Overview
- Vancouver Police said the department is now in a demobilization phase after running its largest-ever security operation for the tournament from June 11 to July 13, 2026.
- The force deployed as many as 1,300 officers on each of seven BC Place match days and handled about 18,489 calls for service including 1,158 Priority 1 calls.
- VPD drone pilots flew roughly 811 missions and logged 745 unauthorized civilian drone flights on match days, identifying 45 operators and remotely jamming or removing about 40 drones from restricted zones.
- Police used drone footage to change ground deployments after crowd-congestion at the opening match and to manage flows on the Last Mile, while localized incidents produced most arrests in the Granville entertainment district and 16 foreign nationals were detained across venues.
- The operation involved RCMP and other regional services for airspace control and escorts, and officials have deferred detailed accounting of total costs and cost-sharing despite prior federal funding commitments.