1996 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships (WFAC)

The 1996 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams participated at three levels of competition.

Pool A
The Pool A tournament was contested from in Montréal and Ottawa, Canada.

Pool B
Pool B was contested from 1990 in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, the Netherlands. East Germany was originally promoted to Group A, but the country ceased to participate because of the reunification of Germany later that year due to the reunification of Germany.

Pool C
Pool C was contested from 1990 in.