Vision
The prevention of occupational cancer through the identification and elimination of exposures to carcinogens in the workplace – towards a cancer-free workplace.
Guiding Principles
- The Centre will produce and transfer new knowledge to support community action, public education, prevention efforts, legislation, and policy development.
- The Centre will conduct research that adheres to the highest standards of research integrity.
- The Centre will involve partners and key stakeholders in the establishment of its research agenda.
- The Centre will be guided by the precautionary principle that reasonable steps to reduce risk should not await scientific certainty.
- The Centre will perform its research and knowledge dissemination activities free from partner or stakeholder interference.
Mandate
- Conduct research on occupational cancer and carcinogens
- Bridge research across the disciplines of occupational, environmental, and public health
- Build occupational research capacity within Canada
Scope
- Ontario-wide focus including north and south presence
- Nationally and internationally networked
- Multi-disciplinary
- Conduct applied research primarily with a population and public health focus
Strategic direction
The OCRC has developed a five-year strategic plan (2009-2014) that lays out the strategies and objectives that will guide the centre in its activities. Four main strategies are laid out: to build a research program, build research capacity, deliver and exchange knowledge, and build a sustainable centre.
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