Canada Games

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Template:Short description Template:For Template:About Template:Infobox recurring event The Canada Games (Template:Langx) 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 (CSG) and the Canada Winter Games (CWG). Athlete age eligibility rules vary.

The first Canada Winter Games was the 1967 Canada Winter Games, marking the beginning of this important sporting event for Canadians. It has since become integral to celebrating Canadian talent for young amateur Canadian athletes focused on winter sports. The most recent Canada Winter Games was the 2023 Canada Winter Games which ran from February 18 – March 5, 2023 in the province of Prince Edward Island.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The next Canada Winter Games, the 2027 Canada Winter Games, will be hosted in Quebec City, Quebec. The dates are yet to be announced.

The first Canada Summer Games was the 1969 Canada Summer Games. The most recent Canada Summer Games was the 2025 Canada Summer Games which took place August 9–24, 2025 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The next Canada Summer Games, the 2029 Canada Summer Games, will be hosted in Moncton and Saint John, New Brunswick.

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.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Facility development

Panorama of Yukon University in 2007. Buildings in the foreground are residences built for the 2007 Canada Winter Games as an athlete's village.
Facilities built for the Canada Games
Facility Games City and Province
Canada Games Pool 1973 New Westminster, British Columbia
Aquarena 1977 St. John's, Newfoundland
Canada Games Aquatic Centre 1985 Saint John, New Brunswick
Hillside Stadium and Aquatic Centre 1993 Kamloops, British Columbia
Corner Brook Canada Games Centre and Annex 1999 Corner Brook, Newfoundland
TD Waterhouse Stadium 2001 London, Ontario
Yukon University athlete's village (student residences) 2007 Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Games Centre 2011 Clayton Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Fortis Canada Games Complex 2025 St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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. The winter games include some sports not associated with winter.

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. Racquetball was in the 1979, 1983, and 1991 Canada Winter Games, but hasn't been included since.

Returning sports

Fencing made its return to the Games during the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. Its last appearance had been during the 2013 Canada Summer Games.

Box lacrosse made its return to the Summer Games during the 2022 Canada Summer Games. It was the first time box lacrosse had been featured since the 1985 Canada Games.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hosts

The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2029, but the provinces through 2037 have.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Summer

Edition Year Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Competitors Sports Template:Nowrap
1 1969 Halifax Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 715 15 Template:Flag
2 1973 New Westminster – Burnaby Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,676 16 Template:Flag
3 1977 St. John's Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,709 18 Template:Flag
4 1981 Thunder Bay Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,813 18 Template:Flag
5 1985 Saint John Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,465 18 Template:Flag
6 1989 Saskatoon Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,465 18 Template:Flag
7 1993 Kamloops Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,253 17 Template:Flag
8 1997 Brandon Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,364 19 Template:Flag
9 2001 London Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,487 18 Template:Flag
10 2005 Regina Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,511 16 Template:Flag
11 2009 Charlottetown-Summerside Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,432 18 Template:Flag
13 2013 Sherbrooke Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,361 19 Template:Flag
14 2017 Winnipeg Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,382 18 Template:Flag
15 2022* Niagara Region Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 5,000+ 18 Template:Flag
16 2025 St. John's Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 4,000+ 19 Template:Flag
17 2029 Moncton-Saint John Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap
18 2033 TBD Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap
19 2037 TBD Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap

Winter

Edition Year Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap Competitors Sports Template:Nowrap
1 1967 Quebec City Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 557 15 Template:Flag
2 1971 Saskatoon Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 687 17 Template:Flag
3 1975 Lethbridge Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 664 17 Template:Flag
4 1979 Brandon Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,962 17 Template:Flag
5 1983 Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,900 19 Template:Flag
6 1987 Cape Breton Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 1,995 17 Template:Flag
7 1991 Charlottetown Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,304 19 Template:Flag
8 1995 Grande Prairie Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,284 21 Template:Flag
9 1999 Corner Brook Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,808 21 Template:Flag
10 2003 Bathurst-Campbellton Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,606 21 Template:Flag
11 2007 Whitehorse Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,678 22 Template:Flag
12 2011 Halifax Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,238 20 Template:Flag
13 2015 Prince George Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,345 20 Template:Flag
14 2019 Red Deer Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 2,377 20 Template:Flag
15 2023 Prince Edward Island Template:Flag Template:Nowrap Template:Nowrap 3,600 21 Template:Flag
16 2027 Quebec City Template:Flag TBD TBD TBD TBD
17 2031 TBD Template:Flag TBD TBD TBD TBD
18 2035 TBD Template:Flag TBD TBD TBD TBD

Host provinces/territories

List of regions ranked by the number of times they hosted the Canada Games
Rank Province/Territory Summer Winter Total
1 Template:Flag 1 (2013) 3 (1967, 1983, 2027, 2031) 5
2 Template:Flag 2 (1969, 2037) 2 (1987, 2011) 4
Template:Flag 3 (1989, 2005, 2033) 1 (1971) 4
4 Template:Flag 0 3 (1975, 1995, 2019) 3
Template:Flag 2 (1973, 1993) 1 (2015) 3
Template:Flag 2 (1997, 2017) 1 (1979) 3
Template:Flag 2 (1985, 2029) 1 (2003) 3
Template:Flag 2 (1977, 2025) 1 (1999) 3
Template:Flag 1 (2009) 2 (1991, 2023) 3
Template:Flag 3 (1981, 2001, 2022) 0 3
11 Template:Flag 0 1 (2035) 1
Template:Flag 0 1 (2007) 1
13 Template:Flag 0 0 0

Map of host cities

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All-time medal tables

For Games medal standings see List of Canada Games.

As of the 2022 Canada Games
Rank Province/Territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Template:Flag 1297 1092 1013 3402
2 Template:Flag 1117 975 932 3024
3 Template:Flag 730 809 773 2312
4 Template:Flag 505 569 668 1742
5 Template:Flag 196 269 348 813
6 Template:Flag 172 224 308 704
7 Template:Flag 209 211 232 652
8 Template:Flag 72 92 165 329
9 Template:Flag 20 48 71 139
10 Template:Flag 12 21 26 59
11 Template:Flag 15 23 19 57
12 Template:Flag 7 6 9 22
13 Template:Flag 1 0 1 2

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Summer Games
Rank Province/territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Template:Flag 763 576 547 1886
2 Template:Flag 436 483 468 1387
3 Template:Flag 474 465 394 1333
4 Template:Flag 232 274 310 816
5 Template:Flag 153 145 135 433
6 Template:Flag 100 147 181 428
7 Template:Flag 60 103 139 302
8 Template:Flag 33 45 59 137
9 Template:Flag 4 19 26 49
10 Template:Flag 5 5 2 12
11 Template:Flag 2 1 3 6
12 Template:Flag 0 0 0 0
13 Template:Flag 1 0 0 1

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Winter Games
Rank Province/territory  Gold   Silver Bronze Total
1 Template:Flag 634 456 431 1521
2 Template:Flag 464 457 425 1346
3 Template:Flag 238 300 349 887
4 Template:Flag 238 265 323 826
5 Template:Flag 103 112 155 370
6 Template:Flag 95 108 154 357
7 Template:Flag 36 42 98 176
8 Template:Flag 34 54 81 169
9 Template:Flag 15 23 45 83
10 Template:Flag 6 16 24 46
11 Template:Flag 13 20 16 49
12 Template:Flag 7 6 9 22
13 Template:Flag 0 0 1 1

Medal leaders by year

Canada Summer Games medal table leaders by year: Template:Colbegin

Template:Colend Canada Winter Games medal table leaders by year: Template:Colbegin

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See also

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References

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