The Canadian Olympic Committee established a special committee to assist interested cities in building successful bids.
Calgary, which hosted the 1988 Winter Games, followed through on that request, committing up to $5 million to study a potential 2026 bid.
Calgary’s decision window is 14 months.
Vancouver’s bid for the 2010 Winter Games came in at $34 million in 2003.
The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary were the first to make money thanks in part to a record $309-million American television rights deal.