Curt Cavin

curt.cavin@indystar.com

FONTANA, Calif. -- Houston is out, Canada apparently is back in as it relates to IndyCar's 2015 schedule.

IndyCar confirmed news of the former today, a permanent road course near Toronto confirmed the latter on its website.

Houston held Verizon IndyCar Series doubleheaders the past two years at Reliant Park, but the sanctioning body said in a statement that a date couldn't be secured for next year. The possibility for a future venue change exists.

"We look forward to a continued relationship with Mi-Jack Promotions and will always keep our options open when it comes to an important market like Houston," IndyCar's statement said.

Meanwhile, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly known as Mosport) confirmed on its website that it is working with the promoter of the annual street circuit race in Toronto about hosting IndyCar in 2015. Exhibition Place, which has been home to the Toronto race since 1986, will be unavailable in July next year due activities related to the Pan American Games.

Green Savoree Promotions, an Indianapolis-based company, received permission from Toronto city officials to move the event to June 5-7, but IndyCar was committed to racing at Texas Motor Speedway that weekend.

The Mosport facility, which opened in 1961, is located an hour east of Toronto near Bowmanville, Ontario. It is one of only two circuits to have hosted IndyCar, Formula One, the FIA World Endurance Championship and Can-Am races. The other is Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

Indy cars raced at Mosport five times from 1967 to 1978.

Earlier this weekend, IndyCar confirmed that it will stage a new event April 12, 2015, at NOLA Motorsports Park, a permanent road course southwest of New Orleans.