The Objective of the RCACA is to “To further the interests of, and obtain the greatest possible efficiency in, the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.”

The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association (Cavalry) comprises the 21 regular and reserve force units of the corps, serving officers and non-commissioned officers, and nation wide representation from retired members. It was founded in 1910 as the Canadian Cavalry Association and since then has represented the interests of the Corps as well as the Canadian Army to the government and the public.

The Canadian Cavalry Association was a principal founding member in 1932 of the Conference of Defence Associations, Canada’s national voice of defence preparedness, now comprising more than two dozen organizations dedicated to ensuring combat capable sea, land and air forces.

An equally important role is to foster esprit-de-corps through the preservation and display of the RCAC’s history and heritage. Significant to this goal is the preservation of the illustrious heritage of the corps. When the RCAC School was moved from Camp Borden to Camp Gagetown in 1970, the  collection of armoured fighting vehicles and other artifacts accumulated by the RCAC Museum was entrusted to the CFB Borden Military Museum. RCACA is committed to working with the Base Borden Authorities to revitalize the collection. Similarly, the RCACA is the driving force behind this Virtual Museum.

Esprit-de-corps is further heightened through recognition of individual and unit excellence by means of competitions, peer assessments, formal examinations and rigorous field appraisals. The sense of family among serving and former members is strengthened through periodic information updates, policy deliberations, exchanges of views with other service associations and opportunities to visit with units and view operations in the field. An annual highlight is the corps conference, held at selected military bases across the country to enable maximum regional participation.