Both canoe slalom and sprint events were staged at the Stade d'eau vive Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.

[1][2][3] Similar to the previous editions, the competition featured sixteen events with several significant changes to the program lineup.

Paris 2024 also signified the debut of the men's and women's slalom kayak cross event, as part of the Olympic movement toward gender equality, substituting the men's and women's K-1 200-metre sprint races.

[4][5] The International Olympic Committee and the International Canoe Federation have released a new qualification system for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

[2][3] In total of 255 boats, 300 canoeists or kayakers competed from 58 NOCs.