In which country was Canadian football invented?

Anonymous

No one has the prestige of claiming the new form of football, History- May 14, 1874 How Canada created American football was played using McGill rules and the oblong ball. http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2015/05/14/history-may-14-1874-how-canada-created-american-football/ In 1876 a formalized rulebook was created by US colleges as the new sport took a much different route from the sports of soccer and rugger (rugby), but one which had been very much influenced by the Canadian innovations.