Smoking and Vaping in Brampton, Ontario
Key takeaways
Brampton relies on the Region of Peel's By-law 49-2019, which bans smoking and vaping in outdoor public places, plus Ontario's Smoke-Free Ontario Act. The City lists 9 metres around patios and 20 metres around schools and playgrounds. It names no fine amounts. Call 3-1-1 to reach By-Law Enforcement.
Brampton does not run its own smoking by-law that we could find. Its page points to the Region of Peel’s Outdoor No Smoking or No Vaping By-law 49-2019 and to Ontario’s Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Together they ban smoking and vaping in outdoor public places and set fixed distances around several kinds of property.
Peel’s outdoor by-law
The City says Peel By-law 49-2019 prohibits smoking and vaping in outdoor public places and workplaces, and that it repealed By-law 20-2013. Peel lists parks, swimming pools, trails or paths and sports fields as outdoor public places. It also names outdoor municipal and regional properties such as libraries, museums, offices and transit facilities, outdoor construction sites, and the area within 9 metres of indoor public places and workplaces.
Waterpipe smoking is regulated separately by Peel By-law 30-2016.
Distances the City lists
The City’s page sets out these Smoke-Free Ontario Act limits for smoking and vaping:
- on and within 9 metres of bar and restaurant patios
- on and within 20 metres of school property
- on and within 20 metres of playgrounds and sporting and spectator areas
- on and within 20 metres of community recreational facility property
- all hospital property, indoors and outdoors
- within 9 metres of long-term care home exits and entrances
- motor vehicles while a person under 16 is present
- common areas of multi-unit residences
Enclosed public places, workplaces and child care facilities are also covered.
Penalties and enforcement
Neither the City page nor the Peel page we read gives a fine amount. Peel Public Health enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. The City’s By-Law Enforcement office is at 8850 McLaughlin Road South, Unit 2, open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Call 3-1-1 inside Brampton, 905.874.2000 from outside the city, or email 311@brampton.ca.
What we could not confirm
- fine amounts for any of these rules
- the full text of Peel By-law 49-2019, which we did not open
- transit stop distances
- cannabis-specific rules beyond the general smoking and vaping bans
Brampton’s Peel neighbour is Mississauga, which also has a City by-law for certain civic sites. Provincial rules are on our Ontario page. For how outdoor rules work across the country, see outdoor smoking bans in Canada, and for penalty ranges see fines for smoking in prohibited places. Other cities are on the bylaw hub.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I vape in a Brampton park?
No. The City says Region of Peel By-law 49-2019 prohibits smoking and vaping in outdoor public places, and Peel lists parks, swimming pools, trails and sports fields among them.
How far from a patio must I stay in Brampton?
The City lists a ban on smoking and vaping on and within 9 metres of bar and restaurant patios. The page attributes that rule to the provincial Smoke-Free Ontario Act.
What is the fine for smoking where it is banned in Brampton?
We could not confirm an amount. The City page and the Peel page we read list no fines, so check the by-law text or ask By-Law Enforcement.
Who enforces the rules?
The City says Peel Public Health enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. For City By-Law Enforcement, call 3-1-1 in Brampton or 905.874.2000 from outside the city, or email 311@brampton.ca.
Sources
- Smoking — City of Brampton. Accessed October 31, 2026.
- Smoking and vaping enforcement — Region of Peel. Accessed October 31, 2026.