Tobacco Industry

On December 30th, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada would require warnings on 75% of the major front and back surfaces of cigarette packs. A toll-free smokers’ quitline number will also be included in the new warnings, and a complementary social marketing campaign aimed at youth and young adults is also in the...

The legal cigarette market was up by 20% in the first six months of 2010, according to PMI, with the company crediting stronger government enforcement measures to reduce contraband sales. Download the Document

Efforts by the Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) to convince governments to reduce tobacco taxes as an anti-contraband measure were recently met with resistance from health groups and politicians. Download the Document

Who pays for the work of the Canadian Convenience Stores Association and the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco? We were curious so we put together this document to try to answer this important question. Download the Document

This is the seventh edition of the backgrounder produced by the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association (NSRA) which contains the most current information available on the Canadian tobacco industry and its market in a user-friendly format. It is not meant to be a scientific review of all the available information on the subject, but rather a practical...

Quebec’s move to crack down on the sale and possession of contraband tobacco was met with praise by Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITC) in November. Meanwhile, the company criticized the federal government’s inaction. Download the Document

Quebec’s move to crack down on the sale and possession of contraband tobacco was met with praise by Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITC) in November. Meanwhile, the company criticized the federal government’s inaction. Download the Document

A Foundation funded by Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITC) has cut its funding to the arts by more than 60% and further reduced its funding for post-secondary education institutions, as well as teaching hospitals and research into care for the aged. Download the Document

The tobacco industry has a serious credibility problem. It is, after all, an industry that has lied about the risks of its products, lied about addiction, lied about its manipulation of nicotine, lied that its marketing has not targeted kids, and lied about the risks of second-hand smoke. There is evidence that the Canadian...

On July 31st Canada’s two largest tobacco companies admitted their involvement in cigarette smuggling which occurred between 1989 and 1994.1 Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITC) was ordered to pay a criminal fine of $200 million, and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH) paid $100 million — which the RCMP said are the largest fines ever levied...