The Baton was welcomed to the country on July 27 at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Richard Powers, the President of Commonwealth Games Canada, was among those in attendance along with staff from the team's official airline Air Canada.

Canadian cyclist Hugo Barrette was also on hand to greet the Baton.

It then made the journey to the Eaton Centre in Toronto, where six-time Commonwealth Games winning gymnast Alexandra Orlando was in attendance.

Cyclist Curt Harnett, a triple Olympic medallist and a double Commonwealth Games medallist, was another athlete present.

On July 28 the Baton moved to Hamilton, the host of the 1930 British Empire Games.

It visited Tim Hortons Field where the Opening Ceremony was held 87 years ago, as well as athletics competitions.

Commonwealth Games athletes from every decade from the 1930s onwards were present as well as 1,000 youngsters who participated in a ceremony and indigenous sports festival.

After Hamilton, the Baton moved to Edmonton - another Commonwealth Games host city which staged the event in 1978.

It visited the Commonwealth Stadium on July 28, to coincide with the Canadian Football League match between Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions.

On July 29, the Baton visited the International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series event in the city, which initially bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games before withdrawing due to falling oil prices.

South African city Durban was then awarded the Games as the sole candidate, before being stripped of the right by the Commonwealth Games Federation due to a lack of financial guarantees.

A new bidding race was prompted which includes Canadian city Victoria - the location for the Baton today.

The Relay will visit Government House and City Hall in the city, which hosted the 1994 Games and is hoping to replace Durban in 2022.

Tomorrow will see the Baton move to Vancouver, the host city of the 1954 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Canadian Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough will be among those present with the Relay visiting Empire Fields, Stanley Park and BC Place. 

The Baton contains a message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II that calls the Commonwealth’s athletes to come together in a peaceful and friendly competition.

The Relay began at Buckingham Palace in London at the start of March and began to make its way to Australia.

The message will be taken from the Baton and read at the Opening Ceremony of Gold Coast 2018 on April 4. 

Prince Charles will officially open the Games in place of The Queen, it was confirmed last week. 

Before Canada, the Baton toured Caribbean countries.