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Centennial Cup
At the end of a Canada Games, the Centennial Cup is awarded to the province or territory that makes the greatest improvement from Summer Games to Summer Games or Winter Games to Winter Games. In determining the change in a province's improvement from Games to Games, each province's performance in a sport is compared to its performance in the last Games.
Example: sport X
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Ontario |
1991 result: 2nd place, 9 points
1995 result: 1st place, 10 points
difference: + 1 point |
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Alberta |
1991 result: 1st place, 10 points
1995 result: 2nd place, 9 points
difference: - 1 point |
The point differences for each province in each sport are combined to give an overall measure of change, and the province with the greatest positive change is awarded the Centennial Cup. If a province did not compete in the sport during the preceding Games, that sport is not counted for the province in the current Games. If a sport is new to the Games' program, it does not count in the current Games. If a sport has been dropped from the Games' program, it does not count in the current Games.
Whereas the Canada Games Flag is a legitimate goal only for the biggest provinces, all provinces and territories vie for the Centennial Cup. Previous winners have been as follows:
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WINTER GAMES |
PROVINCE/TERRITORY |
YEAR |
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Saskatoon, SK |
Prince Edward Island |
1971 |
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Lethbridge, AB |
Nova Scotia |
1975 |
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Brandon, MB |
Yukon |
1979 |
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Saguenay-Lac St. Jean, QC |
Saskatchewan |
1983 |
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Cape Breton County, NS |
Quebec |
1987 |
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Charlottetown, PEI |
Manitoba |
1991 |
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Grande Prairie, AB |
Alberta |
1995 |
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Corner Brook, NF |
Manitoba |
1999 |
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Bathurst-Campbellton, NB |
Quebec |
2003 |
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SUMMERGAMES |
PROVINCE/TERRITORY |
YEAR |
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New Westminster-Burnaby, BC |
Northwest Territories |
1973 |
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St. John's, NL |
Newfoundland |
1977 |
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Thunder Bay, ON |
Nova Scotia |
1981 |
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Saint John, NB |
Manitoba |
1985 |
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Saskatoon, SK |
Saskatchewan |
1989 |
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Kamloops, BC |
British Columbia |
1993 |
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Brandon, MB |
Alberta |
1997 |
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London, ON |
Nova Scotia |
2001 |
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Regina, SK |
Manitoba |
2005 |
The Centennial Cup was donated to the Canada Games by the City of Kingston (Ontario) in 1970. The actual trophy was designed by Robert S. Kent and built by Armstrong Trophy Co. of Toronto, and was originally intended to be presented to Canada's top amateur hockey club. The trophy contains wood from trees from each province and territory.
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