As a partner, a sports venue, and the Athletes' Village for the 2023 Canada Winter Games, UPEI is excited, along with the Canada Winter Games Host Society, to promote the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.

Prior to every Canada Games, a Torch Relay takes place that sees the Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch travel part of the country as it makes its way to the host city/province for the opening ceremony. Ceremoniously lit from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, the Roly McLenahan Torch will ignite the official Games flame during the opening ceremony.

In keeping true with this time-honoured Canada Games tradition, the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games will begin its Torch Relay on October 17, 2022, with a lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill before heading to Prince Edward Island. The Torch Relay will visit over 20 communities across PEI and engage with local residents through a series of Torch Relay events and community celebrations, with various Torchbearers carrying the torch. Learn more and view the Torch Relay map

After arriving in PEI and traveling from tip-to-tip, the torch will make its way to Eastlink Centre on February 18, 2023, for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, where it will light the cauldron and officially ignite the competition.

The call for nominations to become a torchbearer in the upcoming 2023 Canada Games Torch Relay is now open! The Host Society values all differences and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. Please complete the Torchbearer Nomination Form to nominate yourself or a fellow community member to be a Torchbearer in the 2023 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay. Please complete and submit the online form by 5 pm ADT on July 15, 2022.