Strategic Science - guiding policy & practice

Bridging scientific research with actionable solutions to complex social issues including gambling, substance use, and mental health.

Strategic Science is a private sector firm with public sector values. We provide trusted guidance to policy makers in municipal, provincial and federal governments; educational institutions; health authorities; treatment, prevention and research agencies; regulatory bodies; private industry and crown corporations.

Our scale, scope and knowledge allow us to provide a full spectrum of objective, confidential and rigorous scientific research services and policy-relevant advice.

We customize resources to suit your needs – interdisciplinary teams with deep insight and a collaborative mindset. Together we will develop policy and programs that are evidence-based, expert-endorsed, and support sustainable health changes in your communities.

guiding policy & practice

We work with you to integrate scientific health research into your strategic planning, program development and evaluation, and other organizational needs. Our goal is to help you achieve policies and programs that withstand scrutiny and shine, because they are evidence-based, expert-endorsed and supported by your staff and stakeholders

policy & program services

Environmental scans

International regulatory intelligence

Program and policy evaluation

International benchmarking

Expert panels to recommend best practices

Consultation with staff and stakeholders

Implementation of policy and program improvements

Expert endorsement of revised programs

Briefings and communications materials

research services

Epidemiological research

Prevalence and survey research

Research with vulnerable or high-risk groups

Synthesis of scientific evidence

Identification of research funding sources

Proposal preparation

Peer review

Data analysis, interpretation and report writing

contact details

Strategic Science
50 Lombard Street, Suite 2305
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2X4 Canada

Karen Choi, Principal & Founder
Tel: (416) 818-9810
karen@strategicscience.ca