[13] Quarterfinal Canada earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation.

[14][15] One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event.

Canada qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event with a third place finish in a time of 03:27.380.

Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event, the two-person SKUD 18-class and a crew also qualified for the three-person Sonar class.

Aurelie Rivard earned Canada a spot after winning gold in the Women's 50m Freestyle S10.

[21][22] The Canada men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria.

[24] 11th/12th place playoff The Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

[26] Semifinals Bronze Medal Match Canada qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Philippe Bedard.