Consultation on new Canadian alcohol guidelines now open
Led by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, the update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines is now open for public consultation. Three CISUR researchers—director Tim Naimi and scientists Adam Sherk and Tim Stockwell—were part of the expert advisory panel that created the guidelines.
The suggested guidelines are based on the latest scientific evidence on alcohol's health effects. The risks increase with each drink you take; moderate risk is in the 3-6 drink/week range.

The science is clear: when it comes to alcohol and health, less is better.
-Dr. Tim Naimi, director, CISUR
The public consulation is open until September 23, 2022.
The technical summary of the proposed guidelines recommend that Health Canada "require, through regulation, the mandatory labelling of all alcoholic beverages to list the number of standard drinks in a container, the Guidance on Alcohol and Health, health warnings and nutrition information." Researchers from CISUR's Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) Project have recently released guidance on evidence-based labelling for alcohol.
Researchers from CISUR and CAMH have also written the Canadian government asking them to enact evidence-based labels on alcohol containers, as have a group of Canadian physicians.