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Ontario Municipalities with Tobacco Retailer Licensing

Why a municipal tobacco retailer licence? This is a valid question, as Ontario does currently require all tobacco retailers to hold a provincial vendor permit. The government has also taken steps to reduce the prevalence of contraband tobacco in Ontario—recent amendments to the Tobacco Tax Act include a requirement that tobacco retailers currently holding...

A Comprehensive Pricing Strategy For Tobacco Products

A significant body of research evidence from around the world shows that the most effective intervention to reduce tobacco use is to increase tobacco prices through tobacco tax increases. On average, a 10% increase in price leads to a 4% drop in total consumption, with half the decrease due to continuing smokers smoking fewer...

Bill 157, An Act to constitute the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related provisions

Bill 157 received first reading on 16 November, 2017. The Cannabis Regulation Act, which amends the Tobacco Control Act, among other things, essentially prohibits cannabis smoking in the same places where tobacco use is prohibited. Cannabis smoking is prohibited in all the following enclosed spaces: (1) facilities maintained by a health or social services institution...

Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 and Regulation

Bill 174, An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic Act respecting alcohol, drugs and other matters was introduced on November 1st, 2017, and received Royal Assent in a nimble...

Tobacco-Free Bylaw

Use of any tobacco industry product on any municipal property is prohibited, whether or not a sign is posted, except in designated smoking areas. Municipal property includes any land and any indoor facilities or installations located on this land which is owned, leased or operated by the corporation of the Nation Municipality. Products Included Cigarettes, Cigars,...

A map and table comparing cigarette prices in Canada (July 2017)

A map and table comparing the average price of a carton of 200 cigarettes in Canada’s provinces and territories, as of July 2017. Pre-tax prices are calculated by using the Consumer Price Index and the CPI Intercity Price Index from Statistics Canada for a carton of 200 cigarettes in 2017. href="https://nsra-adnf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/170710_map_and_table.pdf"Download the Map

A map and table comparing cigarette prices in Canada (April 2017)

A map and table comparing the average price of a carton of 200 cigarettes in Canada’s provinces and territories, as of April 2017. Pre-tax prices are calculated by using the Consumer Price Index and the CPI Intercity Price Index from Statistics Canada for a carton of 200 cigarettes in 2016. href="https://nsra-adnf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170427_map_and_table.pdf"Download the Map

Plain and Standardized Tobacco Packaging: One Package Format—Slide-and-Shell—One Package Size

The federal government has committed to implementing plain and standardized tobacco packaging (PSP) before the end of its mandate (October 2020). Bill S-5, which would give the government legal authority to enact PSP, is winding its way through Parliament. Once the Bill has been passed, draft regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette,...

Tobacco-Related Litigation in Canada (2017 Edition)

Holding the tobacco industry accountable for its illegal activities, whether through criminal charges or civil suits, serves a number of public health objectives. These objectives include acting as a deterrent to prevent industry misconduct in the future and affording victims, including governments, the opportunity to recover financial losses caused by misconduct. In addition to civil...

Take Action on Plain and Standardized Packaging

Tobacco companies have long recognized that the package is a highly valuable marketing space. The pack is used as a tool to advertise images of glamour, sexiness and health. Young women are targeted with cosmetic-like packages that feature descriptive words such as “slim” or “delicate”, which play off body image concerns. These marketing strategies...