Another task for the Canadian contingent was to promote the 2010 Games , Vancouver and surrounding region , the province of British Columbia , as well as Canada as a nation . This was evident in the Canadian participation in the closing ceremonies of the Games and the establishment of the '' Canada House '' in Turin . The Games also provided opportunities for organizing committees to gather experience and strategies to run the Games in Vancouver
closing ceremonies
2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics