Research entities with links to tobacco industry
| CCSA/OCSA | Imperial Tobacco and JTI-MacDonald give money to the convenience store associations; spokespersons have acknowledged funding from tobacco industry.32 |
| NCACT | Received funding from the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council.31 |
| C.D. Howe Institute | Received funding from Imperial Tobacco between 2010 and 2014; former board member, Brian Levitt, was CEO of IMASCO Limited.55 |
| Fraser Institute | Has receiving funding from various TTCs.60 61 |
| GfK | Reports were commissioned by NCACT and Imperial Tobacco. |
| KPMG | Reports were commissioned by BAT. |
| MacDonald Laurier Institute | Advisory council member Purdy Crawford was the CEO and Chairperson of IMASCO, the holding company for Imperial Tobacco; reportedly received funding from tobacco industry in 2014.62 63 |
BAT, British American Tobacco; CCSA, Canadian Convenience Store Association; CEO, chief executive officer; NCACT, National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco; OCSA, Ontario Convenience Store Association; TTC, transnational tobacco company.