About Us

The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) is a research-based institution that combines current research investigating the interrelationship between physical activity and aging in the development of strategies and resources to promote the independence of older adults. Over 400 older adults participate in the CCAA’s in-house exercise programs that function as a “living laboratory” for researchers, over 1000 older adults are in closely affiliated programs and more than 500 leaders of physical activity programs across Canada are trained per year to lead programs in the community and in long-term care and home care settings.

Incorporated in 1996, the CCAA is a registered charitable organization that collaborates with many national and international organizations dedicated to the research and promotion of physical activity and aging. The CCAA also works collaboratively with individual faculties at UWO such as Health Sciences, Medicine and Dentistry, and with the Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI), the research arm of SJHC, and the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).