2025 Team Ontario Canada Games Mission Staff: Chef de Mission

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Position Overview

The Ministry of Sport is seeking an experienced volunteer to support Team Ontario’s participation in the Canada Summer Games.

The Team Ontario Chef de Mission is the leader of the Ontario delegation at the Canada Summer Games and official representative of Team Ontario.

The Chef de Mission is a volunteer and is accountable to the Ministry Program Manager (Assistant Chef de Mission). The Chef de Mission supports the Ministry Program Manager with the implementation of all tasks (planning, logistics, communications, etc) to ensure the coaches, managers, and athletes have success navigating the Games environment.

As the Chef de Mission you will act as a team leader supporting Ontario’s athletes, coaches, managers, support staff and mission staff to ensure that they have an experience of a lifetime at Canada’s premier multi‐sport event.

The Chef de Mission will volunteer over approximately 15 months to help ensure that all aspects of Team Ontario’s preparation are in place for a successful Games. This is an opportunity to play a lead role in Ontario’s sport development system. The successful candidate will be an effective leader that can help guide a strong team and allows athletes, coaches, and managers to focus on their competition.