The following are selection criteria of official players that will representing Canada in the upcoming PanAm 2018 in Santiago Chile between July 21st-July 29th.
1st place winners from PAN AM 2017 are considered official players in addition to the 12 players chosen by each federation and the NAYCC 2017 1st place winners. This leaves only Emma He as official player + the other 12
See link to Panam 2018 regulation
https://www.panamericanoajedrez2018...._id=15&lang=en
As for the other 12 players, they are the 2nd and 3rd place winners from 2017 CYCC