Cranes are shown inside the Olympic Stadium during the replacement of the roof in Montreal, on Jan. 8, 2026. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof.
In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was torn in more than 20,000 places and threatened to force the venue’s closure.
