About

North America’s Largest and Longest Running International Games.

For 65 years the CANUSA Games has provided the youth of our area an opportunity to take part in an international friendship Games between Hamilton, Ontario and Flint, Michigan, USA. The Games is an Olympic style competition that began in 1958 with only 200 athletes competing in 7 sports areas. From these meager beginnings, the CANUSA spirit caught on and continues today. CANUSA currently brings together over 700 athletes to participate in the friendly rivalry in 14 sports.

We gather upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

Today the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America). We recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.

905-546-2424 ext. 2537/2538 or canusa@hamilton.ca