 2011 Summer National Championships in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

Canada's swimming team is considered a 'B' or a developmental team, because the selection trials were held during the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China where most of Canada's top swimmers were competing.

Canada's team was announced on August 22, 2011, it will consist of 21 athletes (14 females and 7 males).

Majority of the swimmers who won the races they competed in at the selection trials (including former world record holder Amanda Reason) declined to participate.

A notable exclusion is Karine Sergerie (lost her final bout at the qualification tournament) who was a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China[12] Canada has qualified two tennis players (one male and one female), all two are ranked well below the top ranked athletes in Canada.

Canada has qualified a full team of 5 athletes (men, women and wakeboard).