Canada Games Facts

Canada Games Conseil des Jeux 2009 Council du Canada Canada Summer Games Inspiring Dreams and Du rêve au champion Jeux d’été du Canada Building Champions Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard

2011 Canada Winter Games Jeux d’hiver du Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse

Canada Games Facts

• The Canada Games are the largest national multi‐sport event for young athletes, • They are held every two years alternating between summer and winter, • Sports are selected to a particular Canada Games program approximately five years in advance of the Games, • The Canada Games Council sends a call for applications with a detailed sport selection process, • The sport selection process includes minimum eligibility criteria, including a requirement for at least nine affiliated provincial or territorial sport organizations and a level 3 technical program under the National Coaching Certification Program.

Canada Summer Games

• The Summer Games involve over 3,400 athletes, 39 young artists, 450 coaches, 230 managers, • There are 17 sports on the program of the 2009 Canada Summer Games:

‐ Athletics* ‐ Rugby (Male) ‐ Baseball (Male) ‐ Sailing ‐ Basketball ‐ Soccer ‐ Canoeing (Flatwater racing, Canoe, and ‐ Softball (Female) Kayak) ‐ Swimming ** ‐ Cycling (Road and Mountain) ‐ Tennis ‐ Diving ‐ Triathlon ‐ Golf ‐ Volleyball (Indoor and Beach) ‐ Rowing ‐ Wrestling

* includes events for athletes with a physical disability ** includes events for athletes with a physical disability and athletes with a developmental disability

2011 Canada Winter Games Jeux d’hiver du Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse

Canada Winter Games

• The Winter Games involve over 2,800 athletes, 39 young artists, 500 coaches and managers, • There are 20 sports on the program of the 2011 Canada Winter Games:

‐ Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G) ‐ Judo ‐ Archery (Indoor) ‐ Ringette (Female) ‐ Artistic Gymnastics ‐ Shooting (Air Pistol and Air Rifle) ‐ Badminton ‐Snowboarding ‐ Biathlon ‐ Speed Skating ‐ Boxing (Male) ‐ Squash ‐ Cross Country Skiing ‐ Synchronized Swimming ‐ Curling (Female) ‐ Figure Skating* ‐ Table Tennis ‐ Freestyle Skiing ‐ Wheelchair Basketball (Mixed) ‐ Hockey

* includes events for athletes with a developmental disability