CAA may refer to:

Law

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Banglades ...

of India ** Protests regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act * Copyright assignment agreement, to transfer

copyright A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, education ...

to another party * Clean Air Act, United States law to reduce air pollution *

Cuban Adjustment Act The Cuban Adjustment Act (in Spanish, Ley de Ajuste Cubano), Public Law 89-732, is a United States federal law enacted on November 2, 1966. Passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, the law applies ...

, United States federal law

Organizations

Arts

China Academy of Art China Academy of Art (), also translated as China National Academy of Fine Arts, was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of the Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China and the renowned educator Cai Yuanpei. It was the first a ...

, a fine arts college in China founded in 1928 *

College Art Association The College Art Association of America (CAA) is the principal organization in the United States for professionals in the visual arts, from students to art historians to emeritus faculty. Founded in 1911, it "promotes these arts and their understa ...

, a professional arts association in the US *

Concert Artistes Association The Concert Artistes Association is a UK theatre artists benevolent association founded in 1897. Presidents of the association included Arthur Askey, Thorpe Bates, Elsie and Doris Waters, Norman Long, husband and wife act Nan Kenway and Douglas ...

, founded 1897

Automobile

Canadian Automobile Association The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA; french: Association canadienne des automobilistes) is a federation of eight regional not-for-profit automobile associations in Canada, founded in 1913. The constituent associations (also called "clubs") ...

, a federation of clubs across Canada * China Automobile Association, a roadside assistance provider in China owned by

Insurance Australia Group Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) is a multinational insurance company. It is the largest general insurance company in Australia, and also the largest in New Zealand through its subsidiary IAG New Zealand. IAG had its origins in the Nati ...

Cyprus Automobile Association The Cyprus Automobile Association (Cyprus AA or CAA; Greek: Κυπριακός Σύνδεσμος Αυτοκινήτου) ( tr, Kıbrıs Otomobil Federasyonu (KOF)) is a non-profit organization governed by an elected council. Founded in 1933, it ha ...

, a non-profit organization, providing roadside assistance services

Aviation

Airlines

* CAA, ICAO airline designator for

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional U.S. airline based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agreement and, as of ...

, a defunct carrier in the United States *

Central African Airways Central African Airways (CAA) was a supranational airline corporation serving as flag carrier for Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (respectively the present day countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi), which were organised as ...

, a defunct airline, national carrier for the Central African Federation * Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, a Congolese airline

Regulatory agencies

Civil aviation authority A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register. Role Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...

(CAA), general term for a statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation * Civil Aviation Authority, the name of these countries' regulators: **

Civil Aviation Authority (New Zealand) The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA; Māori: ''Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa'') is the government agency tasked with establishing civil aviation safety and security standards in New Zealand. The CAA also monitors adherence ...

Civil Aviation Authority (South Africa) The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA or CAA) is the civil aviation authority of South Africa, overseeing civil aviation and governing investigations of aviation accidents and incidents. It is headquartered in the Ikhaya Lokundiza Bu ...

Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the statutory corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. Its areas of responsibility include: * Supervising the issuing of pilots' licences, testing of e ...

** Civil Aviation Authority (Moldova) (formerly Civil Aviation Administration in English) **

Civil Aviation Authority of Norway Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority ( no, Luftfartstilsynet) is the Norwegian inspectorate responsible for civil aviation in Norway. It is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Its head office is located in Bodø a ...

* Civil Aviation Agency, the name of two countries' regulators in English: **

Civil Aviation Agency Slovenia Civil Aviation Agency Slovenia (CAA; sl, Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo Republike Slovenije) is the civil aviation authority in Slovenia. Its head office is in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and l ...

** Latvian Civil Aviation Agency *

Civil Aeronautics Administration (disambiguation) Civil Aeronautics Administration may refer to: *Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan) - a division of Ministry of Transportation and Communication, Executive Yuan, Republic of China *Civil Aeronautics Administration (United States) The Air Comm ...

, two national regulators: **

Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan) The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA; ) is a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China, Taiwan, which is responsible for the regulation of all civil aviation activities. CAA operates the ...

, a division of Ministry of Transportation and Communication ** Civil Aeronautics Administration (United States), formed in 1938 and split into two agencies in 1940

Other

Children's Air Ambulance The Children's Air Ambulance (TCAA) is a charity-funded air ambulance service that transfers critically ill children from local hospitals to specialist paediatric centres throughout Great Britain. It also moves specialist teams and equipment to ...

, air ambulance for children in the UK

Science

Canadian Archaeological Association The Canadian Archeological Association (CAA) is the primary archaeological organization in Canada. The CAA was founded in 1968 by a group of archaeologists that included William E. Taylor, the head of the Archaeology Division at the National Museum ...

, publishes archaeological literature *

Canadian Avalanche Association The Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) is a non-profit organization that supports avalanche practitioners in Canada by organizing professional training courses, providing a system for information exchange and ensures that members meet the highest ...

, avalanche awareness and safety *

Carinthian Astronomical Association Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Cari ...

(''Astronomische Vereinigung Kärntens''), Austria *

Center for American Archeology The Center for American Archeology, or CAA, is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) research and education institution located in Kampsville, Illinois, USA, near the Illinois River. It is dedicated to the exploration of the culture of prehistori ...

, in Kampsville, Illinois, an independent non-profit research and education * Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) - international organization of archaeologists, organizes an annual conference

Sports and Entertainment

Canyon Athletic Association The Canyon Athletic Association (CAA), previously known as the Arizona Charter Athletic Association, is an American non-profit regulatory organization for athletic competition among secondary schools located in Arizona. The CAA serves small non-tra ...

, an association to organize sports for smaller charter schools in the state of Arizona *

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

, an NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are in East Coast US states * Confederation of African Athletics, a continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa * Creative Artists Agency, an American talent and sports agency *

Cycle Action Auckland Bike Auckland (Bike AKL), formerly Cycle Action Auckland (CAA) is a pro-cycling advocacy group in Auckland, New Zealand. The predominantly volunteer group aims to improve infrastructure and conditions, as well as perceptions of cycling to encour ...

, a pro-cycling advocacy group in Auckland, New Zealand

Other organizations

Campaign Against Antisemitism Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) is a British non-governmental organisation established in August 2014 by members of the Anglo-Jewish community. It publishes research, organises rallies and petitions, and conducts litigation. History CAA was ...

, a UK organisation *

California Alumni Association The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

, the alumni association of the University of California, Berkeley *

Case Alumni Association Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Res ...

, oldest independent alumni organization in the US * Cat Aficionado Association, a registry of pedigreed felines in China * Center for Academic Advancement, a part of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth *

Center for Army Analysis The Center for Army Analysis (CAA), formerly US Army's Center for Strategy and Force Evaluation,
is a

China Advertising Association The China Advertising Association (CAA) is a state-supported, 2,000-member trade association for China's advertising industry. In 2021, it was reported that the CAA was sponsoring the development of CAID, a technology for circumventing Apple's a ...

Commission for Academic Accreditation The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) is the UAE Federal Government Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Working collaboratively with relevant national and local authorities in the Emirates, the CAA has a key leadership role in ...

, United Arab Emirates *

Commonwealth Association of Architects Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), formed in 1965, is an organisation for national and regional institutes representing architects in Commonwealth countries. As such, under the Commonwealth family, the association validates courses in ar ...

, an organisation for architects in commonwealth countries *

Council on African Affairs The Council on African Affairs (CAA), until 1941 called the International Committee on African Affairs (ICAA), was a volunteer organization founded in 1937 in the United States. It emerged as the leading voice of anti-colonialism and Pan-Africanism ...

, provided information about Africa to the US, particularly to African Americans

Science and technology

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a form of angiopathy in which amyloid beta peptide deposits in the walls of small to medium blood vessels of the central nervous system and meninges. The term ''congophilic'' is sometimes used because the pre ...

, a form of angiopathy * Computational aeroacoustics, direct simulation of acoustic fields associated with flows *

Computer-aided assessment Computer-aided (or computer-assisted) assessment (CAA) includes all forms of assessments students' progress, whether summative (i.e. tests that will contribute to formal qualifications) or formative (i.e. tests that promote learning but are not pa ...

, assessment performed or mediated through computer methods *

Computer-aided auscultation Computer-aided auscultation (CAA), or computerized assisted auscultation, is a digital form of auscultation. It includes the recording, visualization, storage, analysis and sharing of digital recordings of heart or lung sounds. The recordings are ...

, computer analysis of stethoscope data *

DNS Certification Authority Authorization DNS Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) is an Internet security policy mechanism that allows domain name holders to indicate to certificate authorities whether they are authorized to issue digital certificates for a particular domain n ...

, a method for cross-checking security information on the Internet *

Cover Art Archive MusicBrainz is a MetaBrainz project that aims to create a collaborative music database that is similar to the freedb project. MusicBrainz was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the Compact Disc Database (CDDB), a database for sof ...

, a project hosting album cover art images * CAA, one of the codons for the amino acid glutamine

Other uses

* Command Arms and Accessories, an Israeli firearms manufacturer of Kalashnikov style weapons *

Coventry Arena railway station Coventry Arena railway station is a railway station on the Coventry-Nuneaton Line. Located in the north of Coventry, England, it serves the adjacent Coventry Building Society Arena, for which it is named. It was opened on 18 January 2016, along ...

, station code "CAA" *

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A ...

, 21st president of the United States {{disambiguation