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Cycling Canada Cyclisme

Canada’s national sport organization for cycling, which states it was established in 1882; listed by the Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo as Canada’s member federation, it selects national teams for road, track, BMX and cyclo-cross.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded1882, as Cycling Canada states it[3]
HeadquartersHouse of Sport, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, the address it publishes[4]
Legal formCorporation continued under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, corporation number 35173-3, per its governance page[5]
Continental bodyConfederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI), which lists it under Canada in its North Zone[2]
International federationUnion Cycliste Internationale (UCI), whose logo it carries among its sport partners[6]; COPACI describes its member federations as “UCI members”[8]

What is Cycling Canada?

Cycling Canada is the national federation for cycling in Canada. Its site footer gives the name as “Cycling Canada Cyclisme”, and it describes itself as “a National Sport Organization with one simple purpose: to share our love for cycling.”[4] Its overview page calls it Canada’s national governing body for cycling, from the amateur to the Olympic and Paralympic level.[3] Its governance page states that it complies with the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and holds a Certificate of Continuance from Industry Canada, under corporation number 35173-3.[5]

What does Cycling Canada govern or do?

The federation selects and manages national teams. Its site carries a national team section with national team selection, training camps and talent identification, and athlete funding through the Athlete Assistance Program.[7] On 7 October 2026 it announced its roster for the 2026 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, and on 2 October 2026 its team for rounds 5 to 8 of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup.[7] The disciplines its site covers include road, track, BMX and cyclo-cross. Under its community heading it runs pathway development and the HopOn youth programme.[7]

When was Cycling Canada founded and where is it based?

Cycling Canada states: “Established in 1882, we are the country’s oldest National Sport Organization.”[3] It gives its headquarters as c/o House of Sport, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7X7.[4] The member list of the Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo gives an earlier Ottawa address for it, 2197 Riverside Drive, Suite 203.[2] The governance page records its continuance as a corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.[5]

How is Cycling Canada recognised?

Continental body. The Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo lists Canada in its North Zone, with cyclingcanada.ca as the website and [email protected] as the contact address.[2]

International federation. The Union Cycliste Internationale states that it represents “the interests of 197 National Federations, five Continental Confederations”.[1] The Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo describes itself as “an autonomous body comprising National Federations or Associations from the American continent, which are UCI members”.[8] Cycling Canada’s partners page carries the UCI’s logo among its sport partners.[6]

Olympic and Paralympic sport. The same partners page carries logos linking to the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Own the Podium and the Government of Canada.[6]

What does Cycling Canada organise?

Cycling Canada’s events calendar lists the 2026 Canadian Cyclo-cross Championships at Oro-Medonte, Ontario, on 31 October and 1 November 2026, alongside other sanctioned events such as a track meeting at the National Cycling Institute in Milton, Ontario, on 5 and 6 December 2026.[7] Its site also carries the Canada Cup series, an events calendar and hour-record attempts.[4] Its news of 24 September 2026 reported on the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal, where it said all 27 Canadian road athletes raced.[7]

Who are its members?

Cycling Canada works through provincial and territorial sport organizations. Its partners page lists, by logo, the cycling bodies of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon.[6] Its overview page describes its work with “provincial, territorial, and national level partners”.[3]

References

  1. UCI — The Federation. Accessed 2026-10-11.
  2. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo — NF Members. Accessed 2026-10-11.
  3. Cycling Canada — About Us / Overview. Accessed 2026-10-11.
  4. Cycling Canada — About (self-description, headquarters). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  5. Cycling Canada — Governance. Accessed 2026-10-11.
  6. Cycling Canada — Partners (sport partners, provincial/territorial sport organizations). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  7. Cycling Canada — Home page (events calendar and news, October 2026). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  8. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo — Who are we?. Accessed 2026-10-11.