Four Paralympians among five elected to Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council  

Ottawa, June 29, 2026 – Five athletes have been elected to the Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced Monday.   

The elected athletes are:  

• Nathan Clement (Para cycling) 

• Mélanie Labelle (wheelchair rugby) 

• Marissa Papaconstantinou (Para athletics) 

• Brianna Hennessy (Para canoe) 

• Collinda Joseph (wheelchair curling) 

Voting was conducted over the past four weeks by athletes who competed in any of the last four Paralympic Games (2024, 2022, 2020, and 2018).     

The elected athletes join current council members Heidi Peters (sitting volleyball) and Christina Picton (Para nordic skiing) who are halfway through their four-year terms.  

The council will soon elect a new chair and vice-chair, who will sit on the CPC Board of Directors as athlete representatives.  

The Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council is an elected group of current and retired Paralympic athletes who advocate for the best interests of Canada’s Paralympians and the Paralympic Movement in Canada. 

For more information on the Athletes’ Council, please visit Paralympic.ca/athletes/athletes-council.