# Canada Confirms No Entry for Russians With or Without Visa for World Junior Championships

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3 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 11, 2026, 11:58 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/olympics-news-ice-hockey-canada-confirms-no-entry-for-russians-with-or-without-visa-for-world-junior-championships/>

Russia’s hopes of returning to the World Junior Championships have suffered another major setback. Canada has now made its position clear: Russian players will not be allowed into the country for the tournament, even if they already possess valid visas. According to TSN’s Gord Miller, the Canadian government has formally informed both Hockey Canada and

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 4:48 PM: [Secretary of Sport says Canada will not allow Russians to play at world junior championships](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/11/secretary-sport-says-canada-not-allow-russians-play-world-junior/>) — Washington Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Canada's Secretary of Sport says the country will not allow Russian players to compete at the upcoming world junior championships, even if they already hold valid visas.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:08 PM: [Russia demands that the 2027 World Juniors be moved out of Canada](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/russia-demands-2027-world-juniors-230801147.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Russian Federation files an official appeal.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:58 PM: [Canada Confirms No Entry for Russians With or Without Visa for World Junior Championships](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/olympics-news-ice-hockey-canada-confirms-no-entry-for-russians-with-or-without-visa-for-world-junior-championships/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  Russia’s hopes of returning to the World Junior Championships have suffered another major setback. Canada has now made its position clear: Russian players will not be allowed into the country for the tournament, even if they already possess valid visas. According to TSN’s Gord Miller, the Canadian government has formally informed both Hockey Canada and