No 2027 dates yet: here is what we know, what history suggests and how to be first in line for tickets.
Updated October 4, 2026
The NBA Canada Series 2027 is the question every basketball fan outside Toronto starts asking as soon as the October preseason games wrap up. Will the Raptors come back to Vancouver? Will Montreal get its game back after sitting out 2026? Will Quebec City, which hosted its first-ever NBA game on October 3, 2026, be invited again? This guide gathers everything that is actually known today, separates verified facts from educated guesses, and explains how to get tickets the moment the 2027 games are announced.
The short answer, as of October 4, 2026: no date, no city and no matchup has been announced for the 2027 NBA Canada Series. The NBA usually reveals its preseason schedule during the summer, so the 2027-28 preseason calendar would normally be published around August 2027. Anything you see before that is speculation, and any "ticket sale" for a 2027 Canada game before an official announcement should be treated with suspicion.
The NBA Canada Series is the league's program of preseason games played in Canadian cities other than Toronto. It was officially launched in 2012, although preseason NBA games had already been staged in Canada outside Toronto before that, notably in 1990. The idea is simple: bring live NBA basketball to fans who rarely get to see it in person, usually with the Toronto Raptors as the headline team, sometimes with two visiting teams facing each other.
Since 2012 the series has visited six Canadian cities: Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Quebec City became the seventh in 2026. There was no series in 2017, when the NBA moved the start of its regular season earlier, and no games in 2020 and 2021 because of health and travel restrictions.
In 2026 the NBA marketed its two Canadian games under new names: the NBA Quebec City Game presented by Bell and the NBA Vancouver Game presented by Bell, with an official website at nbacanadagames.com and the official hashtags #NBAVancouverGame and #NBAMatchVilleDeQuebec. Many fans and media still use the umbrella name "NBA Canada Series", and that is the name we use on this site.
Nothing yet. To be completely clear:
What we do know is the rhythm of previous editions. Games are traditionally played between late September and mid-October, at the start of the preseason. In 2026 the games were played on October 3 and October 10, the presale took place on August 18 or 19 and the general sale opened on Thursday, August 20. If the NBA keeps a similar calendar, the 2027 announcement would be expected in the summer of 2027, followed quickly by a presale. That is a pattern, not a promise.
The 2026 edition had exactly two games, and they were the only NBA games played in Canada outside Toronto this year. There was no game in Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg or anywhere else.
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 7 p.m. Eastern, the Toronto Raptors faced the Miami Heat at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. It was the first NBA Canada Series game ever played in Quebec City and the Raptors' first preseason game of 2026. The Heat won 129-105. Our full recap is on the NBA Quebec City 2026 page.
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Pacific (6:30 p.m. Eastern), the Raptors play the LA Clippers at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. As of today, tickets are still available, both through the official sale and on the resale market. Everything you need for that game is on our NBA Vancouver 2026 page.
After Vancouver, the Raptors' preseason continues with a home game against the New York Knicks on October 13 at Scotiabank Arena, then road games in New York on October 15 and in Detroit on October 16. The regular season opens on October 21, 2026, at home against the Chicago Bulls. You can follow the whole month on our October 2026 NBA Canada schedule and the full season on the Raptors and NBA Canada 2026-2027 schedule.
The table below lists the games outside Toronto that we have verified, from 2018 to 2026. Earlier editions (2012-2016) also took the series to Winnipeg, Calgary, Ottawa and other cities, but we only publish results we have been able to check.
| Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2018 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Toronto Raptors 122 – 104 Portland Trail Blazers |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Toronto Raptors 118 – 91 Brooklyn Nets |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Dallas Mavericks 102 – 87 LA Clippers (no Raptors) |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Rogers Place, Edmonton | Toronto Raptors 114 – 82 Utah Jazz |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Toronto Raptors 137 – 134 Boston Celtics |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Toronto Raptors 112 – 99 Sacramento Kings |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Detroit Pistons 128 – 125 Oklahoma City Thunder (no Raptors) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Toronto Raptors 125 – 98 Washington Wizards |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Denver Nuggets 112 – 108 Toronto Raptors |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City | Miami Heat 129 – 105 Toronto Raptors |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Toronto Raptors vs LA Clippers (upcoming, 3:30 p.m. PT) |
A few patterns stand out. First, the Raptors are the backbone of the series, but the NBA has also sent neutral matchups to Canada, such as Dallas against the LA Clippers in Vancouver in 2019 and Detroit against Oklahoma City in Montreal in 2023. Second, Vancouver and Montreal have been the two pillars in recent years: Vancouver hosted in 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 and 2026; Montreal hosted in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Third, the league is willing to try new markets, as Edmonton (2022) and Quebec City (2026) showed.
What follows is our reading of the trends, written in the conditional on purpose. None of it is an announcement.
Vancouver would be the most natural candidate. The city had its own NBA team, the Vancouver Grizzlies, from 1995 to 2001, before the franchise moved to Memphis, and Rogers Arena has welcomed the series again and again. With games in 2023, 2025 and 2026, Vancouver looks like a near-regular stop. See our NBA Vancouver 2027 guide.
Montreal hosted in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024, then was left out in 2026. Its last NBA game remains the Raptors' 125-98 win over the Washington Wizards at the Bell Centre on October 6, 2024. A return in 2027 would make sense given the size of the market and the Bell Centre's capacity, but it is not confirmed. Details on our NBA Montreal 2027 page, and general information on our NBA Montreal page.
Quebec City made its debut in 2026. Whether the NBA returns quickly could depend on how the league judges this first experience. Nothing has been said about 2027. Follow our NBA Quebec City 2027 page for updates.
Edmonton (2022), Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa have all been part of the series since 2012. A comeback in one of them cannot be ruled out, but there is no sign of it today.
The NBA did not publish face-value prices for the 2026 games; those are set by each venue's official box office. What we can share is an indicative snapshot of the resale market, recorded on October 3, 2026. These are not official prices and are not guaranteed for 2027.
| Game | Resale range observed | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver, Raptors vs Clippers (Oct 10, 2026) | about €150 to €1,680 per ticket (roughly CA$220 to CA$2,500) | 91 listings |
| Quebec City, Raptors vs Heat (Oct 3, 2026, game day) | about €63 to €1,020 per ticket | 53 listings |
Two lessons emerge. Prices vary enormously by seating category, from upper-level seats to courtside. And a game-day market, like Quebec City's, can offer lower entry prices than a market a week out. For 2027, the best value will normally come from the official presale and general sale, before resale prices settle.
| Arena | City | Opened | Capacity | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Arena | Vancouver | 1995 (former GM Place) | about 19,000 | Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 1996 | about 21,000 | Lucien-L'Allier and Bonaventure metro |
| Videotron Centre | Quebec City | 2015 | about 18,000 (hockey) | RTC buses, ExpoCité |
If you cannot wait until 2027, the Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto all season long. Our Toronto Raptors page covers tickets, the schedule and tips for a visit.
The 2027 NBA Canada Series has not been announced: no date, no city, no teams. History suggests games in late September or early October, an announcement in the summer and a short presale window on nbacanadagames.com. Vancouver looks like a regular stop, Montreal is due for a comeback after its 2026 absence, and Quebec City has just joined the map. We will update this page the moment the NBA speaks.
No. As of October 4, 2026, the NBA has not announced any date, city or matchup for the 2027 preseason games in Canada. The preseason schedule is usually published in the summer, so the 2027-28 calendar would generally be expected around August 2027. Sign up for our alert to be notified as soon as it is official.
Only two: Quebec City, where the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 129-105 at the Videotron Centre on October 3, 2026, and Vancouver, where the Raptors face the LA Clippers at Rogers Arena on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Pacific. There was no game in Montreal or any other Canadian city outside Toronto.
It has not been announced. Montreal hosted in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and its last game was the Raptors' 125-98 win over Washington at the Bell Centre on October 6, 2024. A return in 2027 is possible given the market's history, but nothing is confirmed and it should be treated as a hypothesis only.
No sale date exists yet. In 2026, fans who registered on nbacanadagames.com could access a presale on August 18 or 19, and the general sale opened on August 20. If the NBA follows a similar pattern, the 2027 sale would come shortly after the summer announcement, but that is not guaranteed.
The NBA did not publish face-value prices in 2026. As an indicative snapshot of the resale market on October 3, 2026, Vancouver seats ranged from about €150 to €1,680 (roughly CA$220 to CA$2,500) and Quebec City seats from about €63 to €1,020 on game day. These figures are neither official nor guaranteed for 2027.
Usually, but not always. The Raptors headline most games, yet the NBA has also staged neutral matchups, such as Dallas against the LA Clippers in Vancouver in 2019 and Detroit against Oklahoma City in Montreal in 2023. The teams for 2027 have not been announced.
No. Since the games have not been announced, no legitimate seller can offer tickets for them. Be wary of any listing claiming to sell 2027 Canada games before the official announcement. Register on nbacanadagames.com and use the venue's official box office once sales open.
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