Powers told insidethegames here at the Commonwealth Youth Games that he was confident Victoria's bid would not go the way of Toronto's effort.

The 2015 Pan American Games host city had expressed interest in replacing Durban as hosts of the 2022 Commonwealth Games withdrew.

But it dropped out following a report prepared by the city's Economic Development Committee warned about a lack of support from Federal and Provincial authorities. 

It left Victoria as Canada's only contender in the race for 2022.

Officials have previously said Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast, would seek help from the rest of British Columbia as part of their bid.

The New Democrat Party (NDP) finally took office in British Columbia, the capital of which is Victoria, following months of uncertainty in the region, with John Horgan sworn in as Premier earlier this week.

They reached an agreement with the three Green members of the legislature elected on May 9, giving them a one-seat advantage over the Liberal Party of Canada.

The Liberals had initially won 43 of the 87 seats but were defeated in a vote of confidence last month, meaning there was no ruling party within the Provincial Government.

Powers believes the recent resolution to the political situation in British Columbia will pave the way for complete support for Victoria's bid for the 2022 Games, stripped from Durban in March after they failed to meet a series of financial deadlines.

"We have Federal and Municipal support but in British Columbia they had an election and it was virtually tied," Powers said.

"They understand there are some timelines - all three leaders of the parties involved have indicated support but nobody is in a position to say.

"They just announced the cabinet yesterday and they’ll recall their first legislature in the next couple of weeks."

Powers conceded, however, that he feels Toronto missing out was a missed opportunity but declared it was "Canada's turn" to host the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) flagship event.

Canada has not hosted the Commonwealth Games since Victoria staged the 1994 edition and has pulled out of two recent bid races.

Halifax mounted a bid for the 2014 event but withdrew seven months before the vote in November 2007, where Glasgow beat Abuja in Nigeria.

Edmonton was originally in the running for 2022 but falling oil prices in early 2015 forced them to pull the plug, leaving Durban as the only candidate.

Powers revealed Victoria would present a "scaled-down" version of previous Games.

He promised further details on their bid, including venues, would be published next month.

The CGF are also set to undertake another visit to Victoria on August 8 and 9, Powers said, as they were not able to provide their full plans during an inspection in May.

Bid chairman David Black, a businessman and owner of Canada's largest private publisher Black Press, was also unable to take part in the visit as he was not in the country at the time.

"Not taking anything away from Victoria or any of the other cities, I’ll be honest with you I was disappointed when Toronto indicated they were not going to bid," Powers said.

"I live there and I know that we have all the facilities.

"It would almost have been a turn key - we’ve got the velodrome and everything, brand new facilities and it was a perfect opportunity.

"Unfortunately you have to have three levels of Government aligned in Canada.

"The Federal Government has always been very supportive but the Provincial and Municipal Governments just couldn’t reach an agreement – the timelines were too tight.

"There are other priorities right now, like transportation and housing, and we understand that.

"From a facility point of view, it was choc-a-bloc - we had the best facilities.

"I was personally very disappointed.

"But we are very pleased in those that have come forward and we are confident in Victoria’s chances."

Powers outlined the smaller size of Victoria compared with other cities who have expressed interest in 2022 - Birmingham and Liverpool in England, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in Australia - as one of their main challenges.

Transportation and a lack of current infrastructure have also been cited as areas which need addressing.

He claimed, however, that Victoria was one of the jewels of Canada and claimed if they staged the Games it could encourage other smaller-sized cities to bid in future.

"We won’t build up to a Glasgow or a Gold Coast, it just won’t happen as the physical capacity is not there," Powers said.

"Having said that, if we scale back the Games a little bit and have a more intimate environment, the whole city will be involved.

"What it does is it opens it up to other similar sized cities and will show that they can do it.

"You don’t have to be a Glasgow or a Gold Coast - you can be a Victoria.

"We feel we can build up the facilities that we have.

"There will be some builds that have to take place, we have to figure out a velodrome, for example."

The CGF have not revealed exactly when the host city for 2022 will be chosen although an announcement is expected in early November.

CGF chief executive David Grevemberg said in April that they had hoped to complete the process by mid-summer.

The respective Commonwealth Games Associations have until September 30 to submit a formal bid to the CGF.

A review team, made up of CGF officials and international experts, is expected to review the merits of each bid in October.

Cities will then be given the chance to put their case to the CGF before a city is chosen the following month.