BASEBALL GOVERNING BODIES – Baseball Canada Rules

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Baseball Canada
Homepage: http://www.baseball.ca/

History:
The official governing body for baseball in Canada, Baseball Canada is on its 32nd year of providing client programs that foster participation and involvement in baseball. Among other duties, Baseball Canada maintains national performance records, promotes and distributes sport specific research, organizes national championships and publishes the rules for Canadian baseball. It also regularly evaluates and improves the technical content and administrative service to all Baseball Canada members and participants.

To date, Baseball Canada consists of 11 provincial and territorial associations representing over 500,000 players, 62,000 coaches, 11,000 umpires and 13,000 teams nation-wide. Canada’s official governing body for baseball is also a proud member of both the Canadian Olympic Association and the International Baseball Association. It holds a charitable status, according to Revenue Canada – deriving funding from Sports Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage.