Get the information you need to prepare for the Canada Games.
All Games participants are required to register for the Games. It is important to complete registration on time and with as much detail as possible. All the details will be outlined in the online registration instructions, which will be shared with coaches/managers.
Registration and forms deadline is July 1, 2025. Complete registration and all forms as soon as they are received.
All Games participants must sign Team Manitoba’s Code of Conduct and abide by the rules from the moment they depart for Games until they return. If an athlete is under the age of 18, they must sign along with their parent or guardian.
The code of conduct can be signed electronically by following the link below:
The Canada Games Council, along with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) have created an online drug education program for all participants attending the 2025 Canada Summer Games.The program is mandatory for all athletes, coaches, managers, technical support, and Mission Staff. The course will be shared with coaches and managers prior to Games, then passed along to athletes for completion.
Complete Drug Education TrainingAll members of Team Manitoba have a support team to assist with media relations. Coaches and managers may schedule a media training session with their team in advance of Games. Mission Staff and Team Manitoba’s communications lead will be available to assist participants with interview requests. Coaches will have their contact information at the Games.
For tips and training, view the media guide. To book a session, contact sarah.tone@sportmanitoba.ca
All participants receive a walkout uniform: a jacket, one long-sleeve shirt, pants, a t-shirt, a backpack, pins for trading, slides with gibits, socks, and a cowbell. These pieces are not to be worn until the Herd arrives for staging at the airport for departure to the Games. Athletes, coaches, and managers should wear their favourite pieces of the walkout uniforms on the plane!
Team Manitoba is proud to partner with Zueike as our 2025 Canada Summer Games walkout uniform supplier. The walkout uniform must be worn at the following Games events:
Participants can trade walkout uniform pieces with other teams at the end of their Games week.
Tip: Write the name on a piece of masking tape and stick it on the tag.
Each participant attending Games is allowed to bring:
All participants will receive luggage tags for checked personal luggage, sport equipment, and team equipment at the Winnipeg airport. Tags must be securely attached so that luggage is delivered to the appropriate location in St. John’s.
Checklist:
* Spending money is only required to purchase merchandise or to eat somewhere other than the Athletes’ Village.
Participants (athletes, coaches, and managers) will depart as a team from James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg and fly into St. John’s International Airport. Team Manitoba will then load buses, and travel to their accommodations. Participants are responsible for getting themselves to and from the Winnipeg airport.
All flights will be on charter planes going directly to each destination with no layovers. Departure times are determined by the Canada Games Council (subject to change) and will be sent to coaches prior to the Games.
Some participants may not fly on the assigned Team Manitoba flights to and/or from the Games. For example, an athlete may represent a school outside of Manitoba and need to take a flight back to a different province. Or, a coach may want to spend an extra week in Newfoundland and fly home on their own. In these cases, participants must notify their Mission Staff and submit an Alternate Travel form or Flight Deviation Request form.
What to expect during the Canada Games.
All athletes and coaches/managers will stay in their home away from home - the Athletes’ Village, located at Memorial University. Games accommodations are security-controlled 24 hours a day. Only those with designated accreditation are allowed in the Athletes’ Village.
Quiet time begins at 11:00 p.m. and there is a 12:00 a.m. curfew. All athletes, coaches, managers, and technical staff must be in their designated room with lights out at that time. Any Team Manitoba participants violating this curfew (unless due to sport schedule or transport from sport venue) will be subject to disciplinary action.
Athletes will be assigned to a room, by team and their coaches/managers will be assigned to rooms nearby. Every room will have beds and washroom facilities nearby. The host society will provide athletes with a fitted sheet, bed sheet, blanket, pillow, pillow case, and bath towel. Linens can be exchanged during the week at the residence desk.
There are card operated laundry services available throughout the different residence buildings. Participants are responsible for paying for their own laundry and detergent (detergent available for purchase at Information Desk). The cost per load for the washer is $2.00 (subject to change) and the dryer is an additional $2.00 (subject to change).
Athlete entertainment is primarily drop-in style with the majority of activities unscheduled in order to work around athletes’ schedules.
Macpherson College Quad (Outdoors)
Macpherson College Quad will be the go-to spot for outdoor activities. This area will feature lawn games such as corn hole, spikeball, crossnet, and giant jenga. There will be lounge zones available with picnic tables, adirondack chairs, and lighting. Music and activities will be set up to enhance the athlete experience.
Nighttime movies and other activities will also be scheduled in this space each week.
Arts and Culture Centre (Indoors)
The Arts and Culture Centre will be the primary indoor space for athlete entertainment. A wide range of activities will be offered here including video games and live sport streaming. There will be a designated area for athletes to engage with board games, table games, bracelet making, and puzzles. Yoga will be offered daily in this space and will be supplemented by other mental health focussed activities.
In addition to the specific outdoor and indoor spaces, there will be activities and relaxation spaces in other areas of the Village including:
Participants will have access to a variety of prepared, healthy meals in the Athletes Village. The menu has been developed in consultation with a sport dietitian and should have options for every dietary need.
Food services are located at the R. Gushue Hall (main dining hall) and the second floor of Hatcher House. Both locations will feature buffet stations offering various entrees and sides per day, grazing items (snacks), cold-serving foods, and soup/salad.
Hours of operation are:
Early breakfast and late dinner options are accommodated if necessary due to sport schedules and/or delays. Certain venues will provide feeding on-site, or provide the option to order box lunches due to sport schedules keeping participants away from the dining hall during meal times.
Talk to Mission Staff if there are dietary concerns.
School buses will be used to transport participants to and from competition/training venues as well as for athlete spectator shuttles. There is a dedicated loading zone at the Athletes Village for transportation to venues.
The participant bus system operates in two ways:
A spectator shuttle will be provided for those participants who wish to watch other competitions as their schedule allows. There is a predetermined shuttle schedule; however, on-demand shuttles and/or accessible shuttles will be available upon requests a minimum of 12 hours in advance.
If a participant is sick or injured at Games, Team Manitoba’s medical Mission Staff will assist them and take them, and the team’s Mission Staff or coach/manager, to the Polyclinic. The Polyclinic is a facility, staffed by healthcare professionals, that is set up to diagnose and treat a variety of injuries and conditions on site at Games. It is staffed daily from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. with a physician on-call overnight.
Patients will be triaged and then directed to the following services if required:
If medications require refrigeration, ensure the coach/manager is aware.
Only those with designated Games accreditation are allowed in the Polyclinic. Questions from parents/guardians can be directed to mission staff or coaches and managers.
Due to a variety of factors such as lack of hygiene or lack of scientific evidence, ice baths will not be available to participants at the Games. For those who use elastic therapeutic tape (aka kinesio tape, k-tape,), they will need to bring their own to Games. All taping must be done at the competition site and can be done by either the venue medical services team (if available) or coaching staff.
Depending on the sport, equipment may be stored at the competition venue or the Athletes Village. For venue storage, participants will need to verify their equipment on arrival before it is transported out. For Village storage, each province/territory will be assigned a sea can that is accessible using a lockbox code provided to mission staff.
Athletes Village Storage
Competition Venue Storage
Team Manitoba and the Canada Games Council are compliant with the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP). Athletes selected to be tested at Games will be required to provide a sample to a Doping Enforcement Officer. They will have the opportunity to have a coach, manager, or mission staff member accompany them throughout the process.
Doping enforcement operates under the principle of “strict liability” meaning participants are 100% responsible for any substances they consume and/or are found in their testing samples. Team Manitoba strongly recommends that prior to Games, athletes determine if medications they are taking are allowed within the constraints of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list. A useful tool to determine whether or not a medication is allowed is the Global Drug Reference Online database.
Sport Manitoba Performance created six guides to peak performance for Team Manitoba athletes. Each guide has tips, strategies, and recommendations to help them reach their potential at a multi-sport games event. It is critical to prepare for all the distractions, new environments, and busy schedules to be faced leading into and at Games.
At the Canada Games, Team Manitoba mission staff will include strength and conditioning coaches (S&Cs) and mental performance consultants (MPCs) each week. S&Cs can assist with activation/preparation and/or rest and recovery techniques such as foam rolling, mobility exercises, and drills for warm-ups and cooldowns. MPCs can help participants get into the proper mindset ahead of critical moments so they can focus on their performance and be at their best.
Sessions are available through a booking process in advance, or ad hoc as needed throughout the week.
What to expect during the Canada Games.
Team Manitoba hopes to have a large presence in Newfoundland! Not all venues require tickets, but for those that do they can be purchased through the Host Society’s Games website.
For more information on hotels and the city at-large visit the Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism website dedicated to St. John’s.
We are pleased to partner with a local Manitoba clothing company, Zueike to provide friends and family with the opportunity to purchase Team Manitoba clothing. Zueike’s brand is built around community and being ‘one village,’ we feel these values run strong with Team Manitoba’s Herd spirit.
The online store is open until Friday, July 11.
The 2025 Games have their own merchandise available. Click here to check out the store. A larger variety of the host’s merchandise will be available at the Games.
The official 2025 Canada Games sport broadcasts will be streamed directly to canadagames.ca/watch. It will be available to view by anyone with an internet connection meaning athletes, coaches, parents, and the general public will be able to view the live and on-demand content. Not every sport is able to be broadcast, but the Host Society will showcase as much of each event as is feasible.
Results will be updated and available online at Games time.
Results timelines:
Live: results posted ASAP
Semi-Live: results are posted after quarters, sets, etc.
Post-Event: results are posted following the event
The Opening Ceremony will take place at Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 9. Similarly, the Closing Ceremony will take place at Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 24. Participants will be transported and staged as a group for both ceremonies and will be wearing the designated Team Manitoba walkout uniform.
For both the Opening and Closing Ceremony, Team Manitoba will be led into the athlete parade by their chosen flag bearer(s). The Opening Ceremony flag bearer(s) will be decided ahead of the Games through a nomination and selection process (open to week one athletes only). The Closing Ceremony flag bearer(s) will be selected near the end of week two by the Team Manitoba leadership.
Team Manitoba is hosting a family night each week of the Games for our #1 fans!
Both weeks, the event will be hosted at the GlenDenning Golf Course located at 120 Gabriel Road, just 15 minutes away from downtown St. John’s. Families are welcome to drop-in anytime where they can grab a quick meal and connect with fellow “Herd” supporters. Appetizers, snacks, and soft drinks are free of charge, but there will also be a bar with alcoholic beverages available at a cost.
In addition, Team Manitoba will set up a small merchandise table with limited t-shirts and branded cowbells for purchase.
Note, this event is held exclusively for families and friends attending the Games; athletes and coaches will not be in attendance.
ARTA VISTA presented by Celebrate NL is a vibrant celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador’s rich arts and culture, while also honouring the diverse cultures of Canada, including its Indigenous and Francophone heritage.
From August 10 to 24, the festival will feature a wide variety of free, family-friendly entertainment, experiences, community initiatives, activities, and more taking place across the Avalon.
Visit the Host's Festival page for more information.
From August 8 to the 24, Canada Games House, presented by Canadian Tire, will be open at the St. John’s Convention Centre. This private space is designed as a central hub where athletes, and their families and friends, can exclusively gather to celebrate achievements, connect, and relax throughout the Games.
Canada Games House will be open daily and will offer a welcoming and engaging environment with activities for all ages. Newfoundland and Labrador Days will take place each week featuring themed activities that showcase the culture and spirit of the province. Food and beverage options will also be available for purchase.
Sport Manitoba strives to ensure every Manitoban has access to the resources they need to achieve their full athletic potential, and we do this every day by developing the skill sets of Manitoba’s athletes, coaches, volunteers, and officials.
