Phil Berna and Olivia Apps will captain the Canadian sides looking to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens this weekend in Langford, B.C.
The two-day qualifying tournament features seven men's and five women's rugby sevens teams with one Olympic berth for next year in Paris on the line for each.
The second- and third-place sides will have one last crack at Olympic qualification via a world repechage tournament. The men's competition in Langford is divided into two pools, with Canada grouped with Barbados, Jamaica, and St.
Vincent and the Grenadines. The other group features the U.S., Mexico and Bermuda. Canada will open against St. Vincent and the Grenadines before playing Barbados and Jamaica on Saturday with the top two in each pool crossing over to meet in Sunday's semifinals.