CCTN 2027

CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO AND NICOTINE

MARCH 15 - MARCH 16

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

As Canada’s leading national forum for interdisciplinary knowledge exchange on commercial tobacco and nicotine, the 2027 Canadian Conference on Tobacco and Nicotine (CCTN27) will focus on reducing related harms and advancing collective action toward a tobacco- and nicotine-free future.

CCTN27 will bring together public health professionals, researchers, policymakers, clinicians, educators, advocates, and community partners from across Canada and beyond. The conference will support cross-sector collaboration and equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to strengthen prevention, policy, research, practice, and advocacy across the commercial tobacco and nicotine field.

Vancouver is on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.

DECLARATION OF ITNEREST

Please note that transparency is a condition of participation at the 2027 Canadian Conference on Tobacco and Nicotine (CCTN27). Registrants with ties to any tobacco or vaping product entity will be excluded from the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

Dates are subject to change

29 SEPTEMBER

Call for submissions launch

3 NOVEMBER

Call for submission deadline

29 JANUARY

Preliminary Program launch

11 FEBRUARY

Early-bird registration deadline

UPDATES

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CONFERENCE GOALS

CCTN27 WILL:

Facilitate multi-directional knowledge exchange among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community partners to strengthen efforts to prevent and reduce the harms of commercial tobacco and nicotine use across sectors and jurisdictions.

Profile innovative, evidence-informed strategies to prevent and reduce the harms of commercial tobacco and nicotine use in Canada.

Advance health equity by examining the disproportionate impacts of tobacco and nicotine use on structurally disadvantaged populations, including but not limited to Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, youth, and people with lived and living experience.

Strengthen collaboration and systems leadership across public health, clinical care, education, advocacy, and policy to drive transformative action at the local, provincial/territorial, and national levels.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

BY PARTICIPATING IN CCTN27, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO:

Describe the current and emerging state of tobacco and nicotine use in Canada and identify key policy, practice, and research developments.

Apply evidence-informed, equity-focused approaches to reduce tobacco and nicotine use and mitigate associated harms, including through policy, clinical, and community-based interventions.

Recognize the lived experiences of people who use tobacco or nicotine products and incorporate these perspectives into program and policy development.

Identify and address commercial, structural, and social determinants that shape tobacco and nicotine-related health outcomes.

Build new partnerships and strengthen existing collaborations to advance shared goals in reducing the harms of commercial tobacco and nicotine use.

Identify knowledge gaps and emerging trends that require coordinated research, surveillance, and policy attention.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Ian Culbert, Canadian Public Health Association (Chair)

Manuel Arango, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Megan Barker, Indigenous Tobacco Program, Ontario Health

Sarah Butson, Canadian Lung Association

Cynthia Carr, Manitoba Nicotine & Tobacco Reduction Alliance

Michael Chaiton, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit

Rob Cunningham, Canadian Cancer Society

Flory Doucas, Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac

Les Hagen, Action on Smoking & Health

David Hammond, University of Waterloo

Suneil Malik, Tobacco Control Directorate, Health Canada

Leslie Phillips, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University

Shae Wale, Respecting Tobacco, First Nations Health Authority

Laurie Zawertailo, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Contact the Conference Department

613 725 3769 ext 126

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