Canada Soccer National Development Centres

[1][2] There are three National Development Centres in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia and Regional EXCEL programs in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

[3] The four National Development Centres enter teams in Canada's tier 3 women's leagues: League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, Ligue1 Québec, and League1 Alberta.

[7] In September 2024, it was announced that Alberta Soccer would transfer the operation of the program to new women's professional side Calgary Wild FC of the Northern Super League.

[13][14] In the Championship Final, the Whitecaps Girls defeated Varsity FC to win the inaugural women's League1 British Columbia title.

[28][29] In their second season, they won the Ron Smale Cup after finishing in first in regular-season standings, but fell in the playoff championship final to Alliance United in extra time.

[32] In 2022, it was announced that they would field a team in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec women's division beginning in the 2022 season.