Canada Games

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. Two separate programs are organized in order to cover the seasons of summer and winter: the Canada Summer Games and the Canada Winter Games.

For the defunct games manufacturing company, see Canada Games Company.
Canada Games
Opening ceremonies
2017 Canada Summer Games
StatusActive
GenreMulti-sport event
FrequencyBiannual
Location(s)Various
CountryCanada
Inaugurated1967 (1967) (winter)
1969 (1969) (summer)
Organised byCanada Games Council
Websitecanadagames.ca

The next Canada Winter Games will be the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games 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 2022 Canada Summer Games and will be taking place August 6–21, 2022 in the Niagara Region.[3]

The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2025 but the provinces through 2035 have. The 2025 Canada Summer Games 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.

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. The Games have been hosted in every province at least once since their inception in Quebec City during Canada’s Centennial in 1967. Journalist Eddie MacCabe wrote a history book for the 25th anniversary of the Canada Games in 1992.[4][5]

Facility development

Facilities built for the Games include the Canada Games Aquatic Centre (1985) in Saint John, New Brunswick, the Hillside Stadium and Aquatic Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia (1993), the Corner Brook Canada Games Centre and Annex (1999), and the TD Waterhouse Stadium in London, Ontario (2001).

Sports

Over the course of the history of the Canada Games, a variety of sports have been added and dropped at various points within the Summer Games and Winter Games programs.

Canada Summer Games

Over the course of the history of the Canada Summer Games, a variety of sports have been added and dropped at various points.

2013 Canada Summer Games
Main article: 2013 Canada Summer Games

2017 Canada Summer Games
Main article: 2017 Canada Summer Games

2022 Canada Summer Games
Main article: 2022 Canada Summer Games

The next Canada Summer Games, the 2022 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.[6]

  • "NGB" = National Governing Body.
  • Watersports are in blue.
2022 Canada Summer Games
Sports included in the 2022 Canada Summer Games program
Sport NGB Sport NGB
Athletics
(Track and Field⁣)		 Athletics Canada[7] Rowing Rowing Canada Aviron[8] (RCA)
Baseball⁣ Baseball Canada[9]⁣ Rugby sevens Rugby Canada[10]⁣
Basketball⁣ Canada Basketball[11]⁣ Sailing⁣ Sail Canada[12]
Beach volleyball⁣ Volleyball Canada[13] Soccer⁣ Soccer Canada[14]
Box lacrosse⁣ Lacrosse Canada[15]⁣ Softball⁣ Softball Canada[16]⁣
Canoeing ⁣ Canoe Kayak Canada[17] Swimming Swimming Canada[18]
Kayaking⁣ Canoe Kayak Canada[19] Tennis Tennis Canada[20]⁣
Cycling Cycling Canada[21] (CC) Triathlon⁣ Triathlon Canada[22]
Diving⁣ Diving Canada[23] Volleyball Volleyball Canada[24]
Golf Golf Canada[25] Wrestling
(Wrestling in Canada)		 Wrestling Canada Lutte[26]
Mountain biking Cycling Canada[27] (CC)

Canada Winter Games

Over the course of the history of the Canada Winter Games, a variety of sports have been added and dropped at various points. 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.

2011 Canada Winter Games
Main article: 2011 Canada Winter Games

2015 Canada Winter Games
Main article: 2015 Canada Winter Games

2019 Canada Winter Games
Main article: 2019 Canada Winter Games

2023 Canada Winter Games

Sports for the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island will include the following:[28]

  • "NGB" = National Governing Body
2023 Canada Winter Games
Sports included in the 2023 Canada Winter Games program
Sport NGB Sport NGB
Alpine skiing Alpine Canada Gymnastics Gymnastics Canada
Archery Archery Canada Ice hockey Hockey Canada
Badminton Badminton Canada Judo Judo Canada
Biathlon Biathlon Canada Karate Karate Canada
Boxing Boxing Canada Ringette Ringette Canada
Cross-country skiing Nordiq Canada Snowboarding Canadian Snowboard Federation
Curling Curling Canada Speed skating Speed Skating Canada
Fencing Canadian Fencing Federation Squash Squash Canada
Figure Skating Skate Canada Table tennis Table Tennis Canada
Freestyle skiing Freestyle Canada Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair Basketball Canada

2019 Canada Winter Games
Main article: 2019 Canada Winter Games

Sports for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta included the following:[29]

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

Returning sports

Fencing will make a return to the Games during the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

Box lacrosse will be making a return to the Summer Games during the 2022 Canada Summer Games. It will be the first time the sport will be featured since 1985.[30]

Organization

The games are governed by the Canada Games Council, 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 Canada Games Council ensures effective long-term partnerships with national sport organizations, governments and the corporate sector. The Canada Games Council 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.[31]

Hosts
Year Canada Winter Games Canada Summer Games
No.Host cityNo.Host city
19671 Quebec City, Quebec
19692 Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
19713 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
19734 New Westminster and Burnaby, British Columbia
19755 Lethbridge, Alberta
19776 St. John's, Newfoundland
19797 Brandon, Manitoba
19818 Thunder Bay, Ontario
19839 Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
198510 Saint John, New Brunswick
198711 Sydney, Nova Scotia
198912 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
199113 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
199314 Kamloops, British Columbia
199515 Grande Prairie, Alberta
199716 Brandon, Manitoba
199917 Corner Brook, Newfoundland
200118 London, Ontario
200319 Bathurst and Campbellton, New Brunswick
200520 Regina, Saskatchewan
200721 Whitehorse, Yukon
200922 Summerside and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
201123 Halifax, Nova Scotia
201324 Sherbrooke, Quebec
201525 Prince George, British Columbia
201726 Winnipeg, Manitoba
201927 Red Deer, Alberta
202228 Niagara Region, Ontario[32][33]
202329 Prince Edward Island
202530 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[34]
202731 Yukon*
202932 New Brunswick*
203133, Northwest Territories*
203334 Nunavut*
203535 Saskatchewan*

* The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2025 but the provinces through 2035 have.[35]

Host cities of Canada Games

List of Canada Games
Main article: List of Canada Games

For Games medal standings see List of Canada Games.

All-time medal tables
All-time Canada Games medal table
Rank Province/territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Ontario 122710339723232
2 Quebec 10709398992908
3 British Columbia 7127657432220
4 Alberta 4705396331642
5 Saskatchewan 195255335785
6 Manitoba 163215294672
7 Nova Scotia 187199216602
8 New Brunswick 6987157313
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 194271132
10 Prince Edward Island 11212658
11 Yukon 15211955
12 Northwest Territories 76922
13 Nunavut 0011
Summer Games
Rank Province/territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Ontario 7635765471886
2 Quebec 4364834681387
3 British Columbia 4744653941333
4 Alberta 232274310816
5 Nova Scotia 153145135433
6 Saskatchewan 100147181428
7 Manitoba 60103139302
8 New Brunswick 334559137
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 4192649
10 Prince Edward Island 55212
11 Yukon 2136
12 Northwest Territories 0000
13 Nunavut 0000
Winter Games
Rank Province/territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Quebec 6344564311521
2 Ontario 4644574251346
3 British Columbia 238300349887
4 Alberta 238265323826
5 Manitoba 103112155370
6 Saskatchewan 95108154357
7 New Brunswick 364298176
8 Nova Scotia 345481169
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 15234583
10 Prince Edward Island 6162446
11 Yukon 13201649
12 Northwest Territories 76922
13 Nunavut 0011

Medal leaders by year

Number of occurrences

See also

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