In 1995, the Leisure Information Network (LIN) was established as a national non-profit organization. Its mission was to support knowledge exchange among recreation, sport, and healthy living practitioners in Canada.
In the early 2000s, LIN began hosting the National Recreation Database (NRDB), a repository of “grey literature” and practical resources for recreation professionals.
By the mid-2000s, LIN added the National Benefits Hub which compiled evidence-based resources on the social, economic, and health benefits of recreation.
LIN (the Leisure Information Network) officially shut down on September 30, 2017 after more than twenty years of service to the recreation and leisure sector in Canada.
