About Smoke Atlas
Smoke Atlas is an independent reference website about smoking, vaping and smoke-free rules in Canada. We collect the rules that apply across provinces and cities, explain them in plain language and show where each fact comes from.
What we cover
- Federal and provincial laws on tobacco and vaping products, including minimum ages and where use is banned.
- City bylaws for parks, patios, doorways and similar places, collected in a searchable database.
- Cigarette prices and the taxes behind them, with calculators you can run on your own numbers.
- Free quit-smoking help by province.
- Health basics, with links to the government sources we rely on.
What we are not
We are not a government agency, a medical service or a law firm. We do not sell tobacco, vaping products or related goods, and we do not accept payment to change what a page says.
Who runs the site
Smoke Atlas is run by a small independent group of volunteers in Canada who care about clean air and about fewer people being harmed by smoking. We are not a company, and we do not name individuals on the site. Every page is written from official sources, lists those sources, and is reviewed on the schedule shown at the top of the page. Questions and corrections go through the contact page.
How the site is funded
The site is free to read. It shows advertising from Google AdSense, which is described in the privacy policy. Advertisers have no say over what a page says, no tobacco or vaping products are promoted, and ads are never placed inside the tables or inside the answers to a question.
How we keep pages accurate
Each guide lists its sources, shows the last review date and the next review due, and follows the checks described in our methodology and editorial policy. If you find a mistake, tell us through the contact page.