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REGISTER your school and participate in the fun and informative Walking Tour of Canada!!!Once registered, you will be able to LOG the total kilometers that your students have walked to and from school. These distances will be tracked on the online Walking Tour of Canada map to show the students how far they have walked across Canada.
As the accumulated distances reach each provincial/territorial capital, you will be able to download a provincial/territorial PASSPORT to congratulate the students on their success so far.

An initiative of Green Communities Canada that promotes safe, active transportation to and from school. The web site has resources and information for schools and communities to create their own Active & Safe Routes to School program.

Active 2010 is a comprehensive strategy to increase participation in sport and physical activity throughout Ontario.  The web site provides information on active living.

Health matters, getting and staying active from youth to older adults with disabilities.

Information on promoting active living in the workplace including a business case.

This web site encourages older Canadians to maintain and enhance their well being and independence through a lifestyle that embraces daily physical activity.

Health Canada’s physical activity recommendations for adults aged 15-54.

Health Canada’s physical activity recommendations for children aged 6-9 and youth aged 10-14.

Health Canada’s physical activity recommendations for adults aged 55 and over.

CAHPERD’s primary concern is to influence the healthy development of children and youth by advocating for quality, school-based physical and health education.

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. Provincial links are also available.

Get fit for active living: Exercise and Education Program for Older Adults

The goal of the Canadian Diabetes Association's web site is to become THE online resource for people with, and affected by, diabetes and for healthcare professionals treating those affected by the disease.

The mission of the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute is to enhance the well-being of Canadians through research and communication of information about physically active lifestyles to the public and private sectors.

Information on nutrition and healthy eating

The Canadian Health Network(CHN)is an excellent site for national information on health issues, including physical activity. The link provided takes you the the Active Living section of the site, but their is also very useful general health information to be found on this site.

The Public Health Agency of Canada's, Canadian Health Network provides a variety of information on health issues that concern Canadians, including nutitional concerns. The Healthy Lunches To Go Tour was created help Canadians make healthy lunches for their whole family.

CIRA Ontario’s mission is to encourage, promote and develop active living, healthy lifestyles and personal growth, through intramural and recreational programs within the education and recreation communities.

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association web site has some great tools to assist in becoming or staying physically active. Be sure to check out the "information sheets" that are on this excellent site.

A great site developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society that offers child health and information from Canada's paediatric experts. Great information for parents!

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has put together a web site specifically focusing on physical activity and children.

Link to this site for access to fun, interactive tools that assess food choices and nutrition knowledge, FAQs and factsheets on current healthy eating topics, and tasty recipes.

Good site with a wide variety of game ideas and descriptions. Useful for parents, teachers, guardians, etc.

A resource centre to support active living for people with a disability. Facts on active living, practical resources, and more are avilable for use by individuals with disabilites, family and caregivers, and professionals within the active living field.

Website developed by The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity and Nike Canada that encourages girls in sports.

Information on a variety of topics. Also a link to provincial information

The National Quality Institute is a not-for-profit organization that provides strategic focus and direction for Canadian organizations to achieve excellence, enabling Canada to set the standard for quality and healthy workplace practices throughout the world.

Information for youth on physical activity and healthy eating.

Find Health and Physical Education curriculum for grades 1-12 as well as information on Daily Physical Activity.

OPHEA is dedicated to supporting school communities through advocacy, quality programs and services, and partnership building. It is lead by the vision that all kids will value, participate in and make a lifelong commitment to active, healthy living.

Pause to Play is the web guide for kids who want to be active, providing information on a variety of sports and ideas for getting active.

This web site from the Alberta Centre for Active Living helps employers and employees improve the workplace by bringing physical activity into the workday.

Register and then use your PAL to set up and track your own personalized physical activity program.

The PAR-Q is a short questionnaire to complete if you are planning to become much more active than you are now; it will tell you if you should check with your physician before starting.

"Silken's Active Kids Movement aims to inspire, enable and connect everyday champions in our communities, to use their passion, their creativity and their connection to help ensure our families, our schools and our neighbourhoods are places where kids are physically active."

This site features a list of "street games" that kids have made up over the ages.

Links to a variety of organizations (older adults, Canadians with a disability, etc.)