Little League World Series in Canada
Province First LLWS LLWS Participations Record in LLWS PCT
Alberta 1977 2 1-5 .167
British Columbia 1953 28 32-53 .376
Nova Scotia 1987 5 3-11 .214
Ontario 1960 12 7-29 .194
Quebec 1952 14 8-27 .229
Saskatchewan 2002 1 0-3 .000
Total 62 51-128 .285
Canada in the LLWS -- LLWS by province
Little League Baseball has been played in Canada since 1951. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia were the first leagues outside the United States. Approximately 500 leagues now operate in Canada, making it the second-largest country in Little League participation. In 1952, Montreal, Quebec was the first foreign entry in the Little League World Series. In 1953, Little Mountain Little League of Vancouver advanced to the World Series as representative of the Western Region. In 1958, Canada was given an automatic berth in the LLWS and have since participated in every tournament, with the exception of 1975. Until 1965, the Canadian region consisted of only teams from Ontario and Quebec. Prior to 1966, the western provinces participated in tournament play with American teams in the original West Region, while the Maritime provinces were excluded. In 1965, Canada began play as a full region. Canada has never won the series, but in 1965 Stoney Creek Optimist Little League of Ontario reached the final. Valleyfield Little League (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) is the league with the most championships (8); the Whalley LL of Surrey, British Columbia has six; and Glace Bay LL and Trail are third with five.