Milestones

Oct 1, 2002: Commencement of work

Dec 15, 2003: Submission of the draft CLSA protocol for review by CIHR Steering Committee

Feb. 1, 2004: Submission of the CLSA protocol for review by an International Review Committee

Mar 31, 2004: Submission of final CLSA protocol to CIHR

May 31, 2004: Submission of the CLSA protocol for Phase I: Methodological Feasibility Studies

June 15, 2004: Commencement of Phase I: Methodological Feasibility Studies

May 2, 2006: Submission of Phase II Protocol to CIHR for International Review

July 1, 2006: Commencement of Phase II: Content Development and Validation

October 2008: Commencement of Recruitment Pilot Study 

October 2008:  Submission of Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant

December 2008: Recruitment of Pilot Study completed 

January 2009:  Commencement of recruitment of the first 20,000 participants in collaboration with Statistics Canada