Canoeing competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 26 to October 29 at the Rowing and Canoeing Course in Ciudad Guzmán.

The Canoe Slalom event was dropped due to an anticipated low number of entries.

The Pan American Games were not a qualification tournament for the Olympics in the events K4M 1,000 and K4W 500.

The first five boats in each event qualified from the 2010 Pan American Championship in Mexico City.

[1] An NOC can enter a maximum of 16 athletes (10 men and 6 women).