He also represents Canada playing for the Canadian national rugby union team internationally.
He first played rugby at age 14 and represented his high school Chateauguay Valley Regional.
He represented Newfoundland at the Canadian Rugby Championships in 2014 and 2015 He moved to the UK and completed 4 seasons in the amateur leagues with Otley and Darlington Mowden.
[5] Heaton put in a 14 tackle performance on 2 October 2019, as a starter, vs New Zealand in Canada's second RWC pool match.
Heaton scored his first international try on 8 October 2019, as a starter, vs South Africa in Canada's third RWC pool match.