The participation of Canada in the OTI Festival began at the 15th OTI Festival in 1986. The Canadian participating broadcaster was CFMT-TV, member of the (OTI). After its debut, it only participated in six editions, and all of its entries were sung in Spanish. None of them reached the top-3 that was revealed in each edition, and in the OTI Festival 1991, where there was a semi-final, the Canadian entry qualified for the final.
With its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Canada will become the third country, after Spain and Portugal, to have participated in both the Eurovision Song Contest and the OTI Festival.
Participation overview + Table key F Finalist Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points 1986 "" Ricky Campbell Ricky Campbell colspan=2 1987 "" Alberto Olivera Alberto Olivera Guillermo Azevedo colspan=2 colspan="7" 1991 "" Alberto Olivera Alberto Olivera 1992 "" José Alcides Luis Geraldino Martín Furmiere colspan=2 1993 "" Omar Ortiz Omar Ortiz Hernani Raposo colspan=2 colspan="7" 1995 "" Mariela Torres Jorge González colspan=2 colspan="7"
Broadcast
+ Broadcasts and commentators Year Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) 1983 CFMT-TV 1986 CFMT-TV 1987 CFMT-TV
See also Canada in the Eurovision Song Contest
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