AFL Canada

AFL Canada (formerly the Canadian Australian Football Association, French: Association canadienne de football australien) is the governing body for men's and women's Australian rules football in Canada.

AFL Canada was formed on 30 July 2004, when the Canadian Australian Football Association changed its official name.

AFL Canada is responsible for co-ordinating three national programs - the Northwind senior men, Northern Lights senior women and the Wolfpack junior men's team. AFL Canada also oversees game development nationally and several competitions and tournaments across the country.

The Canadian Australian Football Association was established in May 1989 when two clubs, the Mississauga Mustangs (now the High Park Demons) and the Toronto Panthers (now the Toronto Eagles), were formed and played in the inaugural Conacher Cup game in Toronto, Ontario.

AFL Canada selects the Northwind, Canada's national men's Australian rules football team, and the Northern Lights, Canada's national women's team. Northwind and Northern Lights players are selected from the best Canadian-born players from the clubs across the country, with both teams playing in international tournaments and exhibition matches.

The Northwind have competed at every edition of the triennial Australian Football International Cup, at which they have finished as high as fifth.

The Northern Lights have competed at all three editions of the women's tournament, making every final of the International Cup and winning the tournament in 2014.

Both national teams also compete against the United States at the 49th Parallel Cup, with the Northern Lights undefeated since 2012.