The program is provided by the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.

Today the objectives of the event are also meant to provide developmental and competitive opportunities for Ontario's amateur athletes in order to help them prepare for future national and international competitions and help older adults remain active.

Today it is also designed to aid in the development of high performance amateur athletes and prepare them for both the national and international level of sports competition.

[10] The Ontario Summer Games (OSG) took place in 2022 from July 21 to 24 in Mississauga with more than 3,500 athletes.

Postponed[13] The 2022 Ontario Winter Games (OWG) were given the go ahead after a lot of consideration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The games were to be hosted by Renfrew County and were scheduled to be from February 25–27, 2022 and March 3–6, 2022 but were postponed due to covid-19.