The Vancouver Canadians are a good minor league baseball team that plays games from April to September at Nat Bailey Stadium.
The Canadians are an affiliate team for the Toronto Blue Jays. Some of the Blue Jays’ top prospects will play games for the Canadians, giving the chance to potentially see a future major leaguer in action!
Vancouver Canadians Minor League Baseball
The Vancouver Canadians compete in the Northwest League, a High-A minor league consisting of teams in B.C., Washington and Oregon. High-A is the third tier of the MLB’s minor league system, below Triple-A and Double-A but above Single-A.
Their season used to not start until the summer, but in 2021 the Northwest League changed its calendar. Now, the season starts in April and each team plays 132 games per season. That means there are 66 home games each year! With many themed games (including fireworks nights) and the team playing when the weather gets nice, going to a Canadians game can be a great way to spend a spring or summer evening (or afternoon).
The 2026 season runs from April 7th until September 6th. The regular season is followed by a best-of-five championship series, between the team that had the best record in the first half of the season against the team that had the best record in the second half of the season.
The Canadians have won the Northwest League five times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2023). They also qualified for the championship series in both 2022 and 2024, but were defeated in both of those years.
Location and Admission
The Canadians play their games at Nat Bailey Stadium, located at 4601 Ontario Street. The stadium is nestled between Queen Elizabeth Park, Hillcrest Park and Riley Park. Originally built in 1951, Nat Bailey Stadium has been home to baseball in Vancouver for over 70 years.
Tickets to games usually range between about $25 to $50 depending on the section. Tickets for games earlier in the season are sometimes a bit cheaper than for those in the middle of the summer. For example, during the week leading up to the May long weekend in 2026 grandstand tickets started at just $15 each!
Season tickets range from $990 for grandstand seating up to $1580 for premium seating. Given that the premium seating season ticket option averages out to $24 per game, that’s a great deal if you love baseball and want to go to most of the games!
You can also save by buying a flex pack, which are sold in either 10, 15 or 25 ticket increments. They’re cheaper than buying individual tickets and can be redeemed in any combination. A 10-pack could be used all at one game, or two at a time for five different games, or three seats at one game and seven at another.
For groups of 20 or more, the Canadians also offer special ticket packages with reserved sections and different perks.
For all ticketing details go to the Vancouver Canadians website.
Special Event Games
There are a number of different themed games that happen over the course of the season. The most popular are the fireworks nights, where after select evening games the sky is lit up by a great pyrotechnic display. The 2026 fireworks nights are April 7, June 11, July 1, July 9, July 30, August 13 and August 27.
Another regular promotion is White Spot Family Fun Sundays. All Sunday home games begin at 1:05 pm, with different giveaways for kids (including items like backpacks, beach towels and lunch bags), and the chance for everyone 12 and under to run the bases after the game is over.
There are also many one-off promotions like bobblehead giveaways, a bring your dog to the game day, and autograph signings from former players. Click Vancouver Canadians Promotions for the full list of themed games.
2026 Home Games
The full list of home games for the 2026 season is below.
April 2026 Home Games
- Tuesday, April 7 vs Eugene Emeralds at 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, April 8 vs Eugene Emeralds at 7:05 pm
- Thursday, April 9 vs Eugene Emeralds at 7:05 pm
- Friday, April 10 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, April 11 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, April 12 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, April 21 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, April 22 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 7:05 pm
- Thursday, April 23 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 7:05 pm
- Friday, April 24 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, April 25 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, April 26 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, April 28 vs Hillsboro Hops 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, April 29 vs Hillsboro Hops 7:05 pm
- Thursday, April 30 vs Hillsboro Hops 7:05 pm
May 2026 Home Games
- Friday, May 1 vs Hillsboro Hops at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, May 2 vs Hillsboro Hops at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, May 3 vs Hillsboro Hops at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, May 12 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, May 13 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Thursday, May 14 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Friday, May 15 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, May 16 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, May 17 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, May 26 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, May 27 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
- Thursday, May 28 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
- Friday, May 29 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, May 30 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, May 31 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
June 2026 Home Games
- Tuesday, June 9 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, June 10 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Thursday, June 11 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Friday, June 12 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, June 13 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Sunday, June 14 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, June 30 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
July 2026 Home Games
- Wednesday, July 1 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
- Thursday, July 2 vs Eugene Emeralds 7:05 pm
- Friday, July 3 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, July 4 vs Eugene Emeralds at 5:05 pm
- Sunday, July 5 vs Eugene Emeralds at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, July 7 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, July 8 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Thursday, July 9 vs Everett AquaSox 7:05 pm
- Friday, July 10 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, July 11 vs Everett AquaSox at 5:05 pm
- Sunday, July 12 vs Everett AquaSox at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, July 28 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, July 29 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Thursday, July 30 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Friday, July 31 vs Spokane Indians at 1:05 pm
August 2026 Home Games
- Saturday, August 1 vs Spokane Indians at 5:05 pm
- Sunday, August 2 vs Spokane Indians at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, August 11 vs Tri-City Dust Devils 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, August 12 vs Tri-City Dust Devils 7:05 pm
- Thursday, August 13 vs Tri-City Dust Devils 7:05 pm
- Friday, August 14 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, August 15 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 5:05 pm
- Sunday, August 16 vs Tri-City Dust Devils at 1:05 pm
- Tuesday, August 25 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Wednesday, August 26 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Thursday, August 27 vs Spokane Indians 7:05 pm
- Friday, August 28 vs Spokane Indians at 1:05 pm
- Saturday, August 29 vs Spokane Indians at 5:05 pm
- Sunday, August 30 vs Spokane Indians at 1:05 pm
Brief History of the Canadians
Nat Bailey Stadium was originally home to the Vancouver Capilanos from 1951-54, who played in the Western International League (the precursor to the Northwest League), but were forced to fold when the league dropped all of its Canadian teams during its rebranding.
Just two years later, however, Vancouver received a new team when the Oakland Oaks of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) relocated to become the Vancouver Mounties. The Mounties had two separate stints in the league before relocating to Salt Lake City in 1970.
Vancouver was left without a baseball team until 1978, when the first iteration of the Canadians was born as an expansion team in the PCL. The Canadians were a successful franchise, winning their division seven times and the league championship three times, including in 1999 in what turned out to be their last season at the Triple-A level.
Despite their success, the Canadians were moved to Sacramento after being bought by an American businessman. But at the same time, the Northwest League’s Southern Oregon Timberjacks made the move to Vancouver to become the new version of the Canadians.
The Northwest League
From 2000 until 2020 the Canadians’ played in the Northwest League with a Class A Short Season designation. That meant the season was less than 80 games long, and was in the fourth tier of the MLB minor league system.
The Canadians continued to enjoy success in their new league, winning their division for the first time in 2004 and becoming just the third team in Northwest League history to win three straight championships from 2011-13.
Ahead of the 2021 season, the MLB overhauled their entire minor league structure, eliminating the Short Season designation and elevating the Northwest League to a High-A league. The league itself was called High-A West in 2021, before returning to the Northwest League branding the following year.
The Northwest League currently consists of six teams: the Vancouver Canadians, Everett AquaSox, Tri-City Dust Devils, Eugene Emeralds, Hillsboro Hops and Spokane Indians. When the league transitioned into a longer season format (and dropped from eight teams to six), the playoff format also changed.
In order to qualify for the championship series, teams must be the champion of either the first half of the season or the second half. In late June, once teams have completed the first half of the season, the team with the best record clinches a spot in the championship series.
While the standings don’t reset, once the regular season finishes in early September only the games from the second half of the season are looked at to determine the second half champion and the other team that qualifies for the championship series. If it’s the same team as the first half, then the spot goes to the next-best team. The two squads selected then go head-to-head in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.
Other Information
For more information visit the Vancouver Canadians website.
To learn about other sports in the Lower Mainland, see our Vancouver Sports Calendar.