[3] Later, the Canada national rugby league team was formed, and participated semi-regularly in international competition from 1987–2000.

[3] In 2010, a new organization, Canada Rugby League, was formed with the intention of reviving the national team and building a new domestic competition.

Under the CRL the national team played international games several times in 2010, including the American National Rugby League's annual "War at the Shore" event, hosting the Colonial Cup, and competing in the Rugby League Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida.

[9] Canada won its first international match of the revival era on July 31, 2011 defeating Jamaica 40-10 in Markham, Ontario.

In 2016, the 2025 Rugby League World Cup was jointly awarded to Canada and the United States, however both later withdrew.

Canada attempted to launch the professional North American Rugby League along with the USA in 2021, however this never materialised.