ABOUT THE CANADA GAMES

• CELEBRATION OF SPORT AND CULTURE

• FIRST HELD DURING CANADA’S 1967 CENTENNIAL

• HELD EVERY TWO YEARS; ALTERNATING WINTER | SUMMER• 2017 SUMMER GAMES | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

• 2019 WINTER GAMES | RED DEER, ALBERTA

• 2021 WILL BE THE THIRD GAMES IN ONTARIO

• APPROXIMATELY 60% OF OLYMPIC MEDALISTS PARTICIPATED IN CANADA GAMES

TWELVE MUNICIPALITIES | ONE REGION

OUR VISION | NOTRE VISION

OUR MISSION

TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIVE CANADA GAMESEXPERIENCE FOR THE GAMES PARTICIPANTS ANDTHE PEOPLE OF NIAGARA, AND IN DOING SO,

CREATE STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

KEY OBJECTIVES | FOUR PILLARS

1. PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE

2. SPORT DEVELOPMENT

3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

4. CANADA GAMES BRAND

LEGACY

INFRASTRUCTURE | THE OPPORTUNITY

• CANADA GAMES ARE A TREMENDOUS CATALYST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

• OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• FACILITIES USED FOR THE GAMES PROVIDE LASTING COMMUNITY LEGACY | SPORTS TOURISMDEVELOPMENT

• 2019 CANADA GAMES (RED DEER) - $250 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

• 2021 CANADA GAMES IS A ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR NIAGARA

INFRASTRUCTURE | LEGACY VENUES

• WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE GAMES

• HAVE BEEN STRATEGICALLY PLANNED WITH MANY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE A CRITICAL LEGACY AFTER THE GAMES

• HAVE WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• THE PROJECTED ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE GAMES (APPROXIMATELY $400 MILLION) ISLARGELY RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE FACILITIES

VENUE LEGACY | HENLEY ROWING CENTRE

VENUE LEGACY | CANADA GAMES PARK

SEEING THE GAMES THROUGH TOURISM LENS

4000 STRONG | VOLUNTEER LEAD GAMES

HANDS ON LEARNING | STUDENT PROGRAM

HANDS ON LEARNING | STUDENT PROGRAM

ADVOCACY | TOGETHER WE CAN

ABOUT 2021 SUMMER GAMES - NIAGARA

• AUGUST 2021• OPENING CEREMONY – FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH

• CLOSING CEREMONY – SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST

• 5000 GAME PARTICIPANTS• TWO WEEK PROGRAM

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS

• 18 SPORTS COMPETING AT VENUES ACROSS NIAGARA

• 3 SPORTS WITH PARA-ATHLETES• ATHLETICS, SWIMMING, SAILING

• 2 SPORTS WITH SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES• ATHLETICS, SWIMMING

• INCLUSION OF BOX LACROSSE AS PILOT PROGRAM• IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIGENOUS INCLUSION

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS & VENUES

ROYAL HENLEY ROWING CENTRE | ST. CATHARINES• ROWING

BROCK UNIVERSITY | ST. CATHARINES• SWIMMING• DIVING - SPRINGBOARD• RUGBY 7’S• CYCLING – MOUNTAIN BIKE [NIAGARA ESCARPMENT AT BROCK]• SOCCER

SCOTIABANK CONVENTION CENTRE | NIAGARA FALLS• INDOOR VOLLEYBALL

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS & VENUES

WELLAND INTERNATIONAL FLATWATER CENTRE | WELLAND• TRIATHLON• CANOE – KAYAK• SWIMMING OPEN WATER• DIVING - PLATFORM

MERIDIAN CENTRE | ST. CATHARINES• BASKETBALL

THE CLUB AT WHITE OAKS | NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE• TENNIS

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS & VENUES

BUFFALO CANOE CLUB | FORT ERIE• SAILING

LEGENDS OF NIAGARA | NIAGARA FALLS• GOLF

SOUTHWARD COMMUNITY RECREATION & SPORTS PARK | GRIMSBY• SOFTBALL

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS & VENUES

KALAR SPORTS PARK | NIAGARA FALLS AND/OR KIWANIS FIELD | ST. CATHARINES• SOCCER

OAKES PARK | NIAGARA FALLS

GEORGE TAYLOR FIELD | ST. CATHARINES

& WELLAND SPORTS COMPLEX | WELLAND• BASEBALL

DOWNTOWN ST. CATHARINES | PORT COLBORNE | TOWN OF PELHAM• CYCLING - ROAD

SPORT PROGRAM | THE SPORTS & VENUES

CANADA GAMES PARK | THOROLD• BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• WRESTLING

• BOX LACROSSE

• ATHLETICS

TEST EVENTS| PROGRAMMING

• JUNE 2018 – FIBA U18 BASKETBALL MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS• MERIDIAN CENTRE

• ATHLETE’S VILLAGE | BROCK

• HOLIDAY INN | HEART OF NIAGARA

• DECEMBER 2019 – WRESTLING CANADA TEAM TRIALS• SCOTIABANK CONVENTION CENTRE

• MARRIOTT ON THE FALLS

• AUGUST 2020 – IN PROSPECTING STAGE | SOFTBALL U16 BOYS & GIRLS• GRIMSBY & WAINFLEET

http://www.niagara2021.ca/

CELEBRATION EVENTS

OPENING CEREMONIES | FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2021

CLOSING CEREMONIES | SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2021

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

13 FOR 13 FESTIVAL | CONCEPT

THE “13 FOR 13” PROGRAM WILL BE AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT WILL PARTNEREACH OF THE 13 COMMUNITIES IN NIAGARA (INCLUDING THE REGION) WITH ONE OF THE13 PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE GAMES.

THIS PROGRAM WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN 13 DIFFERENT CULTURAL EVENTS THAT WILLHAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION DAYS, FROM THE 7TH TO THE 20TH OF AUGUST.

13 FOR 13 FESTIVAL | WEEK ONE

• SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH - LINCOLN & NEWFOUNDLAND

• SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH - WEST LINCOLN & SASKATCHEWAN

• MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH - OPEN | POSSIBLE INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION

• TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH - THOROLD & MANITOBA

• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH - NOTL & BRITISH COLUMBIA

• THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH - ST. CATHARINES & YUKON

• FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH - NIAGARA FALLS & NORTH WEST TERRITORIES

13 FOR 13 FESTIVAL | WEEK TWO

• SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH - NIAGARA REGION & ONTARIO

• SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH - FORT ERIE & NOVA SCOTIA

• MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH - WAINFLEET & NUNAVUT

• TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH - PORT COLBORNE & NEW BRUNSWICK

• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH - GRIMSBY & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

• THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH - PELHAM & ALBERTA

• FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH - WELLAND & QUEBEC

TORCH RELAY PROGRAM

TORCH PROGRAM | 2021

• STARTS IN OTTAWA

• ENDS IN NIAGARA

ROUTE | TBA- WATERWAYS

- ALL MUNICIPALITIES

- WINE | CYCLE ROUTE

MILESTONE EVENT | COUNTDOWN CELEBRATION

• MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2019• HENLEY GRAND STAND

• FREE CONCERT CELEBRATION• GLEN SMITH DUO

• FLAT BROKE

MILESTONE EVENT | COUNTDOWN CELEBRATION

URGENTCALL-OUT TO ALL WINERIES & CRAFT BREWERIESFOR PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS EVENT.

NEXT STEPS | CURRENT STATUS

NEXT SIX MONTHS | TASKS AT HAND

• COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | PAULA RACHER – STARTS JUNE 17, 2019• BRAND LAUNCH – VISUAL IDENTITY – JULY 2019• WEBSITE LAUNCH – JULY 2019 • TWO YEAR COUNTDOWN CELEBRATION EVENT – AUGUST 5TH, 2019

• 2021 CANADA GAMES OFFICE LAUNCH

• NEW TEAM HIRES – SEPTEMBER 2019• COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EVENTS

• COORDINATOR, MARKETING

NEXT SIX MONTHS | TASKS AT HAND

• TURTLE MASCOT BIRTH & REVEAL – OCTOBER 2019• LEAD VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT – SEPTEMBER 2019• CATCH THE SPIRIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM LAUNCH – OCTOBER 2019• CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE LAUNCH – NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2019 • WRESTLING CANADA TEAM TRIALS [TEST EVENT] – DECEMBER 3RD – 7TH, 2019

FUNDING PARTNERS | PARTENAIRES DE FINANCEMENT

THANK YOU

MERCI