About OTRU
The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit was established in 1993 as the research and evaluation component of the Ontario Tobacco Strategy with initial funding from the province and in-kind contributions from the academic community. Over two and a half decades, we have become a key player in the tobacco control community in Canada and internationally.
Mandate
- Exercise leadership in the design and conduct of research projects
- Increase Ontario’s capacity to conduct research, monitoring and evaluation
- Provide advice and technical expertise on program evaluation and best practices
- Analyze and disseminate science-based information for the research and public health communities
- Strengthen and broaden our provincial, national and international network of researchers, programmers and policymakers
Sponsors
OTRU is a research unit within the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Our co-sponsor is the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Our sponsors provide in-kind contributions of investigator time, facilities, and administrative support.
Funding
OTRU is funded by grants and contracts from a variety of governmental and non-governmental organizations, and from in-kind contributions from our sponsors.
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