


Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies
Position: Director, Indigenous Partnerships and Strategies Reports to: Chief Operating Officer The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) changes lives by bringing people and knowledge together to reduce the harms of alcohol and other drugs on society. We partner with public, p…

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Parliamentary Engagement
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction addresses the harms associated with drugs and alcohol by participating in key public sector engagement activities.
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Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health [PRE-LAUNCH MOCK-UP]
CCSA proudly led the initiative to update Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDGs). The project, funded by Health Canada, began in July 2020. The two-and-a-half-year process culminated in the creation of Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, which replaces the LRDGs. Canada’s Gui…

Treatment, Support and Recovery
CCSA brings together knowledge and provides targeted materials to support quality treatment services in Canada.
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Catherine Paradis, PhD
Catherine’s areas of expertise includes alcohol policies, alcohol and its relations to women, youth and students, the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, the National Alcohol Strategy and the Postsecondary Education Partnership — Alcohol Harm (PEP-AH).
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Shawna Meister, MA
Shawna’s areas of expertise include substance use affecting the workplace, impaired driving, heavy episodic drinking among post-secondary students and international relations.
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Impact Videos
In March 2019, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) brought more than 60 professionals together in Ottawa to share ideas and make plans to “spread and embed” the Brain Story science in their networks. The goal of the Brain Builders Lab was to pave the way for policies, practice…

Policy and Regulations (Impaired Driving)
Information and resources about policy and regulations related to cannabis and driving.
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