Canada Games

Canada Games
Status	Active
Genre	Multi-sports event
Frequency	Biannual
Location(s)	Various
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	1967 (1967) (winter) 1969 (1969) (summer)
Organised by
Website	canadagames.ca

The Canada Games (French: Jeux du Canada) is a multi-sport event held every two years, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and the Canada Summer Games. They represent the highest level of national competition for Canadian athletes. The Games have been hosted in every province at least once since their inception in Quebec City during Canada’s Centennial in 1967.

The next Canada Winter Games will be the and will be held February 18 – March 5, 2023 in the province of Prince Edward Island.^[1][2] The next Canada Summer Games will be the 2021 Canada Summer Games and will be taking place August 6–21, 2022 in the Niagara Region. The summer games in 2022 will still be called the '2021' games, even though they've been postponed to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.^[3]

The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2025 but the provinces through 2035 have. The will be hosted in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador was named the Host Society of the 2025 Canada Summer Games as of April 22, 2021.

Organization[]

The games are governed by the , a private, non-profit organization. As the Games move from one host community to the next, the Council provides the continuity, leadership and support to Host Societies in key areas such as sport technical, organizational planning, ceremonies and protocol, marketing and sponsorship. In addition, the ensures effective long-term partnerships with national sport organizations, governments and the corporate sector. The is a well-established, national organization that fosters on-going partnerships with organizations at the municipal, provincial and national levels.

Host Society[]

The individual games are run by the local Host Society, a non-profit private organization that is established 2–4 years prior to the event. The Host Society functions in accordance with an agreement between the Canada Games Council, the government of Canada, the government of the province or territory and the government of the municipality. The Canada Games Council maintains and secures long-term partnership agreements with governments, corporations and national sport organizations.

Funding[]

Funding for the games comes from the several levels of government together with donations and corporate sponsorships. A considerable portion of the work during the games is performed by local volunteers.^[4]

History[]

The Games were first held in 1967 in Quebec City as part of Canada's Centennial celebrations. For the first time in Canada's history, 1,800 athletes from 10 provinces and two territories gathered to compete in 15 sports. Since 1967, over 75,000 athletes have participated in the Games. Facilities built for the Games include the Saint John Canada Games Aquatic Centre (1985), the Hillside Stadium and Aquatic Centre in Kamloops, B.C. (1993), the Corner Brook Canada Games Centre and Annex (1999), and the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, Ontario (2001).

Hosts[]

Year	Canada Winter Games		Canada Summer Games
	No.	Host city	No.	Host city
1967		Quebec City, Quebec
1969				Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
1971		Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1973				New Westminster and Burnaby, British Columbia
1975	5	Lethbridge, Alberta
1977				St. John's, Newfoundland
1979		Brandon, Manitoba
1981				Thunder Bay, Ontario
1983		Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
1985				Saint John, New Brunswick
1987		Sydney, Nova Scotia
1989				Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1991		Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1993				Kamloops, British Columbia
1995		Grande Prairie, Alberta
1997				Brandon, Manitoba
1999		Corner Brook, Newfoundland
2001				London, Ontario
2003		Bathurst and Campbellton, New Brunswick
2005			20	Regina, Saskatchewan
2007	21	Whitehorse, Yukon
2009			22	Summerside and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2011	23	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013			24	Sherbrooke, Quebec
2015	25	Prince George, British Columbia
2017			26	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2019	27	Red Deer, Alberta
2022			28	Niagara Region, Ontario[5][6]
2023		Prince Edward Island
2025				St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[7]
2027		Yukon*
2029				New Brunswick*
2031		, Northwest Territories*
2033				Nunavut*
2035		Saskatchewan*

* The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2025 but the provinces through 2035 have.^[8]

1967

1969,2011

1971,1989

1973

1975

1977, 2025

1979,1997

1981

1983

1985

1987

1991,2009

1993

1995

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2013

2015

2017

2019

2022

Host cities of Canada Games

Sports[]

Summer sports[]

The next Canada Summer Games, the 2021 Canada Summer Games will be held in the Niagara Region of Ontario and will include 21 sports in its program and are listed below. The event runs from August 6-21, 2022.

Box lacrosse will be making a return to the Summer Games for the first time since 1985.^[9]

"NSO" = National Sporting Organization. Watersports are in blue.

Sports included in the 2021 Canada Winter Games program

2021 Canada Summer Games
Sport	NSO		Sport	NSO
Athletics (Track and Field⁣)	Athletics Canada[10]		Rowing	Rowing Canada Aviron[11] (RCA)
Baseball⁣	Baseball Canada[12]⁣		Rugby sevens	Rugby Canada[13]⁣
Basketball⁣	Canada Basketball[14]⁣		Sailing⁣	Sail Canada[15]
Beach volleyball⁣	Volleyball Canada[16]		Soccer⁣	Soccer Canada[17]
Box lacrosse⁣	Lacrosse Canada[18]⁣		Softball⁣	[19]⁣
Canoeing ⁣	Canoe Kayak Canada[20]		Swimming	Swimming Canada[21]
Kayaking⁣	Canoe Kayak Canada[22]		Tennis	Tennis Canada[23]⁣
Cycling	Cycling Canada[24] (CC)		Triathlon⁣	[25]
Diving⁣	[26]		Volleyball	Volleyball Canada[27]
Golf	Golf Canada[28]		Wrestling (Wrestling in Canada)	Wrestling Canada Lutte[29]
Mountain biking	Cycling Canada[30] (CC)

Winter sports[]

The winter games include some sports not associated with winter. The next Canada Winter Games will include 20 sports in its program in the 2023 Canada Winter Games.

2023 Canada Winter Games[]

Sports for the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island will include the following:^[31]

"NSO" = National Sporting Organization

Sports included in the 2023 Canada Winter Games program

2023 Canada Winter Games
Sport	NSO		Sport	NSO
Alpine skiing	Alpine Canada		Gymnastics
Archery	Archery Canada		Ice hockey	Hockey Canada
Badminton	Badminton Canada		Judo	Judo Canada
Biathlon	Biathlon Canada		Karate	Karate Canada
Boxing			Ringette
Cross-country skiing	Nordiq Canada		Snowboarding	Canadian Snowboard Federation
Curling	Curling Canada		Speed skating	Speed Skating Canada
Fencing			Squash	Squash Canada
Figure Skating	Skate Canada		Table tennis	Table Tennis Canada
Freestyle skiing	Freestyle Canada		Wheelchair basketball

2019 Canada Winter Games[]

Sports for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta included the following:^[32]

Former sports[]

Fencing was previously a Winter Games sport before it was moved to Summer program for the Sherbrooke 2013 games and then removed altogether following those games. Fencing will make a return to the Canada Games in the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

BMX, field hockey, and water polo were formerly in the Summer program, as well.

All-time medal tables[]

All-time Canada Games medal table

Rank	Province/territory	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ontario	1227	1033	972	3232
2	Quebec	1070	939	899	2908
3	British Columbia	712	765	743	2220
4	Alberta	470	539	633	1642
5	Saskatchewan	195	255	335	785
6	Manitoba	163	215	294	672
7	Nova Scotia	187	199	216	602
8	New Brunswick	69	87	157	313
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	19	42	71	132
10	Prince Edward Island	11	21	26	58
11	Yukon	15	21	19	55
12	Northwest Territories	7	6	9	22
13	Nunavut	0	0	1	1

Summer Games

Rank	Province/territory	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ontario	763	576	547	1886
2	Quebec	436	483	468	1387
3	British Columbia	474	465	394	1333
4	Alberta	232	274	310	816
5	Nova Scotia	153	145	135	433
6	Saskatchewan	100	147	181	428
7	Manitoba	60	103	139	302
8	New Brunswick	33	45	59	137
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	4	19	26	49
10	Prince Edward Island	5	5	2	12
11	Yukon	2	1	3	6
12	Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0
13	Nunavut	0	0	0	0

Winter Games

Rank	Province/territory	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Quebec	634	456	431	1521
2	Ontario	464	457	425	1346
3	British Columbia	238	300	349	887
4	Alberta	238	265	323	826
5	Manitoba	103	112	155	370
6	Saskatchewan	95	108	154	357
7	New Brunswick	36	42	98	176
8	Nova Scotia	34	54	81	169
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	15	23	45	83
10	Prince Edward Island	6	16	24	46
11	Yukon	13	20	16	49
12	Northwest Territories	7	6	9	22
13	Nunavut	0	0	1	1

Medal leaders by year[]

Number of occurrences

•  Ontario – 15 times (12 Summer; 3 Winter)
•  Quebec – 11 times (11 Winter)
•  British Columbia – 1 time (1 Summer)

List of Canada Games[]

For Games medal standings see List of Canada Games.

See also[]

• BC Games
• Saskatchewan Games
• Quebec Games
• Western Canada Summer Games
• BC Summer Games
• BC Winter Games
• Alberta Winter Games
• Saskatchewan Games
• Manitoba Games
• Ontario Games
• Western Canada Summer Games

References[]

External links[]

• Official site