The Toxic Drug Crisis is a Labour Issue   The toxic drug crisis is showing up in workplaces, families and communities across the country. Workers are responding to grief, injury, unsafe conditions and service gaps they did not create and cannot solve alone. Over several decades, government austerity has weakened the public systems we all […] The post The Toxic Drug Crisis Is a Labour Issue appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) save lives, strengthen public systems, and protect workers. Closing them makes Ontario less safe.  Ontario is in a toxic drug crisis. Loved ones die every day from an unregulated and unpredictable drug supply. Families are grieving and communities are carrying the weight. At the same time, government policy choices are […] The post Ford’s CTS Closures Download the Crisis onto Workers appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joint statement demands accountability, federal infrastructure, and binding commitments to make human rights real for everyone in Canada. Regina (May 21, 2026) — As federal, provincial, and territorial representatives gather at the Forum of Ministers on Human Rights this week, the newly-formed Civil Society Forum for Human Rights in Canada is calling […] The post Canadian Civil Society Organizations Unite in Call for Human Rights Action at Minister’s Forum  appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

April 14, 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in the province of B.C. following an unprecedented increase in drug-related harms.1 Then provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall “served notice under the Public Health Act to exercise emergency powers” after 76 deaths in January 2016, which at the time […] The post 10 Years in Crisis: B.C.’s Decade-Long Public Health Emergency appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

For Immediate Release Toronto, ON | March 31, 2026––Today, exactly one year since the Government of Ontario forced nine Consumption and Treatment Services sites (CTS, also known as supervised consumption sites, or SCS) to close across the province, more than 250 organizations — led by the HIV Legal Network, the Drug Strategy Network of Ontario, and the Canadian […] The post Organizations Worldwide Denounce Ontario’s Decision to Defund Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition are pleased to announce together that after fifteen years as a project of SFU, the Coalition will begin operations as an independent not-for-profit organization on March 31, 2026. Together, we have advanced research, policy, and community engagement to address some of the most pressing […] The post CDPC is now an independent not-for-profit appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

March 31st 2026 The Honourable Doug Ford, MPPPremier, Minister of Intergovernmental AffairsVia email: premier@ontario.ca | doug.fordco@pc.ola.org The Honourable Sylvia Jones, MPPDeputy Premier, Minister of Health Via email: sylvia.jones@ontario.ca | sylvia.jones@pc.ola.org  The Honourable Vijay Thanigasalam, MPP Associate Minister of Mental Health and AddictionsVia email: vijay.thanigasalam@ontario.ca | vijay.thanigasalam@pc.ola.org Dear Premier Ford, Minister Jones, and Associate Minister Thanigasalam, RE: Defunding […] The post OPEN LETTER RE: DEFUNDING OF ALL SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES IN ONTARIO appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

As organizations working to advance policies grounded in human rights and public health, HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition strongly condemn the decision by the Government of Alberta to close the last remaining supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge and urge its immediate reversal. If left to proceed, this policy decision […] The post Alberta’s Decision to Close Supervised Consumption Sites Will Result in Needless Death appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa, Canada | March 24, 2026—Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee released a report rebuking Canada’s narrow interpretation of the “right to life” and called for action to save and protect lives. Human rights groups, including the National Right to Housing Network (NRHN), the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA), and HIV Legal Network […] The post UN Committee Rejects Canada’s Position, Calls for Action on Preventable Deaths appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2026 | Geneva —   Today in Geneva, United Nations Human Rights Committee members expressed surprise at Canada’s claim that Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) does not require governments to take positive measures to protect life when it is at risk.  In a […] The post Canada Challenged at United Nations Over Narrow Interpretation of Right to Life appeared first on Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.