Ottawa, ON – [July 31, 2025] – The Canada Games Council (CGC) is proud to announce a multiyear partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, making Canada’s public broadcaster the National Media Partner for the Canada Games from 2025 through 2031. This long-term commitment ensures that audiences across Canada will have more access than ever before to this uniquely Canadian multi-sport event for elite young athletes, and to the stories of the people and communities behind the Games.
This partnership encompasses the next four editions of the Canada Games:
- St. John’s 2025 Canada Games (August 9 – 24, 2025)
- Quebec City 2027 Canada Games (February 27 – March 14, 2027)
- Moncton | Saint John 2029 Canada Games (Summer, Dates TBA)
- 2031 Canada Games in Québec (Winter, Host City & Dates TBA)
CBC/Radio-Canada will provide extensive coverage of the Canada Games in English on CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca, and the CBC Sports YouTube channel; and in French in the sports section of ICI TOU.TV and via the ICI TOU.TV app. Notably, for this August’s St. John’s 2025 Canada Games, all 1250 hours of coverage will be available to stream on CBC and Radio-Canada platforms.
This partnership is driven by a shared purpose: to unite the country through sport. Connecting audiences to compelling sports coverage and sharing diverse and inclusive human interest stories from communities across Canada will serve as guiding principles for the two organizations. Over the next six years, CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage will ensure widespread access to Games-related content across its digital platforms.. The national public broadcaster will also provide production support, providing its expertise to enhance Canada Games content.
“This collaboration with CBC/Radio-Canada marks a significant moment for the Canada Games Movement,” stated CGC President & CEO Kelly-Ann Paul. “It not only ensures a national platform for incredible Canada Games athletes and their stories but also significantly amplifies our shared commitment to celebrating the unifying nature of sport from coast to coast to coast.”
“Sports is a uniquely unifying force in bringing Canadians together,” said CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard. “CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to supporting Canada’s amateur athletes, and there is no better way to do so than to partner with the Canada Games Council to showcase our country’s largest amateur sport competition.”
About the Canada Games Council
The Canada Games Council, a private, non-profit organization, is the governing body for the Canada Games. Held once every two years, alternating between winter and summer, the Canada Games represent the highest level of national competition for up and coming 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 Games are proud of their contribution to Canada’s sport development system, in addition to their lasting legacy of sport facilities, community pride and national unity. The organization of the Canada Games is made possible through the tireless dedication of local Host Societies and the contribution and support of the federal, provincial/territorial and host municipal governments. The office is located in Ottawa, Ontario, on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek People.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dëne Sųłıné, Dene Kǝdǝ́, Dene Zhatıé, Eastern Cree, Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłı̨chǫ. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
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For more information, please contact:
Adam Ward
VP Partnerships Marketing & Communications
Canada Games Council
award@canadagames.ca
Leon Mar
Director Media Relations and Issues Management
Corporate Spokesperson
CBC/Radio-Canada
leon.mar@cbc.ca