Rowing has been featured on every Canada Summer Games sport program since the inaugural Summer Games in 1969. Initially a male-only sport for the first two Summer Games in 1969 and 1973, Rowing has offered events for both male and female competitors since the 1977 Canada Summer Games.
Rowing has been on the program for all Olympic Summer Games, and has traditionally been a sport that Canada has excelled at. The 41 Olympic medals won by Canadian rowers are the third-most for the country in summer sports.