The cost of hosting the 2026 World Cup in Canada will exceed $82 million per game, coming to a total of $1.066 billion, as revealed in a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO).
Hosting the 2026 World Cup will cost governments across Canada more than a billion dollars, putting the cost per game at $82 million, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says it will cost all levels of government about $82 million to support each of the 13 World Cup games Canada will host in June and July.
Hosting the 2026 World Cup will cost governments across Canada more than a billion dollars, putting the cost per game at $82 million, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer . The estimated $1.066 billion price tag to host games in Vancouver and Toronto will see the federal government cover $473 million with the rest covered by other levels of government.
In all, Canada is hosting 13 of the 104 games being played across Canada, Mexico and the United States from June 11 to July 19 with seven to be played in Vancouver and six in Toronto. Federal transfers to other levels of government for operations and infrastructure total $220 million, while $145 million is being transferred to other levels of government for security operations with another $79 million going to the RCMP.from the City of Toronto indicating that, including federal financial support, it will cost taxpayers a total of $380 million to host its six games, while the seven in Vancouver will cost about $578 million, the PBO said.
The report also said that should costs in Vancouver and Toronto rise "any city-level hosting costs exceeding the grants provided by the federal government are expected to be paid for by other levels of government.
" Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News who reports for digital, radio and television. He has worked as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Telegraph, Times and Daily Mail, and in Canada for the Ottawa Citizen, Torstar and Sun Media. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Vintage.
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