- City Secretariat update
- Public engagement update
- Multi-party Agreement
The City Secretariat is a due diligence team, accountable to Council. We are analyzing the costs, opportunities and risks that come with potentially bidding and hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We’re also working diligently ensure you have access to balanced, accurate and timely information and to make sure that Council’s priorities are reflected in the potential bid process.
- Mandate: The City Secretariat Mandate lays out our roles and responsibilities.
- Schedule: We have an up to date timeline highlighting milestones for the bid exploration.
- Budget: Following discussion at the Assessment Committee and Council, the City Secretariat’s 2018 operating budget of $3.3 million was approved. The remaining $1.8 million of the project budget will be released in 2019, if Council votes to move forward with a bid.
Public engagement update
Loren Falkenberg, chair of the Public Engagement Advisory Sub-Committee, provided an update on that group’s efforts. The group brought forward recommendations for amendments to the committee’s terms of reference, which clarifies the role and scope of their work.
A new Request for Proposal (RFP), to develop and manage City-led public engagement, is being issued. The new RFP is open to all proponents. This public engagement approach means you will receive more information about the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games including cost, funding sources, and the return on investment in the fall, before the vote.
Multi-party Agreement
The multi-party agreement describes the rights, obligations and liabilities of each party involved in potentially hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The parties in the agreement are expected to be:
- The City of Calgary
- Government of Canada
- Government of Alberta
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Town of Canmore
- Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation
Entering negotiations with the other parties around the agreement is important to determine the level of investment required from The City of Calgary, the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada. However, the agreement does not guarantee we are going to bid on the Olympics. Council will make the final decision, and it will be influenced by the outcome of the agreement negotiations, costs, opportunities and risks associated with the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and the outcome of the vote of the electors (plebiscite): Vote2018.
Committee meeting recaps
Please check out our blog series. For more information about the Olympic bid project, visit calgary.ca/OlympicBid.