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Nissanka was awarded man of the match for his four wickets
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Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya praised his opening bowlers after Canada collapsed to the lowest one-day international score in history.
Prabath Nissanka and Chaminda Vaas took the first seven wickets of the match as Canada were bowled out for 36, beating the previous all-time low of 38 by Zimbabwe.
"Both Chaminda and Prabath bowled straight - wicket to wicket - and they got rewards," said Jayasuriya.
"I am very happy for Nissanka. He had not been bowling well before, but today he bowled straight with success."
And the Sri Lanka skipper had no words of comfort for the Canadians, claiming they could not blame the pitch.
"Our guys bowled well on a good batting wicket," he added.
Sri Lanka are top of Group B, four points ahead of New Zealand, with matches against Kenya, West Indies and hosts South Africa to come.
Jayasuriya admitted he would have been grateful for some more batting practice ahead of the tougher games to come, but added that the group would not allow for it.
"Our pool is so close at the moment, that you have to win every match as quick as possible in order to push your run-rate up, that is our first priority," he said.
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