Canada Games

 ( 1967 Establishments In Canada ) 

The Canada Games () 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. 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. The next Canada Summer Games, the 2029 Canada Summer Games, will be hosted in Moncton and Saint John, New Brunswick.

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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.

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Facility development

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	1993	Kamloops, British Columbia
Corner Brook Canada Games Centre and Annex	1999	Corner Brook, Newfoundland
TD Waterhouse Stadium	2001	London, Ontario
Yukon College 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hosts The host cities have not been chosen for the games after 2029, but the provinces through 2037 have.

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Summer

1	1969	Halifax				715	15
2	1973	New Westminster – Burnaby				1,676	16
3	1977	St. John's				1,709	18
4	1981	Thunder Bay				1,813	18
5	1985	Saint John				2,465	18
6	1989	Saskatoon				2,465	18
7	1993	Kamloops				3,253	17
8	1997	Brandon				3,364	19
9	2001	London				3,487	18
10	2005	Regina				3,511	16
11	2009	Charlottetown-Summerside				3,432	18
12	2013	Sherbrooke				3,361	19
13	2017	Winnipeg				3,382	18
14	2022*	Niagara Region				5,000+	18
15	2025	St. John's				4,000+	19
16	2029	Moncton-Saint John
17	2033	TBD
18	2037	TBD

• The 2022 Canada Games were scheduled to be held in 2021, but were rescheduled to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Winter

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

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Host provinces/territories

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

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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 ! style="background-color:gold"	Gold   ! style="background-color:silver"	Silver ! style="background-color:#CC9966"	Bronze ! Total
	1297|| 1092 || 1013 | 3402
	1117|| 975 || 932 | 3024
	730|| 809 || 773 | 2312
	505|| 569|| 668| 1742
	196|| 269 || 348 | 813
	172|| 224 || 308 | 704
	209|| 211 || 232 | 652
	72|| 92 || 165 | 329
	20|| 48 || 71 | 139
	12|| 21 || 26 | 59
	15|| 23|| 19| 57
	7|| 6 || 9 | 22
	1|| 0 || 1 | 2

+Summer Games
	763|| 576 || 547 | 1886
	436|| 483 || 468 | 1387
	474|| 465 || 394 | 1333
	232|| 274 || 310 | 816
	153|| 145 || 135 | 433
	100|| 147 || 181 | 428
	60|| 103 || 139 | 302
	33|| 45 || 59| 137
	4|| 19 || 26 | 49
	5|| 5 || 2 | 12
	2|| 1 || 3 | 6
	0|| 0 || 0 | 0
	1|| 0 || 0 | 1

+Winter Games
	634|| 456 || 431 | 1521
	464|| 457 || 425 | 1346
	238|| 300 || 349 | 887
	238|| 265 || 323 | 826
	103|| 112 || 155 | 370
	95|| 108 || 154 | 357
	36|| 42 || 98 | 176
	34|| 54 || 81| 169
	15|| 23 || 45 | 83
	6|| 16 || 24 | 46
	13|| 20 || 16 | 49
	7|| 6 || 9 | 22
	0|| 0 || 1 | 1

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Medal leaders by year Canada Summer Games medal table leaders by year:

• 1969:
• 1973:
• 1977:
• 1981:
• 1985:
• 1989:
• 1993:
• 1997:
• 2001:
• 2005:
• 2009:
• 2013:
• 2017:
• 2022:

Canada Winter Games medal table leaders by year:

• 1967:
• 1971:
• 1975:
• 1979:
• 1983:
• 1987:
• 1991:
• 1995:
• 1999:
• 2003:
• 2007:
• 2011:
• 2015:
• 2019:
• 2023:

Number of occurrences:

• – 16 times (13 Summer; 3 Winter)
• – 12 times (12 Winter)
• – 1 time (1 Summer)

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See also

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

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External links

• Official site

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