Canada's women's national softball team enters Tokyo 2020 in search of its first Olympic medal.
With softball back as a full medal sport for the first time since 2008, the Canadians look to improve upon their fourth-place finish at that tournament in Beijing. Four players — Danielle Lawrie, Lauren Regula, Kayleigh Rafter and Jennifer Salling — return from the 2008 squad, aiming to take at least one step up the rung and onto the medal podium.
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Canada will get five group-stage contests to earn its way into the July 27 gold-medal or bronze-medal games, which will feature the top four teams from the round robin. As such, there's little room for error in group play, so a good start is a must if a medal is in the team's future.
Softball at Tokyo 2020: Canada's schedule
Group Stage
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | TV/stream |
| July 21 | 2:00 a.m. | Mexico 0-4 Canada | CBC |
| July 21 | 7:30 p.m. | United States 1-0 Canada | CBC |
| July 23 | 9:00 p.m. | Australia 1-7 Canada | CBC.ca |
| July 25 | 1:30 a.m. | Canada 0-1 Japan | CBC.ca |
| July 26 | 1:30 a.m. | Canada 8-1 Italy | CBC.ca |
Bronze medal game
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | TV/stream |
| July 27 | 12:00 a.m. | Canada 3-2 Mexico | CBC |
Softball at Tokyo 2020: Canada's roster
- Jenna Caira
- Sara Groenewegen
- Danielle Lawrie
- Lauren Regula
- Kaleigh Rafter
- Natalie Wideman
- Emma Entzminger
- Kelsey Harshman
- Janet Leung
- Jennifer Salling
- Joey Lye
- Larissa Franklin
- Jennifer Gilbert
- Victoria Hayward
- Erika Polidori
- Mark Smith (Manager)
Softball at Tokyo 2020: How to watch Canada's games
CBC is the main broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Canada. TSN/RDS and Sportsnet will also broadcast some events.