Info-tabac:  the Newsletter for a Smoke-free Quebec

History
A non-profit organization founded in 1994, Info-tabac encourages public broadcasting of information on smoking and tobacco issues.  Since autumn 1996, we have published a newsletter which shares the name of our organization.  Published five times a year, it is distributed free of charge to members of the tobacco control movement, health professionals, key stakeholders and the media.  In October 2004, we moved from a black and white to a full colour format.  The newsletter is now sixteen pages long, with a press run of more than 5,000 copies.

Our website receives more than 250,000 visitors per year.  All of our publications are available on the website in PDF and HTML formats, and our articles can be found via most search engines.  Info-tabac acts as both the observer and disseminator of the latest developments in the fight against tobacco.

Our Mission: To Educate and to Support
By covering the most recent developments in the field of tobacco control, Info-tabac ensures that people interested in tobacco issues benefit from complete and factual information.  Some 500 journalists and researchers receive our publication. The publication also regularly provides information for articles published by other media and acts as a reference source for various news reports.

A Few of Our Accomplishments
- 74 issues of Info-tabac published over the past 11 years;
- Creation of an electronic index of our archives, photos and audiovisual recordings, which allows us to retrace the events that have marked the history of the tobacco control movement;
- Publication of a supplement entitled “Des fumeurs bien informés” [Well Informed Smokers] in 2003 and 2004.  This 16-page booklet presents and explains the health warnings printed on cigarette packaging since 2000.
- Exhibitor at the 1st Conférence internationale francophone sur le contrôle du tabac (Montreal, 15-18 September 2002), the Journées annuelles de santé publique (Montreal, 29 november-2 December 2004), the 4th National Conference on Tobacco OR Health (Ottawa, 19-22 June 2005), the 2nd Conférence internationale francophone sur le contrôle du tabac (Paris, 18-21 September 2005) and the 3rd Ontario Tobacco Control Conference (Niagara Falls, 4-6 December 2006). 

Our Sources of Financing
Info-tabac obtains its funding from government grants, partnerships and advertising revenue.  In March 2006, we were recognized as a charitable organization by the Canada Revenue Agency.  We accept personal and corporate donations.

Our Team
Denis Côté, Coordinator, dcote (a) info-tabac.ca
Josée Hamelin, Editor in Chief, on maternity leave, jhamelin (a) info-tabac.ca
Pierre Croteau, Journalist, pcroteau (a) info-tabac.ca
(The @ has been voluntarily replace by (a) in order to avoid spam.)

Our Contact Information
Info-tabac
1988, Sainte-Catherine Street East, Suite 205
Montreal, Quebec   H2K 2H7
Telephone:  (514) 525-7025
Fax:  (514) 525-6044