Reporting Workplace Smoking: Who to Contact by Province

Report workplace smoking or vaping to the body your province names for it, which is usually a public health inspector or regional health authority, not your employer’s head office. As of 27 October 2026 the official pages we read point to a public health inspector in Manitoba, a regional health authority in British Columbia, the Chief Inspector in Prince Edward Island, a labour ministry for non-public workplaces in Saskatchewan, and Labour Program inspectors for federally regulated employers. Several provinces gave us no complaint procedure, and we say so.

Where do I report by province?

Jurisdiction	Who to contact according to the official source
Manitoba	Your local public health inspector, using the online form at forms.gov.mb.ca/cmphi. The page lists no phone number. Sales and promotion concerns go to [email protected].
British Columbia	Your regional health authority (Fraser, Interior, Island, Northern or Vancouver Coastal Health). The page recommends checking with WorkSafeBC for other workplace requirements and describes no formal complaint process.
Prince Edward Island	Any person may complain to the Chief Inspector, in a manner and form the Chief Inspector accepts; the Chief Inspector may investigate or direct an inspector to.
Saskatchewan	For workplaces not open to the public, the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, through Occupational Health and Safety. Tobacco Enforcement Officers enforce the public-place rules.
Alberta	The smoking Act’s enforcement contact was not reachable for us. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety program accepts reports from anyone, with anonymity on request, but its page does not mention smoking.
Newfoundland and Labrador	Workplace inspectors are appointed by the minister responsible for occupational health and safety; the Act sets out no public complaint process, and the provincial page gives no reporting route.
Ontario	The page names no enforcement body for reports. For employer retaliation, call the Ontario Labour Relations Board at 1-877-339-3335.
Northwest Territories	The Environmental Health Unit, at [email protected] or 867-767-9066 ext. 49262, for questions about smoking in public places. The page does not describe workplace reporting.
Federal workplaces	Labour Program inspectors under the Non-smokers’ Health Act, see below.

We found no primary complaint page for Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Yukon or Nunavut, so we give no route for them. A city may have its own line for bylaw enforcement; the cities we have covered are in smoking and vaping laws by province.

What happens in a federally regulated workplace?

The Minister of Labour designates inspectors under the Non-smokers’ Health Act, and an inspector may enter and inspect a work space at any reasonable time. An inspector or peace officer may serve a ticket for an offence. Penalties and what counts as a work space are in smoking in federally regulated workplaces.

What should I have ready before I report?

The official pages we read do not list required details, so this is a practical checklist, not a legal requirement:

1. The address and the type of workplace, and whether the public can enter it.
2. What happened: smoking, vaping or both, where, and how often.
3. Dates and times, and any signs that were or were not posted.
4. Whether you raised it with your employer or a health and safety committee first.

Could reporting get me in trouble at work?

It should not. Ontario’s page says an employer cannot penalize an employee for following the Act. Prince Edward Island prohibits discriminatory action against a complainant. Newfoundland and Labrador forbids discriminatory action against employees who act under or seek enforcement of its Act, and an employee can grieve it under a collective agreement or apply to the Labour Relations Board. Save copies of what you send.

What can the business face?

Penalty examples include $500 to $5,000 for an employer, owner or operator in Newfoundland and Labrador, $1,000 then $5,000 on conviction in Ontario, and up to $1,000 then $10,000 for a federal employer. Amounts across provinces are compared in fines for smoking in prohibited places. Employers who want to avoid a complaint can start with workplace smoking laws in Canada.

This is general information, not legal advice.