Useful Links
The organizations listed below are recognized as providing leadership in the fields of physical activity, healthy eating, sport participation and tobacco control. Simply select a category below and then click on the organization or program name to access the related website.
Please note that the links below do not represent the full scope of organizations that are committed to healthy living in Canada. If you have a suggestion for an organization or initiative that might make a useful link for this site, please let us know!
Physical Activity & Recreation
Improving Your Health through Physical Activity
Getting Active at School
Getting Active at Work
Getting Active at Play
Getting Active in the Community
Getting Active through Sport Participation
Healthy Eating & Nutrition
Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation
Please note:
The following links are provided solely for the convenience of users. Some of the following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada or Health Canada.
Physical Activity & Recreation
- Active 2010
- Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
- Active Living Coalition for Older Adults
- ParticipACTION
- Children's Fitness Tax Credit
- Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
- Alberta Health and Wellness
- Active Healthy Kids Canada
- Alberta Centre for Active Living
- BC Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
- Canada's Physical Activity Guides
- Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women, Sport and Physical Activity
- Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres
- Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
- Centre for Sustainable Transportation
- Coalition for Active Living
- Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport
- Manitoba Healthy Living
- New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
- Northwest Territories Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
- Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
- Nunavut Department ofCulture, Language, Elders and Youth
- Ontario Kinesiology Association
- Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion
- PEI Active Living Alliance
- Prince Edward Island Department of Community, Cultural Affairs and Labour
- Public Health Agency of Canada - Healthy Living Unit
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
- Yukon Department of Community Services
Improving your health through physical activity:
- Arthritis Society
- Asthma Society of Canada
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Canadian Nurses Association
- Canadian Physiotherapy Association
- Canadian Public Health Association
- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Easter Seals Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Obesity Canada
- Osteoporosis Society of Canada
Getting active at school:
- Canada Games Council
- Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Canadian Association for School Health
- Canadian Association of Principals
- Canadian Teachers' Federation
- Canadian School Sport Federation
- Pan-Canadian Intergovernmental Joint Consortium on School Health
Getting active at work:
- Business Case for Active Living at Work
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
- Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work
- Canadian Labour Congress
- Industrial Accident Prevention Association
- Stairway to Health
Getting active at play:
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
- Coaching Association of Canada
- Games Kids Play
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Scouts Canada
- YMCA of Canada
- YWCA of Canada
Getting active in the community:
- Canadian Institute of Planners
- Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Green Communities Canada
- Hike Ontario
- JumpStart
- KidSport
- Trails Canada
Getting active through sport participation:
- Aboriginal Sport Circle
- Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women, Sport and Physical Activity
- Canadian Deaf Sport Association
- Canadian Olympic Park (Calgary)
- Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Children's Fitness Tax Credit
- Coaching Association of Canada
- National Sport Organizations
- Multisport Service Organizations
- Special Olympics Canada
- Sport Canada
- SportFit - Sport and Recreation Directory
- SportFit - Sport Lessons
- 2010 Vancouver Games
- 2008 Arctic Winter Games


