At the Canada Winter Games ‘Flag Points’ are calculated to assess the depth of provincial/territorial sport programs and to provide a benchmark for future development. Below (and attached) are the 2023 Flag Point rankings for the sport of Cross Country Skiing.

2023 Flag Points rankings – cross country skiing

Division               Flag Points            

British Columbia      20.0 pts          

Ontario                       18.0  

Alberta                       16.0  

Quebec                      14.0                  

Yukon                        12.0                                  

Manitoba                   10.0                   

Saskatchewan           8.0                  

NWT                             6.0

Newfoundland            6.0  

New Brunswick          5.0 

Nova Scotia                4.0                  

PEI                                2.0

Nunavut                       0.0                  

The above figures show that Cross Country BC was ranked #1 province/territory overall.  This is the third time our division has achieved top ranking at the Canada Winter Games!  The first time was in 2015.