According to Genesis, Ham became the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:18 identifies Ham as one of Noah’s sons and specifically calls him the father of Canaan. Genesis 10 then lists Canaan among Ham’s descendants, alongside Cush, Mizraim, and Put. The genealogical material connects these names with peoples and places known in the biblical world.
The statement is part of the Table of Nations, a genealogy describing the spread of peoples after the Flood. It is not a claim that Canaan was one of Noah’s sons; Canaan was Ham’s son and Noah’s grandson in the text.
A related passage in Genesis 9 recounts an incident involving Noah, Ham, and Noah’s other sons before the genealogy develops. That episode is often discussed separately from the concise genealogical identification of Canaan’s father.