Publications and Reports

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Annual National Data Report to Inform Trends and Patterns in Drug-Impaired Driving 2022 Produced in cooperation with provinces, territories, the RCMP and CBSA, the report presents available data on what has been done to prevent, detect and deter drug-impaired driving. 2023-01-27
Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022. 2022-05-26
Fifth Law Enforcement Roundtable on Drugs The opioid crisis continues unabated and is reaching unprecedented levels of harm. In 2020 alone, 6,214 Canadians lost their lives to an opioid-related overdose. 2022-05-05
Fourth Law Enforcement Roundtable on Drugs The opioid overdose crisis continues to devastate communities across Canada. Between January 2016 and December 2020, there were 21,174 apparent opioid toxicity deaths in Canada. 2022-05-05
Fall 2019 Law Enforcement Roundtable on Illicit Drugs The opioid crisis continues to be a public health and safety issue of significant concern to Canadians and the Government of Canada. This crisis has impacted individuals, families and communities from coast to coast to coast with devastating consequences. 2021-07-15
Steering Committee meeting of the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Opioids 2021 In their February 23, 2021 Roadmap for a Renewed Canada-U.S. Partnership, President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau reaffirmed their commitment to sustained cooperation to address the opioid overdose crisis through the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Opioids. 2021-07-12
North American Dialogue on Drug Policy 2019 - Statement On December 5-6, 2019, officials of the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States convened in Washington, D.C at the U.S. Postal Service headquarters to address current and emerging drug threats facing North America during the Fourth Annual North American Drug Dialogue (NADD). 2019-12-09
Patterns in Cannabis Cryptomarkets in Canada in 2018 This report examines cannabis cryptomarkets in 2018 – the year Canada legalized cannabis. Are there early signs of changes in the supply side? 2019-10-25
Research Summary - Patterns in Cannabis Cryptomarkets in Canada in 2018 This report examines cannabis cryptomarkets in 2018 – the year Canada legalized cannabis. Are there early signs of changes in the supply side? 2019-10-25
2019 Law Enforcement Roundtable on Drugs The opioid crisis continues to be a public health and public safety issue that significantly impacts individuals, families and communities across Canada and beyond our borders. 2019-09-06
2018 Law Enforcement Roundtable on the Opioid Crisis: Meeting Summary With support from Public Safety Canada, the Law Enforcement Roundtable on the Opioid Crisis brought together representatives from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada Border Services Agency, provincial and municipal police services, First Nations police, national organizations and academia, as well as senior government officials, to discuss responses to the opioid crisis. 2018-11-16
North American Dialogue on Drug Policy - Statement On November 9, 2018, officials of the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States convened for the third annual high-level meeting of the North American Dialogue on Drug Policy (NADD). 2018-11-13
Research Summary - Research Symposium on Cannabis On September 27, 2017, Public Safety Canada hosted a Research Symposium on Cannabis in Ottawa, Ontario. The event brought together researchers from various federal departments, provincial and territorial governments, universities and non-governmental organizations to discuss the current state of cannabis-related research and to identify gaps and future research priorities. 2018-01-12
Measuring Illicit Cannabis Seizures in Canada The objective of this project is to examine the current methods of measuring the metric of cannabis seizures with particular attention paid to the way seizure information is recorded by law enforcement as well as to discuss the potential improvements to the way we currently measure the metric of cannabis seizures. 2017-06-13
Research Summary - Measuring Illicit Cannabis Seizures in Canada The objective of this project is to examine the current methods of measuring the metric of cannabis seizures with particular attention paid to the way seizure information is recorded by law enforcement as well as to discuss the potential improvements to the way we currently measure the metric of cannabis seizures. 2017-06-13
The Price of Cannabis in Canada The current report provides estimates of: 1) cannabis prices from 2011 to 2015; and 2) the price elasticity of cannabis demand in Canada. 2017-06-13
Research Summary - Price of Cannabis in Canada The current report provides estimates of: 1) cannabis prices from 2011 to 2015; and 2) the price elasticity of cannabis demand in Canada. 2017-06-13
Research Summary: Cannabis Policy Performance Metrics The objective of this project is to itemize and discuss the main performance metrics suggested for the assessment of cannabis policy regimes. The intent is to discuss the various performance metrics that currently exist, as well as others that may need to be considered in advance, and upon implementation of, a new cannabis policy regime in Canada. 2016-09-27
Cannabis Performance Metrics for Policy Consideration – What Do We Need to Measure? The objective of this project is to itemize and discuss the main performance metrics suggested for the assessment of cannabis policy regimes. The intent is to discuss the various performance metrics that currently exist, as well as others that may need to be considered in advance, and upon implementation of, a new cannabis policy regime in Canada. 2016-09-27
Ways to Consider Non-Medical Cannabis - Reasoning from Conceptual Analogues The objective of this report was to identify the similarities and differences between psychoactive cannabis and analogous legal substances consumed for their psychoactive properties, and describe the characteristics applied when discussing or fashioning regimes related to the control of these substances in order to identify approaches and considerations for consultation and policy discussion. 2016-09-27
Research Summary: Cannabis Policy Analogues - Ways to Consider Non-Medical Cannabis The objective of this report was to identify the similarities and differences between psychoactive cannabis and analogous legal substances consumed for their psychoactive properties, and describe the characteristics applied when discussing or fashioning regimes related to the control of these substances in order to identify approaches and considerations for consultation and policy discussion. 2016-09-27
Research report: Evaluation Summary of the Life Skills Training Program This research report provides evaluation results for the Life Skills Training (LST) program implemented in Edmonton, Alberta. 2016-05-20
Research Summary: Life Skills Training Program Botvin Life Skills Training (LST) is a school-based prevention program that targets the early drug and alcohol use of adolescents. 2016-05-20
Prescription Drug Return Initiatives in Canada This document identifies examples of initiatives, mostly Canadian, to reduce the harms related to the illicit use and disposal of pharmaceuticals, with a specific focus on awareness-raising. 2013-02-12
Promising Practices in Policing Substance Users: A Handbook of Integrated Models and Practices This handbook, based on a research report commissioned by Public Safety Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Association of the Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee, identifies promising practices in integrated approaches to policing substance users. 2012-07-06
Illicit Use of Pharmaceuticals Workshop The following report contains summaries of the presentations and discussions that occurred during the "Illicit Use of Pharmaceuticals" Workshop that was hosted by Public Safety Canada on June 2-3 2011. 2011-11-07
ARCHIVE - "Emerging Issues in Drug Enforcement" Workshop These proceedings contain a summary of the presentations and the dialogue held during the 2010 Emerging Issues in Drug Enforcement Workshop. 2011-01-24
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