Canoeing South Africa is governed and administered by a Board, which is made up of the CSA President, the five Provincial Union chairmen and three additional board members (female, HDI and paddler representative).
The Secretary General is employed to handle the day-to-day operation of the Federation.
The current Board of Canoeing South Africa is:
| POSITION | NAME | CELL | |
| President | Kim Pople | president@canoesa.org.za | 082 929 8221 |
| Board Member (Paddler representative) | Ant Stott | stott.ant@gmail.com | 083 788 8031 |
| Board Member (Female Paddler Rep) | Hayley Nixon | hayleszn@gmail.com | 079 670 7962 |
| Board Member (PDI) | Nkosi Mzolo | nmzolo@yahoo.com | 074 341 6545 |
| GCU Board Member (Vice President) | Chris Erwee | chris@recycledrive.co.za | 082 7766 708 |
| WCCU Board member | Rob Hart | prhart@iafrica.com | 072 333 2728 |
| CDCU Board Member | Waldo van der Linde | info@stroke2max.co.za | 072 184 9090 |
| KNCU Board Member | Jacques Van Rooyen | jacques@savunde.co.za | 079 697 6887 |
| ECCU Board Member | Andre Wood | andre@securityhouse.co.za | 082 851 1109 |
| Secretary General | Colin Simpkins | sg@canoesa.org.za | 083 263 1927 |
| CSA Treasurer | Walter Ulrich | finance@canoesa.org.za | 082 944 8845 |
| Official | John Oliver | kncuad@sai.co.za | 082 550 2859 |
| Development Coordinator | Janet Simpkins | dev@canoesa.org.za | 083 288 0091 |