The Institute for Life Course and Aging has a mandate to carry out research into aging from a life course perspective, including, population aging, and the aged, in the social, psychological and health sciences.

Our Director is Professor Lynn McDonald, from the Faculty of Social Work. The Institute is a research centre under the governance of the Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto.

Affiliate Organizations

• National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly
• Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
• International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
• Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA)
• Connecting Seniors of Canada (CSC)