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Canada's Olympic and Paralympic Team celebrate their London performances on the streets of downtown Toronto

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Olympian Simon Whitfield smiles during a parade celebrating Canada's Olympic athletes in Toronto.

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Crowds cheer at Maple Leafs Square in Toronto during a parade celebrating Canada's Olympic athletes.

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Ashley Brzozowicz, of Canada's Olympic Team, takes part in an Olympic heroes parade as fans cheers them on through the streets of downtown Toronto on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.

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Simon Whitfield, left, Canada's flag bearer for the opening ceremony in the London 2012 Olympics, is greeted by crowds at the end of the Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday September 21 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Olympian Clara Hughes (left) holds Adam van Koeverden's silver medal which he won in the in the men's K-1 1,000-metre final, following Canada's Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday, September 21 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Olympic Gold medalist Rosie MacLennan signs an autograph for a young fan following Canada's Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday, September 21 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Olympic Silver medalist Adam van Koeverden signs an autograph for a fan following Canada's Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday, September 21 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Paralympic Athlete Summer Mortimer displays her medals she won in the swimming events following Canada's Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday, September 21, 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Members of Canada's silver medal winning women's rowing eight wave to fans during Canada's Olympic Committee's parade in Toronto on Friday, September 21, 2012 to mark the country's performance in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Canada's only gold medalist at the London Olympics, Rosie MacLennan, takes part in a Olympic heroes parade as fans cheers them on through the streets of downtown Toronto on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.

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