About the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), with its headquarters in Airdrie, Alberta, is the sanctioning body for professional rodeo in Canada.
Pro Rodeo Canada approves over 60 events in Canada each year, with a combined total payout of over $7.5 million.
The sport organization is committed to maintaining the highest standards that ensure every Pro Rodeo Canada event is managed with fairness and competence, and the livestock used is healthy and cared for to the highest standards.
Pro Rodeo Canada has a strong working relationship with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in the United States, and most Canadian rodeos and special events are co-approved for world championship points. World Champions are declared using combined CPRA and PRCA earnings.
Although the contestants are the most visible, the association’s membership also consists of rodeo committees, stock contractors, judges, rodeo secretaries, announcers, timers, bull fighters, associate members, photographers, specialty-act performers and more.
Approximately 1250 members are represented by the CPRA’s Board of Directors, who govern the sport of professional rodeo in Canada.
Contestant involvement in Pro Rodeo Canada can be achieved in a number of ways depending on the individual’s background in the sport of rodeo. Options include Permit, Semi-Pro and full CPRA Contestant Membership. Details and application forms are available at www.rodeocanada.com
CPRA rodeos create a positive economic impact on the cities and towns that host them with CPRA events having an economic impact of approximately $110 million in 2024 with those events directly giving back over $1.7 million to community groups and initiatives.
The 51th Annual CFR will be held in Edmonton, Alberta. The premiere event will be held at Rogers Place in Alberta’s capital city Oct 1-4, 2025. With record crowds (in excess of 400,000 in 2024) at CPRA events across western Canada, it’s clear that rodeo enjoys huge fan support, a testament to the sport’s ongoing popularity and growth.