This year, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Pfizer Canada are celebrating 25 years of supporting and promoting the Paralympic Movement together. Throughout 2021, we will look back on special sporting moments and milestones from each year of the partnership.
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Paralympic sport takes next step in Canada in 1996 Back in 1996, it was a strong possibility that Canadian athletes would have to partially pay their own way to the Paralympic Games in Atlanta. Click here for full story. |
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Patrick Anderson makes international debut in 1997 Patrick Anderson today is known as one of the best wheelchair basketball players to ever grace the court. A three-time Paralympic champion, he is preparing to suit up for his fifth Paralympic Games this summer. Click here for full story. |
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Daredevil helps Canada nearly double medal total at Nagano 1998 Canada grabs 15 Paralympic medals after eight podium visits four years earlier. Click here for full story. |
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Canada competes at first Parapan Am Games in 1999 Games ultimately grow leaps and bounds to become crucial step for Paralympics. Click here for full story. |
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Canadian swimmers win showdown at Sydney 2000 Swimmers win half of Canada's medals; Canada top swimming nation. Click here for full story. |
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Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame inducts first athletes in 2001 Arnold Boldt and Eugene Reimer first to enter Hall. Click here for full story. |
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McKeever, Woolstencroft makes Games debut at 2002 Paralympics Canada would deliver best ever Winter Games to that point. Click here for full story. |
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2003 Vancouver announcement rocks Canadian Paralympic world Big step forward for inclusion as first time both Games on one billing. Click here for full story. |
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Canada equals best-ever team sport performance in Athens Canadians win four team medals at 2004 Paralympic Games. Click here for the full story. |
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Canadians honoured at first IPC Awards in 2005 Men’s wheelchair basketball team, Dr. Colin Higgs receive awards. Click here for the full story. |
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2006 a golden year for Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling Canada wins both team events on the ice at Torino 2006. Click here for the full story. |
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Canada stars in swimming at 2007 Parapan American Games Dixon, Grand’Maison and Cole set the tone ahead of Beijing Games. Click here for the full story. |
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Chantal Petitclerc five times golden at Beijing 2008 Wheelchair racing legend wins Lou Marsh Award for performance at last Paralympics. Click here for the full story. |
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Canada tops medal board at 2009 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Woolstencroft, Forest send strong message year before Vancouver Games. Click here for the full story. |
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Canada produces best-ever Winter Games at Vancouver 2010 Canadian Paralympians place third in medal standings on home soil. Click here for the full story. |
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Michelle Stilwell stars for Canada at 2011 world championships Wheelchair racer notches three gold and a silver. Click here for the full story. |
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London 2012 a triumph for the Paralympic Movement Many memorable moments for Canada and the world. Click here for the full story. |
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Montreal hosts successful 2013 World Para Swimming Championships Canada duplicates medal count from London 2012. Click here for the full story. |
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Josh Dueck becomes Paralympic champion at Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony flag bearer looks back on his 2014 Games experience. Click here for the full story. |
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Home Parapan Am Games in 2015 cherished by athletes Toronto 2015 a springboard event for Gagné and wheelchair rugby team. Click here for the full story. |
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Canadian Para cyclists make breakthrough at Rio 2016 Para cycling top sport for Canada at Paralympic Games for first time. Click here for the full story. |
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Para alpine and Para nordic skiers serve notice in 2017 World championships results primed Canada a year ahead of the Paralympics. Click here for the full story. |
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Canada revels in best-ever Paralympic Winter Games in 2018 Para nordic skiers lead Canadian Paralympic Team to record 28 medals. Click here for the full story. |
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Youth movement at 2019 Parapan Am Games Nine teenagers with medals at Games in Lima, Peru. Click here for the full story. |
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Canadian Paralympic athletes get creative as competition halted Training plans adapted as Tokyo 2020 delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for the full story. |