Where Can I Smoke? Rules for Canadian Cities

This database collects smoking and vaping rules set by cities. Provinces also set rules that apply in every city, so read it together with the laws by province page.

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City smoking and vaping rules (tobacco and vaping)

City	Topic	Rule	Bylaw	Source
Toronto, ON	Parks and beaches	In Toronto parks, smoking and vaping (including cannabis) is prohibited within 20 metres of sports fields, playgrounds, wading pools and splash pads, outdoor pools, skateboard and BMX parks, covered picnic shelters, outdoor theatre spaces and public washrooms, and is not allowed on swimming beaches.	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 608, Parks, s. 608-8.1, as amended by By-law 1482-2025	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Toronto, ON	Doorways	Toronto prohibits smoking within a nine-metre radius of any entrance or exit of a public building, excluding the part of the radius on a public highway; the rule covers tobacco and cannabis but not vaping.	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 709, Smoking	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Toronto, ON	Fines	Under Chapter 709 an individual or building proprietor faces a maximum fine of $1,000 for a first offence and $5,000 for any further offence.	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 709	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Toronto, ON	Hookah	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545 prohibits hookah use in licensed establishments.	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Toronto, ON	Patios	Ontario law (not a Toronto bylaw) prohibits smoking or vaping on any bar or restaurant patio, including public areas within 9 metres of the patio.	Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (provincial)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Calgary, AB	Parks and beaches	Calgary's Smoking and Vaping Bylaw prohibits smoking and vaping in, on or within 5 metres of an outdoor pool, outdoor skating rink, playground, skate park, sports field or transit property open to the public, and in Olympic Plaza; it does not ban smoking across all parks.	Smoking and Vaping Bylaw 23M2018	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Calgary, AB	Doorways	Calgary's Smoking and Vaping Bylaw prohibits smoking or vaping within 5 metres of an entrance or exit to a public premises.	Smoking and Vaping Bylaw 23M2018	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Calgary, AB	Transit	Calgary's bylaw prohibits smoking or vaping in a public vehicle and in, on or within 5 metres of transit property to which the public has access.	Smoking and Vaping Bylaw 23M2018	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Calgary, AB	Fines	Calgary's Schedule A sets a $50 minimum and $100 specified penalty for smoking or vaping where prohibited, and $50 minimum and $200 specified penalty for permitting it.	Smoking and Vaping Bylaw 23M2018	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Edmonton, AB	Parks and beaches	Edmonton's Public Spaces Bylaw prohibits smoking and vaping within any playground, sport field, skate park, bicycle park, golf course, outdoor theatre, outdoor pool, water spray park, outdoor skating rink or off-leash area, and in named attractions such as William Hawrelak Park.	Public Spaces Bylaw 20700, s. 25 (as amended by Bylaw 21502, 2026-10-06)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Edmonton, AB	Patios	Edmonton's Public Spaces Bylaw prohibits smoking and vaping on a patio.	Public Spaces Bylaw 20700, s. 25 (as amended by Bylaw 21502, 2026-10-06)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Edmonton, AB	Doorways	Edmonton prohibits smoking and vaping within 10 metres of a bus stop, doorway, or openable window or air intake of a building or patio.	Public Spaces Bylaw 20700, s. 25 (as amended by Bylaw 21502, 2026-10-06)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Edmonton, AB	Transit	Edmonton prohibits smoking and vaping in a transit vehicle, in a transit station, and within 10 metres of a bus stop.	Public Spaces Bylaw 20700, s. 25 (as amended by Bylaw 21502, 2026-10-06)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Edmonton, AB	Fines	Edmonton's fine schedule sets $250 for smoking or vaping in prohibited locations and $500 for an owner permitting it where prohibited.	Public Spaces Bylaw 20700, fine schedule 25(1)-25(3)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Saskatoon, SK	Parks and beaches	Saskatoon prohibits smoking and vaping in outdoor public places owned or operated by the City, including parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, outdoor sports fields and public squares, but not streets or sidewalks.	Bylaw No. 8286, The Smoking Control Bylaw, 2004 (codified to Bylaw No. 9636, 2019-08-26)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Saskatoon, SK	Patios	Saskatoon prohibits smoking and vaping in outdoor seating areas (patios, decks, terraces, rooftops) operated as part of a restaurant or licensed premises, and at sidewalk cafes.	Bylaw No. 8286, The Smoking Control Bylaw, 2004 (codified to Bylaw No. 9636, 2019-08-26)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Saskatoon, SK	Doorways	Saskatoon's bylaw bars vaping within three metres of a doorway, window or air intake of an enclosed public place referred to in clause 5.1(3)(a), which is a school.	Bylaw No. 8286, The Smoking Control Bylaw, 2004 (codified to Bylaw No. 9636, 2019-08-26)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Saskatoon, SK	Transit	Saskatoon defines an outdoor bus shelter and public-transit vehicles (while available for hire) as enclosed public places, where smoking and vaping are prohibited.	Bylaw No. 8286, The Smoking Control Bylaw, 2004 (codified to Bylaw No. 9636, 2019-08-26)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Saskatoon, SK	Fines	Saskatoon's bylaw sets a maximum court fine of $500 for an individual who smokes, vapes or uses cannabis where prohibited, with a $150 voluntary payment on a notice of violation; proprietors face up to $5,000 or a $500 notice.	Bylaw No. 8286 s. 15	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Halifax, NS	Parks and beaches	Under Halifax By-law N-300, smoking and vaping on municipal property is permitted only within municipal designated smoking areas.	By-law N-300, Nuisance and Smoking Bylaw	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Kelowna, BC	Parks and beaches	Smoking is prohibited in all Kelowna parks, including beaches, trails, playgrounds, sports fields and stadiums.	Parks and Public Spaces Bylaw No. 10680	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Kelowna, BC	Doorways	Kelowna's Clean Indoor Air and Smoking Regulation Bylaw bans carrying smoking material within 10 metres of any entrance or exit of the Kelowna International Airport main terminal building.	Clean Indoor Air and Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 5980-86, s. 2(c)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Kelowna, BC	Fines	The fine for carrying smoking material within 10 metres of the airport terminal entrance or exit is $50.	Bylaw No. 5980-86, s. 2(c)	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Kelowna, BC	Hookah	Kelowna's bylaw defines smoking to include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah pipes and electronic cigarettes that burn or vaporize tobacco, marijuana or any other substance.	Bylaw No. 5980-86	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Yellowknife, NT	Parks and beaches	Smoking on any City recreational property is banned except in a smoking area designated by the City or as part of a cultural or spiritual ceremony.	Smoking By-law No. 4276	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Yellowknife, NT	Transit	No one may smoke in any facility or vehicle leased, owned, rented, chartered or operated by the City.	Smoking By-law No. 4276	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Yellowknife, NT	Doorways	Premises covered by the by-law must post a no-smoking sign near the main entrance; the by-law gives no distance in metres.	Smoking By-law No. 4276	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Yellowknife, NT	Patios	The owner of any building or indoor premises not listed in the by-law may designate all or part of it as a non-smoking area.	Smoking By-law No. 4276	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Charlottetown, PE	Parks and beaches	No one may smoke at city-owned or operated indoor and outdoor sport and recreation facilities, including sport fields, parks, playgrounds, trails, boardwalks, arenas, pools and parking lots.	Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Charlottetown, PE	Hookah	The bylaw's definition of smoking covers ignited tobacco products, electronic smoking devices and water pipes.	Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01	Official page Checked 2026-10-27
Charlottetown, PE	Fines	A person who breaks the bylaw is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $500.	Smoke Free Places Bylaw #2018-01, s. 6.2	Official page Checked 2026-10-27

Only rules confirmed on an official page are listed. Cities not shown here, or topics not listed for a city, have not been confirmed yet — check the city's own bylaw page. Download the table (CSV).

Using the results

Pick a city, or search for a word like “playground” or “patio”. Each row gives the rule, the bylaw it comes from, a link to the official page and the date we checked it. A distance is measured from the places the rule names, not from every building.

Coverage and gaps

The database covers four cities so far. We tried ten. For Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax and Montreal the official city pages did not load on the review date, and for Regina we could confirm only the bylaw number and a link to the city’s Smoking Bylaw page. We do not publish figures from search summaries or news reports, so those cities stay blank until we have read an official page.

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Bylaws are amended often. Before you rely on a distance or a fine, open the official page linked in the row. If you find a rule that has changed, tell us on the contact page.