CANADIAN POKER FEDERATION JOINS IFP - International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP)

The Canadian Poker Federation (Federation Canadienne du Poker) has become the newest member of the International Federation of Poker, taking the number of official member nations of the IFP up to 41.

Canada has for many years been a poker playing nation, producing of talented poker players, perhaps most notably Daniel Negreanu, one of the leading players of his generation, and stars in the current game. In 2010 Jonathan Duhamel became the first Canadian to win the World Series of Poker Main Event.

The legal status of Canadian poker players remains stable. While the Quebec government has independently legalised online poker, the Canadian government does not issue licenses and players are free to play on foreign based poker sites.

By joining the IFP community the Canadian Poker Federation, chaired by Robert Storey, adds its weight to the shared aims of promoting poker as a skill game, a Mind Sport that can be played by everyone, regardless of background.