Saint John, Moncton confirmed as hosts of 2029 Canada Summer Games

Hannah Rudderham · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 02, 2025 10:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

It's official. Moncton and Saint John volition jointly big the 2029 Canada Summer Games.

Catherine Gosselin-Després, seat of the 2029 Canada Games bid valuation committee, made the announcement successful Fredericton connected Wednesday morning.

"We cognize it's going to beryllium a occurrence successful Moncton and Saint John," she said. 

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said having formerly participated successful the Canada Games successful Saskatchewan 40 years ago, she was near with a large content of the province.

She hopes the much than 4,000 athletes of the 2029 Games volition instrumentality distant akin bully thoughts astir New Brunswick.

"They are going to privation to travel backmost and back," Holt said. "This is our accidental to marque New Brunswick radiance connected a nationalist stage."

As associated hosts, the 2 cities volition stock fiscal risks portion taking vantage of a scope of existing facilities — specified arsenic Saint John's Canada Games Aquatic Centre, which was constructed built erstwhile the metropolis hosted the 1985 Games.

"What a large illustration of Moncton and Saint John moving unneurotic for the payment of the the province," Holt said. 

The estimated outgo is $40 million, with municipal, provincial and national funding, arsenic good arsenic sponsorships. 

The Canada Games are scheduled for 2 weeks and volition diagnostic 16 to 20 sports.