Question Period Note: The Government of Canada will soon be asked for a decision on its funding and services for hosting the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA World Cup (2026 FIFA World Cup).

Canada will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto, along with 14 other cities in the Unites States and Mexico.
Sport Canada is working with the Canadian Soccer Association, the host cities and their respective provinces and many federal departments and agencies to continue to develop and review plans and budgets for the event. It is expected that the next version of the National Hosting Concept will be submitted by the Canadian Soccer Association to Sport Canada in the fall of 2022, and that a decision by the Government of Canada will be requested in early 2023.

• We are excited that Vancouver and Toronto were selected as host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and that we will host this event alongside Mexico and the United States.
• We will continue to work with the Canadian Soccer Association, the host cities, and their respective provinces on the necessary plans for this event.
• We would like to recognize the significant efforts of these parties and look forward to seeing the next iteration of the National Hosting Concept.

• In April 2017, the soccer governing bodies for Canada, the United States and Mexico announced their joint bid (United 2026) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• In March 2018, the Government of Canada announced its support for the bid, which included Government of Canada assurances (letters) from the Prime Minister and several federal ministers to respond to the FIFA-requested government guarantees.
• In June 2018, FIFA awarded the 2026 FIFA World Cup to United 2026. Subsequently, the Government of Canada confirmed funding of up to $4.33 million to the Canadian Soccer Association to coordinate the work of Canadian governments and to develop a National Hosting Concept that will inform future decisions on support and funding for the event (expected early in 2023).
• The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be organized by FIFA, in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, and the United States Soccer Federation.
• The event is scheduled to take place from June to July 2026 (TBC) and will attract approximately 1,100 Canadian and international athletes from 48 countries.
• It is anticipated that of the 80 matches, Canada and Mexico will each host 10, and the United States will host 60.
• On June 16, 2022, FIFA announced the official host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Of the 23 candidate cities the following cities were selected: Canada (Toronto, Vancouver); United States (Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York / New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle); Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey).
• In July 2021, the Canadian Soccer Association submitted a National Hosting Concept to all orders of government. The National Hosting Concept included details such as a preliminary budget estimate, planned venues, team base camps, FIFA FanFests and other events across Canada. Now that host cities have been selected, a revised version of the National Hosting Concept is expected in the fall of 2022.
• The next version of the National Hosting Concept is expected to inform government decisions on funding and services for the event.
• The final tournament schedule (and where each country will be playing) will not be known until the official draw in 2025.
• As per the Federal Policy for Hosting International Sport Events, the GoC will limit its contribution to a maximum of 35 percent of total event costs and will not exceed 50 percent of the total contribution of all orders of government to the event.

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