E-Cigarettes: Benefits, Risks and Controversy Explained

E-Cigarette Update: Bill S-5 A New Legislative Framework for E-Cigarettes in Canada

Under current federal legislation, only electronic cigarettes that contain no nicotine and that make no health claims are legal. E-cigarettes that contain nicotine and/or that make a health claim (for example, can help with smoking cessation), are regulated under the Food and Drugs Act and require market authorization as drugs. No manufacturer to date...

Provincial & Territorial E-Cigarette Legislation in Canada (December 2016)

Table of Provincial & Territorial E-Cigarette Legislation in Canada (December 2016) Download the Document

E-Cigarettes: An Update

Cessation effectiveness: Encouraging news A 2016 Cochrane Review involving 24 studies (11 new ones since the 2014 Cochrane Review) concluded that there is evidence that e-cigarettes help smokers to stop smoking in the long term… Download the Document

Provincial/Territorial E-Cigarette Legislation in Canada (June 2016)

Provincial/Territorial E-Cigarette Legislation in Canada (June 2016) Download the Document

E-cigarettes fact sheet: Understanding the Potential Risks and Benefits

Electronic cigarettes (e- cigarettes) are cylindrical devices made of stainless steel or plastic that mimic cigarettes in terms of their appearance, use, and sometimes taste, but with a critical difference—they do not contain tobacco. They are designed to deliver nicotine without sub- jecting the user to the toxic chemicals in tobacco and tobacco smoke. Download...

Vaping: Towards A Regulatory Framework For E-Cigarettes, Report of the Standing Committee on Health

Vaping: Towards A Regulatory Framework For E-Cigarettes, Report of the Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons, Canada (March 2015) Download the Document

Introduction to RECIG: Research on E-Cigarettes (OTRU Newsletter)

The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU), in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), has recently been awarded a grant to undertake a multi-component research study of e-cigarettes (RECIG) that will inform the current evidence base, and future provincial policy and legislation. OTRU has prepared a newsletter to share updates on...

E-cigarette use slapped with growing provincial regulation: Many consumers don’t even know if the e-cigarettes they are smoking contain nicotine

CBC News Article (Melodie Tilson quoted)

Position Statement on Electronic Cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are designed to deliver nicotine and mimic the sensory experience of smoking. A typical e-cigarette consists of a battery, an atomizer that heats the liquid and turns it into a vapour, and a cartridge that contains flavouring and (usually) nicotine in a base of propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin and water....

Time to embrace – and regulate – e-cigarettes

Read Melodie Tilson’s op-ed, which was featured in the National Post.