MultiGP confirms Drone World Cup Canada debut in Québec for 2026

Saint-Georges is getting Canada’s first Drone World Cup stop, and the event already looks more like a championship gate than a calendar add-on. Drone Expo Canada and Team Canada FPV will host the first edition of Drone World Cup Canada, sanctioned by MultiGP, from August 27 to 29, 2026, at Terrain des prêtres - CÉGEP Beauce-Appalaches.

The field details matter as much as the branding. Pilot registration is listed at CA$150, and the event page showed 36 available spots at the time of posting, which gives the race a capped, high-value feel from the start. That kind of limit changes the competitive math: pilots are not just signing up for another meet, they are fighting for one of a small number of places in a sanctioned world-cup stop that carries real selection pressure.

The venue also supports the race quality argument. Local reporting says the racing course will be a new 150-by-100-foot track built to Fédération Aérienne Internationale criteria, with construction handled by CIMIC and the Centre de formation professionnelle Pozer alongside Beauce-area companies. For FPV pilots, that is the difference between a loose exhibition layout and a purpose-built championship course, one designed to reward clean lines, timing and nerve under pressure. For spectators, it means the racing should be legible enough to follow, with the action concentrated on a compact track rather than spread across a large festival field.

The Saint-Georges stop also sits inside a broader pathway, not outside it. The FAI says the Drone Racing World Cup is an F9U class competition, and eligible pilots need a valid FAI Sporting Licence or FAI Drone Permission. The federation also says 15 world-cup competitions in 13 countries were registered and planned for 2026, which puts Quebec into a much larger international ladder rather than a standalone showcase.

That ladder has Canadian history behind it. MultiGP’s Canada page says the first-ever MultiGP Canadian Drone Racing Series concluded in 2018 in Ottawa, where the national title was decided through on-site qualifying based on the fastest three consecutive laps and a Top 32 double-elimination bracket. The new Quebec stop builds on that foundation, but with a broader reach: MultiGP says it has more than 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide, giving the Canada debut the scale to matter well beyond one province.

Drone Expo Canada has framed its second edition for August 29, 2026, behind CÉGEP Beauce-Appalaches in Saint-Georges, with more than 1,000 visitors expected and seven conferences planned. The racing final is positioned as the centerpiece of that day, and with world-cup sanctioning, a tight entry cap and a purpose-built course, Saint-Georges is not just joining the circuit. It is being set up to raise the standard for who can realistically reach it.