Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town, Vancouver Parade Cancelled for Third Year

A staff member walks through Santa's Secret Workshop, ahead of the virtual Santa Claus Parade, in Toronto on Dec. 1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin

The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third straight year, but this time COVID-19 isn’t playing the Grinch.

The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade Society instead says in an online statement it was unable to secure a title sponsor to defray costs in time for the event, usually held at the start of December.