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May 20, 2026
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The World Cup will cost Canadian taxpayers $82M per game: PBO
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The 2026 World Cup will feature more than a dozen matches played in Canada this summer, and a new analysis estimates each game will cost $82 million of government funding. The parliamentary budget officer (PBO) released its analysis Wednesday of federal commitments and costs associated with co-hosting the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, and how much taxpayers will be on the hook for. It estimates a total cost of $1.1 billion, of which $473 million will come from the federal government, and the remaining $593 million will come from other levels of government. Get breaking Montreal news Get breaking …
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