Ottawa, May 1, 2025 — Mayors and city representatives from across Canada gathered in Lethbridge, Alta., April 14–16, 2025, to review approaches for addressing the substance use crisis in small cities and towns.
Howard Sapers’ experience includes work in public safety related operations and policy, with a focus on justice, corrections, ombudsmanship and accountability. Between 2004 and 2016, Mr. Sapers was the Correctional Investigator of Canada.
by Dr. Alexander CaudarellaChief Executive Office, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and AddictionOctober 23, 2025
CCSA launches A Review of Workplace Substance Use Policies in Canada
The toxic drug crisis is gripping every part of our country. While it seems very different from town to town, and from coast to coast to coast, one thing is consistent: We are ill-equipped to truly tackle the issue at the community level.
As global leaders and experts gather in Vienna this week for the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Vienna and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addition (CCSA) co-…
Ottawa, December 19, 2019 - The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) welcomes the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s…
Ottawa, July 10, 2018 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is pleased to announce the appointments of Julie Menten and Daniel Hogan to its Board of Directors. Ms. Menten and Mr. Hogan will serve as members-…
Ottawa, February 28, 2018 — On behalf of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), I commend the Government of Canada for its strategic investments to address substance use and addiction in the…
