The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is the sole coordinating body for college sports in Canada, providing leadership, programs and services that foster student-athlete development through intercollegiate sport. Interprovincial competition was initiated in 1971 when colleges in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba formed the 4-West Championships for competition in seven sports. In 1972, Quebec and Ontario initiated similar interprovincial competitions. In 1974, the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association was founded and in 1979, the CCAA established a national office. The CCAA caters to 9000 intercollegiate athletes over 700 coaches and more than 150 sport administrators. The CCAA is the largest intercollegiate sport organization in Canada with 94 member institutions representing 5 regional athletic conferences: * - The Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association: representing colleges and universities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. * - The Quebec Student Sports Fede- Category ID : 465320