The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC, is a 45,000 kilometre journey across Canada that will unify the country and build excitement for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.  The relay is over 100 days long, and will visit over 1000 communities and places of interest.

Public selection programs to become an Olympic Torchbearer are now closed and the 12,000 torchbearers needed for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay have been selected.

Both Coca-Cola and RBC have put together programs that are inclusive and accessible for all Canadians and were open between November 2008 and August 2009. You can find more information by visiting the Torchbearers webpage.

Adding a team component to the OTR is a new and unique element of the Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay. This special opportunity will reach an additional audience of potential participants with the message that, as members of a team, community or society, our accomplishments can be magnified. It is meant to complement the individual programs that currently speak to personal and national contributions by reminding Canadians that many of our contributions come as a result of membership in a group with a common vision. This program recognizes that the power of a group is exponential to that of each individual. When the Olympic Torch Relay comes across Canada, one team each day will be selected to carry the Olympic Flame. Each team torchbearer position will consist of 20 torchbearers who will collectively carry the Olympic Flame over 1 kilometer following each midday celebration. You can find more information by visiting the Team Torchbearers webpage

Our goal has always been to engage and inspire Canadians in their communities and provide maximum opportunity for them to experience the Olympic Flame.  The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will focus its time within Canada’s borders. 

The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is self-funded and revenue comes from sponsorships and contributions. 

The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay has developed strong working relationships with the Four Host First Nations as well as the Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. We are working with these organizations to ensure plans are inclusive and reflective of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.  Beyond the torch relays, VANOC has invited Aboriginal peoples to participate in a number of initiates that will create legacies and long-term benefits. You can find more information by visiting the Aboriginal Participants webpage

A complete list of dates and the communities it will visit is available on the Provincial and Territorial Routes webpage and a complete list of celebrations communities it will visit is available on the Community Listings webpage

2010 Olympic Torch Relays presenting partners, Coca-Cola and RBC, have put programs in place that invited members of the public to apply to become Olympic torchbearers and share stories about how they plan to make themselves, their community and their country a better place.. Both programs are now closed since July and August 2009 and all Olympic torchbearers have been selected. You can find more information by visiting the Torchbearers webpage

The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will visit every province and territory.  Olympic torchbearers will run with the Olympic Flame in over 1000 communities and places of interest. A complete list of communities is available on the Provincial and Territorial Routes webpage

The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is over 100 days. It will start on October 30, 2009 and complete the cross-country journey at Vancouver’s BC Place on February 12, 2010, as it lights the Olympic Cauldron, signaling the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The Olympic Flame has a sacred history and symbolizes the principles of peace, brotherhood and friendship.