Tobacco Industry

Eye on the tobacco industry (July-Sept. 2008)

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...

Eye on the tobacco industry (Apr.-June 2008)

In the fall of 2007, after the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Tobacco Act, tobacco companies began advertising again. Recently the companies have been increasing their advertising, mostly in free entertainment weekly newspapers popular with young people in urban areas. Download the Document

Eye on the tobacco industry (Apr.-June 2008)

Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and Its Market (2007/08 edition)

This backgrounder is the fifth edition of the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association’s (NSRA) backgrounder containing the most current information on the Canadian tobacco industry and its market in a user-friendly format. Indeed, instead of relying mostly on text, this document contains graphs, tables and pictures to make it easier for users to locate the appropriate...

Eye on the tobacco industry (Oct.-Dec. 2007)

In September 2007 Imperial Tobacco Canada launched what it refers to as a reduced harm product, compared to cigarettes. It introduced a Swedish-style du Maurier snus in Edmonton retail outlets. As the New York Times recently reported “Snus (rhymes with loose) is a moist ground tobacco that a user tucks between the cheek and...

What Do the Smoke Folk Have in Common with Organized Crime?

This report is dedicated to the more than one million Canadian mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters whose premature deaths were contributed to or caused by tobacco industry deception and to the young people who are committed to holding tobacco industry to account for these deaths. Download the Document

Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and Its Market (2006/07 edition)

The fourth edition of the Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and Its Market contains a new section on the National Smokeless Tobacco Company, as well as information about increased competition between the various companies in the ‘discount’ or ‘value-for-money’ cigarette product category. Download the Document

Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and Its Market (Winter 2005/06 edition)

The third and most recent edition of the Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and Its Market contains a new section on ‘discount’ cigarettes, as well as new additions to Tobacco Industry Front Groups. Download the Document

Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and its Market (2005 Edition)

This backgrounder is the second attempt by the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association to assemble the most current and sought-after information on the Canadian tobacco industry and its market in a user-friendly format. Download the Document

Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and the Smuggling of Cigarettes into Canada

“There have been modest tax increases at the federal and provincial levels since the tax rollbacks of February 1994 that resulted in significantly lower retail prices in the major provinces of Eastern Canada. These rollbacks have been very effective in bringing about the virtual elimination of international smuggling of tobacco products into Canada from...