A Little Bit About Canadian Cowboys Association

The Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA) was founded in 1963 The CCA’s mission is to promote the sport of , and is committed to attracting new cowboys and cowgirls, increasing the number of spectators and attracting the media to the tradition and heritage of rodeo and the families that make up the Canadian Cowboys Association. the CCA started out with 60 members, and sanctioned 15 its first season. The very first rodeo approval went to the Sandhill Roping Club in Lancer, Saskatchewan. Annually, the CCA sanctions more rodeos than any other association, pro or semi-pro. Community rodeos, Today, the Canadian Cowboys Association has grown to be the largest semi-pro rodeo association in . Sanctioning over 50 rodeos with memberships rising to over 1,000, the CCA now runs its rodeos throughout , Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. CCA Membership includes members from the Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, British Columbia, Montana, Mexico and Australia. It is estimated that just the sport of rodeo, in Canada alone, is attended by more than 1.3 million people nationwide, with the CCA recording over 250,000 attendees at both their sanctioned rodeos throughout the rodeo season, and at the CCA Finals Rodeo in October. The Canadian Cowboys Association Finals Rodeo was once held in conjunction with the Canadian Western Agribition, bringing in over 20,000 spectators to the venue each year. This is the Fourth year the annual event is being held in Swift Current, SK. One goal of the CCA is to promote the sport of rodeo to new members, the public and the sports media. The Canadian Cowboys Association continues to be a major stepping stone for the careers of many professional Canadian Finals Rodeo and Champions. The CCA wants to continue to offer the next generation of rodeo competitors a place to compete, to prepare them for their move to the professional arena. The Canadian Cowboys Association office is located in Regina, Saskatchewan. It employs a number of people to administer the Association’s business, and run its central entry system. which looks after the entries for all CCA sanctioned rodeos. The 17 Board of Directors consists of competing members, judges, stock contractors, and committee personnel, giving them all a vested interest in the long-term direction of the Association.