Role of the Saskatchewan Games Council

The Saskatchewan Games Council (SGC) is the permanent regulatory body of the Saskatchewan Games.  The SGC provides consulting services, funding, assets and in-kind support, policy direction, establishes processes for the planning, staging and operation of the Saskatchewan Games, and awards the Host Community the franchise for their Games, through completion of the bid process.

The Saskatchewan Games Council:

• Establishes the Summer and Winter Games sport calendars;

• Invites eligible communities to bid to host the Games and selects an appropriate site;

• Assigns staff to provide consulting services to the bidding and host communities;

• Provides a Hosting and Legacy Grant to the Host Community;

• Provide in-kind support and assets that are passed on from Games to Games.