Canada was top of the medal tally once, at the 1978 games at Edmonton.

Vancouver hosted the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games notable for the famous "miracle mile" (four-minute mile) between Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia at Empire Stadium.

Montreal was set to host the games in 1942 but they were cancelled due to the Second World War.

[1] Hamilton applied to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games but lost to the Delhi bid.

Halifax, Nova Scotia withdrew its bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.