The Rally Promoter Association of Canada (RPAC) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit that was formed to investigate hosting a round of the FIA  World Rally Championship (WRC) in Canada on behalf of the Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS). Our goal is to ensure that hosting the WRC would be beneficial to rallysport in Canada and not put the sport, or the clubs, at risk.

The organizing structure shifts the sanctioning structure by one level, where ASN Canada FIA becomes the direct sanctioning body of the event, CARS steps in to the ‘organizing club’ role, and RPAC is the organizing committee for the event. As such, RPAC will be fully accountable to CARS, but is a separate body and is an affiliated member club.

RPAC is currently led by a five member founding board who each bring significant experience in organizing and competing in rally as well as in business, media, and other key areas. The make-up of the Board of Directors may change over time as different areas of expertise are needed, and once a path to the WRC is confirmed RPAC will need a much broader range of help in both paid and volunteer positions.

RPAC will be independently funded, and will not be drawing from CARS resources. Instead, we are selling individual and corporate memberships to help fund the expenses involved in examining and executing this project. Leading by example, the founding Board have not only each bought Supporting Memberships, but have also donated the funds and time needed to incorporate federally, affiliate with CARS, and develop the basic structure.

Here is an idea of the road we have travelled, and where we are headed.
(Dates are approximations)