[9] Rosie MacLennan, trampoline gymnast who had left the 2012 Games as the sole Canadian to win gold, was honored as Canada's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.

[10] At the end of the Games, she was appointed as the flagbearer for the team at the closing ceremony, becoming Canada's youngest flag-bearer in Olympic history.

One Canadian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one eight places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[12][13] Meanwhile, another Canadian archer qualified securing one of three available spots in the women's individual recurve at the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Medellín, Colombia.

[20] Athletes Oluwasegun Makinde, Marissa Kurtimah and Micha Powell who were named as relay alternates did not compete in any race.

[23] Canada's women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Championships in Edmonton.

Arthur Biyarslanov, Mandy Bujold, and Ariane Fortin secured their spots on the team at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[30] The team was selected based on the slalom canoeists' performances from the National trials in May 2016 along with stages two and three of the ICF World Cup series in La Seu d'Urgell and Pau (both held on the second and third week of June 2016).

[44] BMX rider and London 2012 Olympian Tory Nyhaug was among the cyclists named to Canada's Olympic team on June 29, 2016.

The diving team was officially named to the Olympic roster on June 13, 2016, featuring London 2012 bronze medallists Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion.

[46] Maxim Bouchard was added to the team on June 28, 2016, after Canada received an additional quota place from FINA.

[48][49] Two dressage riders also qualified with a top finish from each of the individual FEI Olympic rankings (for North America) and the 2015 Pan American Games.

[52] On July 29, 2016, it was announced Selena O'Hanlon was withdrawn from the eventing team (due to an injury of her horse Foxwood High, and replaced with Kathryn Robinson and Let It Bee).

Joseph Polossifakis and Eleanor Harvey secured a spot on the Canadian team with a top two placement from the America region outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Maxime Brinck-Croteau, Leonora MacKinnon, and Maximilien van Haaster were one of the two highest-ranked fencers from the America zone, not already qualified.

[59][60] Head coach: John Herdman Canada named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 20 June 2016.

91) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.

[73] Canada qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline with a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.

[77] Arthur Margelidon (73 kg) also qualified as being part of the top 22 eligible judokas in the world rankings, however had to withdraw after breaking his forearm in training.

Donna Vakalis secured a selection in the women's event after obtaining a top five finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Six rowing crews confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the rowers competing in the men's quadruple sculls were further added to the Canadian roster with their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

[91] Citing the sailors' performances and downward trend throughout the qualifying period, the Canadian Yachting Association decided to reject quota places earned in both windsurfing and 49er classes.

[93] Three-time Olympic trap shooter Cynthia Meyer and two-time Pan American Games pistol champion Lynda Kiejko were officially named to the Canadian team on May 5, 2016.

[97] Richard Weinberger qualified for the open water race by finishing in the top 10 at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Canada fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete in the women's duet, by claiming the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

48) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

[116][117][118] Meanwhile, another men's pair was added to the Canadian team with the nation's top two finish at the 2016 FIVB Continental Cup in Sochi.

The team of Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter won a trial match against another pair on July 16, 2016 in North Bay, Ontario to officially qualify for the games.

[119][120] Canada is one of four countries (along with the host nation Brazil, Netherlands and the United States to qualify two teams in each tournament).

Two Olympic spots were secured in the women's freestyle (48 & 63 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the remainder of the berths were awarded to Canadian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament.

[126][127] Haislan Garcia claimed a spot in the men's freestyle 65 kg at the final World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul.