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Professional Organizations

Within the recreation and leisure studies field, there are many professional organizations in a diverse range of disciplines. Listed below are some of the principal organizations with which faculty in our department are associated.

Ontario Provincial Associations

Activity Professionals of Ontario (APO)

Ontario Parks Association (OPA)

Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO)

Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO)

Canadian Associations

Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)

Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI)

Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)

Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)

Canadian Tourism Network / Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)

 

Lifestyle Information Network (LIN)

Travel and Tourism Research Association Canada (TTRA)

International Associations

Academy of Leisure Sciences (ALS)

American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)

National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC)

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)

North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)

Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA)

World Conservation Union (IUCN)

World Tourism Organization (WTO)

World Leisure