Yes, Canada has played host to the Olympic Games twice. These times were:
The 1976 Summer Games, held in Montreal, Quebec
The 1988 Winter Games, held in Calgary, Alberta
In 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia will hold the Olympic Winter Games making Canada a host country for the third time.
Canada has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in Calgary and Vancouver, in 1988 and 2010 respectively. It has hosted the Summer Olympics once in the 1976 Montreal games.
Canada has hosted the Commonwealth games three times.
Quebec, in the city of Montreal.
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America has hosted 4 summer Olympic games and 4 winter Olympic games. Try the Olympic web site at http://www.olympic.org for specific locations and dates.
Canada has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four different occasions: 1930 (Hamilton), 1954 (Vancouver), 1978 (Edmonton) and 1994 (Victoria). Only Australia (five times) has hosted the Games on more occasions.
Canada spent an estimated $7 billion dollars for the Summer Olympics. The games were hosted in Montreal. Canada has also hosted the Winter Olympics.
Vancouver, Canada.
Vancouver, Canada.
There is no 2010 Summer Olympics. The Olympics in 2010 was a Winter Olympics that took place in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The next summer Olympics after the 2010 Winter Olympics is the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
3 times
Athens, Greece, hosted the 1896 Summer Olympics, which was the first official olympic games. Paris, France, hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics. Berlin, Germany, hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics. Rome, Italy, hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Tokyo, Japan, hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics. Montreal, Canada, hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics. Seoul, South Korea, hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics. Barcelona, Spain, hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics. Atlanta, United States, hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics. Beijing, China, hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Yes. Calgary, Alberta hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. Canada also hosted the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, Quebec. Canada will once again host the Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The last time Canada hosted the Winter Olympics was 1988 in Calgary. The one and only time Canada hosted the Summer Olympics was 1976 in Montreal.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The last time Canada hosted the Winter Olympics (Calgary 1988), Canada won 5 medals: two silver, three bronze.The last (and only) time Canada hosed the Summer Olympics (Montreal 1976), Canada won 11 medals: five silver, six bronze.
YES! Canadians should be very proud to have hosted the Olympics not once, but TWICE. Montreal Olympics is our proudest because we, as a country, was recognized and seen fit to host them.
The 1976 Summer Olympics were hosted by Montreal, Quebec and Canada.