Hockey Canada is based in Calgary, with a secondary office in Ottawa and regional centres in Toronto, Winnipeg and Montreal.

The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was founded on December 4, 1914, when 21 delegates from across Canada met at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.

[3] In 1920, after the Winnipeg Falcons won the Allan Cup over the University of Toronto, they represented Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games.

That same year, the International Ice Hockey Federation changed the rules on amateur status.

The rule change means the 1948 Allan Cup champion Royal Montreal Hockey Club were not eligible for the 1948 Winter Olympics, so the CAHA sent the RCAF Flyers instead and were victorious.

In 1964, Father David Bauer formed Canada's national team in response to the success of the programs set up by the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden.

The New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association left the Maritime AHA brand in 1968 and entered the CAHA as a member.

Also in 1970, Canada pulled out of IIHF competition and would not return to the fold until 1977[3] in protest of the IIHF's soft stance on Soviet and Czechoslovakian teams using "professional amateurs" in international competition but not allowing professional players to compete for Canada.

With the creation of the CMJHL, the three league began initiating compensation talks with the NHL and WHA without CAHA input.

In 1983, the first Abby Hoffman Cup was awarded to the Burlington Ladies as the Canadian national senior champions of women's hockey.

The Canada women's national ice hockey team was formed in 1987 and won the first (unofficial) world championship that year.

[3] In 1994, Team Canada ended a 33-year drought by winning the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

[3] The Canadian men and women won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

[7][8] Tom Renney retired as chief executive officer of Hockey Canada on July 1, 2022, and was succeeded by Scott Smith who also served as president.

[12][13][14] Amid calls for leadership changes at Hockey Canada, Smith and the entire board of directors resigned on October 11, 2022.