Pickleball Canada Origins
- April 2009, at the Spring Okanagan tournament, the Canadian National Pickleball Association was created to promote pickleball in Canada. It became known as the Pickleball Canada Organization.
- June 2009 the first newsletter was published, and a proliferation of programs began to appear across Canada.
- May 2010, the first board of directors was appointed by the executive. The first board was nearly all from the Western provinces except for Marcel Lemieux from Quebec.
- September 2010, the Pickleball Canada Organization established a Mission Statement.
“The mission of the Pickleball Canada Organization is to assist and promote the growth of Pickleball as a game for all ages and to establish rules, policies and standards for the good governance of the game in Canada.”
Pickleball Canada Presidents
- 2010 – Bill Canning, Red Deer, Alberta
- 2011 – Colin Caldwell, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.
- 2012 – Colin Caldwell
- 2013 – Dave Shepherd, Abbotsford, B.C.
- 2014 – Shirley Shepherd, Abbotsford, B.C.
- 2015 – Marg Ouimet, Sturgeon County, Alberta
- 2016 – Val Vollmin, Red Deer, Alberta
- 2017 – Val Vollmin
- 2018 – Doug Thomson, Edmonton, Alberta
- 2019 – Doug Thomson
- 2020 – Richard Chambers, Vernon, B.C.; Jim Parrott, Oshawa, Ontario
- 2021 – Jim Parrott; Kirk Jensen, Edmonton, Alberta; Karen Rust, Regina, Saskatchewan
- 2022 – Karen Rust; Peter Milovanovic, Markham, Ontario
- 2023 – Peter Milovanovic; Val Vollmin