Smoking and Vaping in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Key takeaways
Charlottetown's Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01 bans smoking at all city-owned sport and recreation facilities, including parks, playgrounds, trails, boardwalks and parking lots. It covers tobacco, electronic smoking devices and water pipes. A fine runs from $50 to $500.
Charlottetown’s Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01 is short and clear about city property. This page summarises it as published by the City of Charlottetown and checked on 27 October 2026.
Where can’t you smoke in Charlottetown?
The bylaw says no one may smoke at any recreation and sport facility or property. It defines that as all city-owned or operated indoor and outdoor sport and recreation facilities and properties, including:
- community centres and sport fields and courts
- parks, playgrounds and green spaces
- arenas and swimming pools
- boardwalks, trails and viewing areas
- park benches and parking lots
Does it cover vaping and hookah?
Yes. Smoking is defined as smoking, using, holding or otherwise controlling an ignited tobacco product, or operating an electronic smoking device, water pipe or other device used to deliver vapour or smoke by inhalation in a way that resembles smoking.
How much is the fine?
Anyone who breaks the bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $500 (section 6.2).
| Offence | Section | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Violating any provision of the bylaw | 6.2 | $50 to $500 |
What the bylaw does not say
The text we used does not set a distance from doors and does not mention restaurant patios, so those questions fall under Prince Edward Island’s provincial law. See the Prince Edward Island summary.
Related
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Frequently asked questions
Where is smoking banned in Charlottetown?
At all city-owned or operated indoor and outdoor sport and recreation facilities and properties, including sport fields, parks, playgrounds, arenas, pools, trails, boardwalks and parking lots.
Does the Charlottetown bylaw cover vaping and hookah?
Yes. Smoking is defined to include ignited tobacco products, operating electronic smoking devices and water pipes.
How much is a fine in Charlottetown?
Between $50 and $500, under section 6.2 of the bylaw.
Sources
- Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01 — City of Charlottetown. Accessed October 27, 2026.