The Canada Games Flag is awarded to the Province or Territory that accumulates the most Flag Points at the Games. 

• An internal mechanism for teams to compare their performances against each other, but there is no public announcement of the Canada Games Flag winner, nor is the Canada Games Flag standings publicly presented. 

The awarding of the Centennial Cup exemplifies the pan-Canadian sport development objective of the Canada Games. It is presented to the provincial or territorial team that shows the greatest improvement from one Summer Games to the next or from one Winter Games to the next.

• Announced at the Closing Press Conference prior to the Closing Ceremony. During the Canada Games the public can follow along with the Centennial Cup standings via the Canada Games website. 

Claude Hardy was a pioneer of the Canada Games from their very beginning. His first involvement was as an athlete at the inaugural Canada Games in Québec City in 1967. In 1969, he was a coach for Team Québec at the first Canada Summer Games in Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. From 1971 to 1999, excluding only the 1975 and 1979 Canada Games, Claude Hardy led Team Québec as Chef de Mission. His last Games were the 1999 Canada Winter Games.

An award in his name serves to recognize the talents and dedication of a provincial or territorial Mission Team. The first Claude Hardy Award was presented at the 2001 Canada Summer Games in London, Ontario.

• Announced at the Closing Press Conference prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Games.

The Jack Pelech Award goes to the provincial or territorial team whose athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff best combine competitive performance, good sportsmanship and a spirit of fair play, cooperation, and friendship. The award is named after Jack Pelech, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canada Games Council from 1971 to 2001. 

The first Jack Pelech award was presented at the 1985 Canada Summer Games in Saint John, NB. 

Announced at the Closing Press Conference prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Games.

Pat Lechelt was part of Team Alberta’s mission for every Canada Games between 1989 and 2019. Serving primarily as Chef de Mission or Assistant Chef de Mission.

The Pat Lechelt True Sport Award was handed out for the first time at the 2022 Canada Games. The award is given to an athlete each week of the Games (2 athletes in total), that exemplify the True Sport principles (Go For It, Play Fair, Respect Others, Keep It Fun, Stay Healthy, Include Everyone, Give Back) on and off the field of play. 

Contributions made on behalf of the 2019 Canada Games Host Society were instrumental in bringing this award to fruition.

The Roland Michener Canada Games Award was established in recognition of Roland Michener’s contribution to Canada, for his passion for physical fitness and his belief in the power of sport in building unity and mutual trust. One of Canada’s Governor Generals, he attended three Canada Games.

The Roland Michener Canada Games Award is presented to a male and a female Canada Games athlete who exemplifies leadership, cooperation and excellence. The award was first presented following the 1991 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

• The winners of the Roland Michener award will be announced in a press release by the Canada Games Council within 6 months of the completion of the 2023 Canada Games. 

• Team Sask Alumni, Skyler Varga was named the 2022 Roland Michener Award Winner alongside an athlete from Nova Scotia.