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Excluded websites

We don't rate every health resource available on the internet. In some cases, entire health-related websites are excluded if they do not meet our inclusion criteria.

Websites we include must be:

Not directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service
Relevant to optimal aging
Intended for citizens, or include content intended for citizens
Free access

If you cannot find a website or Web Resource that you are looking for, check out our list of excluded websites below. If you still can’t find it, let us know; we may be rating it now!

Name of website	Reason for exclusion	Date of review/exclusion
La Confédération des organismes de personnes handicapées du Québec (COPHAN)	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
360 Kids	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Accreditation Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Active Career Advancement Project	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
ADAPT: Halton Alcohol Drug and Gambling	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Aetiology Science Blog	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2015/07/31
Age Well Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Website not freely accessible	2014/10/22
Alberta Ministry of Children’s Services	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC)	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Altruvest	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2014/09/23
Assisted Living.com	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2019/06/11
Associated Youth Services of Peel	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Authority Nutrition	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2016/03/18
Baby Boomer Care	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
BabyCenter Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Balance Blog	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Bank of Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Barrier-Free Canada (BFC)	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Building Smart	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canada Visa	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canada's Ecofiscal Commission	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canada's Woman Foundation	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Alliance for Community Service Learning	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Bureau for International Education	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Center for Diversity and Inclusion	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Centre for International Justice	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Community Economic Development (CED) Network	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Construction Association	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Deafblind Association Ontario Chapter	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Economics Association	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Education Association	Website not freely accessible	2017/11/19
Canadian Education Centre Network	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Food Safety Group	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Infrastructure Report Card	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind (CNSDB)	Website not freely accessible Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Recreation Solutions	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Canadian Rental Housing Index	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Canadian Urban Transit Association	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
CARP	Website not freely accessible	2015/01/28
Centre for Healthy Aging	Website not freely accessible	2014/08/07
CFUW-Canadian Federation of University Women	Website not freely accessible	2017/11/19
Challenged Kids International	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Chartered Institute of Housing	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Child Welfare League of Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Coalition Against Drug Abuse	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2015/03/10
COSTI Immigrant Services	Website not freely accessible	2017/11/19
Cystic Fibrosis Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2014/08/15
Daily Strength	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Dairy Nutrition	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2015/07/22
Dr Mercola	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/03/07
Drug Digest	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2016/03/21
Drug Watch	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/12/16
East Metro Youth Services	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Elderly Journal	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
eMedicine Health	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2015/01/28
Everyday Health	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Evidence Updates	Website not freely accessible	2014/09/24
Export Devlopement Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences	Not intended for citizens Website not freely accessible	2017/11/19
First Work	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Food Secure Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Global Compact Network Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Good Health, Sharp Mind & Great Sex after 40	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Health Canada - Food and Nutrition	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Historica Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Home Care Knowledge Network	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Home Instead Senior Care	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Home Instead Senior Care	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Housing Partnership Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
HowStuffWorks "Health"	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2016/03/21
Hubcap: BC's Social Innovation Hub	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Human Rights Watch	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Immigration Direct	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Information Technology Association of Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Institute for Global Ethics	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Institute of Building Information Modeling in Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Intelihealth	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/08/15
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
International Food Policy Research Institute	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Jobs and Emplyment Ontario	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Just Landed Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Lifeline Medical Alert Systems	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Lilly for Better Health	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/07/15
Mama's Health	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Medical Guardian Blog	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Merck Be Well	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/07/15
Merck Engage	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
My Directives	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/11/24
Nanaima Youth Services Association	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life	Not intended for citizens	2016/11/16
Novartis Canada	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Nurse Barb	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Nutra Ingredients	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Parks and Recreation Ontario	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Pathways to Education	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
People for Education	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Pfizer Health and Wellness	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Policy Options	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Prevention	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Prostate.com	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Public Health EU	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2014/12/17
Radius Child and Youth Services	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Royal Canadian Legion	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Safe Food Canada	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
Senior advisor.com	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2019/06/10
Senior Journal	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Senior Link	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2021/05/04
ShareCare	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Society for Quality Education	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Start Proud	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
SWAP Working Holidays	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service Not intended for citizens Website not freely accessible Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity	Not intended for citizens	2017/11/19
The Dr Oz Show	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
The EasierLiving Blog	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database	Website not freely accessible	2014/10/22
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/10/22
Thrive Child and Youth Trauma Services	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Trans-Canada Highway	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2017/11/19
Transportation Association of Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
TUCK	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2019/09/11
United Nations Association in Canada	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
United Nations World Food Programme	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Virtual Museum of Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Wiser Now, Inc	Directly funded by a company trying to sell you a product or service	2014/09/24
Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
World Education Services	Not intended for citizens Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Youth and Student Employment	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Youth Canada	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Youth Employment Services	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Youth Project	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa	Content not relevant to optimal aging	2017/11/19

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