(OTTAWA, ONT.)– Montreal will host one of Canada’s largest wheelchair basketball showcases at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau from April 10-13, 2025. Sixteen club teams from across the country will compete in two divisions at the 2025 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League (CWBL) Final.
Fans are invited to cheer on Canada’s most decorated wheelchair basketball athletes and witness the skills and athleticism that make wheelchair basketball one of the most popular adaptive sports in the world. The CWBL Final tips off on Thursday, April 10, with the Crashers and Centre d’integration a la vie active 2 at 7 p.m. ET. The tournament concludes with gold medal games on Sunday, April 13.
The competing teams include former and current National Team athletes, including several athletes set to represent team Canada at the 2025 IWBF Men’s U23 World Championship in São Paulo, BRA (June 12-20, 2025) and the 2025 Americas Cup.
The weekend includes the annual Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet, which will recognize individual athletic achievement in the following categories: Female and Male Athletes of the Year, Junior Athlete of the Year, the True Sport Award, and the Leadership and Excellence Award. The night will conclude with the Hall of Fame inductions.
The event is governed by Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) and presented by Parasports Quebec.
What: 2025 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League (CWBL) Final
- Club teams compete for the title of national champion.
Who: The 2025 CWBL Final will feature Paralympians Cindy Ouellet (Gladiateurs de Laval), Elodie Tessier (Gladiateurs de Laval), Sofia Fassi-Fehri (Centre d’integration a la vie active), and Jonathan Vermette (Centre d’integration a la vie active), among others competing for the national title.
When: April 10-14, 2025
• Opening tip-off April 10 at 7 p.m. | Gold medal game April 13 at 10 a.m.
Where: Montreal
• Centre Pierre-Charbonneau (3000 Viau St, Montreal, Quebec H1V 3J3)
More information, including schedule and streaming information, can be found here.
About Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of the sport in Canada. It is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to excellence in developing, supporting, and promoting wheelchair basketball programs and services from grassroots to high performance for all Canadians. Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, competitive sport in which Canada is held in high esteem worldwide for winning six gold, one silver, and one bronze medal over the last nine Paralympic Games. WBC will host the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships from September 9-19, 2026.
For more information on WBC, please visit Wheelchairbasketball.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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For more information, please contact:
Dhiren Mahiban
Communications & Digital Media Manager
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
C: 416-574-6682
dmahiban@wheelchairbasketball.ca