What started as a single Race in New York in 2009, RBC Race for the Kids has grown into a series of 25+ events that take place around the world. More than 360,000 participants have raised over $82 million CAD for youth charities across the globe.

This year, you can participate one of two ways!

1. Sign up for the live in-person RBC Race for the Kids event in your community
2. Or sign up for the virtual RBC Race for the Kids Weekend on October 14-15, joining participating communities where no in-person events are taking place.

Either way you, and your friends and family, can support a local youth charity and be part of RBC Race for the Kids.

Learn more about the Races and register today!

In 2023, RBC Race for the Kids is offering multiple ways to participate, with in-person Races throughout the year, as well as one Virtual Race Weekend on October 14-15 in participating regions.

Visit our Global Events section to see which Race is being offered in your region.

In 2023, RBC Race for the Kids in-person Races are taking place throughout the year around the world, and virtually on October 14-15. In-person vs. virtual opportunities are determined by regional considerations in conjunction with our charity partners.

Click here to find a race near you.

Some RBC Race for the Kids events are free while others require a registration fee and/or minimum donation to get started. Please refer to your local Race page to understand the costs associated with your particular event.

Specific Races may include a minimum fundraising total. Please refer to your local Race page for specific fundraising details.

A list of all RBC Race for the Kids charity partners can be found on our homepage. Participants can choose to support any of our Race charity partners, regardless of where they physically live.

Each RBC Race for the Kids event will specify the format (in-person or virtual) and the distance options available to participants.

Feel free to walk, run, or roll your way through your Race! RBC Race for the Kids is about thousands of people coming together to support amazing youth-focused causes. If you would prefer to support with a donation without physically participating, each Race provides that option as well.

Yes! RBC Race for the Kids prides itself in being geared towards fun for the whole family. You will be asked to enter basic information about your underage participants in the registration process but this won’t be publicly displayed – it’s just so we can capture how many amazing people took part to support their communities.

There’s no age limit – everyone is welcome! If you are under the age of 18 you will need a parent or guardian’s consent to sign up.

Entering is simple! Here is how to take part:

• Choose your Race distance.
• Invite your friends, family and colleagues to join the fun
• Make a personal donation or start a fundraising page
• Share your story using #RBCRacefortheKids to let others know you are supporting young people around the world

You can create your team within the registration process. If you're already registered, you can still create a team from within your personal dashboard.

You can join a public team by clicking on the "Join us" button on the teams fundraising page. If the team is set to private you will need to ask the team captain to send you an invite.

Yes! You will be asked to enter basic information about your underage participants in the registration process but this won’t be publicly displayed – it’s just so we can capture how many amazing people took part to support their communities.

Select ‘Create a team’ in the registration journey and you can invite friends and family to sign up. As mentioned, any underage participants you enter will be asked for their first and last name (this information won’t be publicly available).

In 2023, RBC Race for the Kids will support 25+ charities around the world with a specific focus on kids and youth mental health causes. A full list can be found on our homepage here. Based on where you live, some regions may have multiple Races and charity partners to you can choose to support.

Of course! Our charity partners need your help more than ever. If walking, running, or rolling isn’t for you, you can still consider making a one-time donation to your local Race charity to support kids and youth in need.

For other fundraising questions including tax receipts, please contact the charity of your respective RBC Race For the Kids event.

As part of registering to take part, you have a fundraising page created for you but there is no obligation to make a personal donation. To help make it simple, you do have the option to make a one-time donation as part of your registration process.

It couldn’t be simpler, your fundraising page is set up for you as part of your registration process, and you can always go back into your dashboard and personalise and update your fundraising page anytime.

Log in to your account and head to your personal dashboard. Click on ‘Edit my page’ and easily update your fundraising goal.

As a donor, you can access your past tax receipts from your account on this site. From the main login tab, just enter the email that you provided when you first made your donation into the 'Donor login' field. You'll be emailed a one time link which will take you to your tax receipts that can be downloaded. If you are a participant, your tax receipts can be found by clicking on ‘my account’ and selecting ‘your history’.

You can log any offline donations via your dashboard. Head to your ‘my donations’ tab and click on the add ‘offline donations’ button, and enter the details. You will then need to pay in the offline donation via a card payment. Please note your fundraising total will not include any offline donations if you opt to send funds directly to your chosen charity.

You can log your distance in two ways:

• Link your page to a fitness tracker
  

We are linked to Fitbit, MapMyFitness, and Garmin which automatically sync with your fundraising page. It adds to your kilometre tracker each time you record an activity – training or Race weekend!

You can use your smartphone to download Fitbit, mapmyfitness or Strava to get started. After creating an account with your preferred app, login to your account and head to the ‘My Fitness Activity’ tab to connect to your fitness app and follow the promptsto connect your account. 

Your distance will be published on your page the following day (please allow up to 24 hours).

Note for Fitbit users – you must ‘start’ an activity and save it as an activity (ie. your daily steps or distance will not be automatically added to your page).

• Log your distance manually

To log your distance manually, simply login to your online fundraising page and head to the ‘My Fitness Activity’ to record your activity.

We’d love all our participants to log their activity and join thousands of others around the world who will race this year. Logging your activity couldn’t be simpler by connecting to your Map my fitness, Garmin or Fitbit account, or manually entering your activity in order to release your digital finishers certificate and medal from within your dashboard.

Not an issue, hit ‘login’ and click the forgotten your password link and pop enter your email address in that you registered with. An email will be sent to you with a reset link.

Login to your account and head to your dashboard. Click on ‘My account’ and select ‘Reset Password’.

Of course, register for as many as you want if you are wanting to complete multiple races for multiple charity partners. For a full list of charitable races, please head to rbcraceforthekids.com.