Smoke-Free Ontario and Other Legislations

• Cigarillos FAQ
  
  
• Ontario Court of Justice Order Schedule
  
  
• Smoke-Free Ontario Act - How the Act Affects Tobacco Retailers Fact Sheet
  
  
• Smoke-Free Ontario Act Amendments
  
  
• Ministry of Health Promotion
  
  
• To view the amendments to the Tobacco Act (federal)
  - see Health Canada's Fact Sheet
  
  
• To register for a Tobacco Retail Dealer's Permit you can call the Ministry of Revenue at 1-866-ONT-TAXS (1-866-668-8297) or fill out this electronic Ministry of Revenue PDF Document.
  
  
• Smoke-Free East.ca - Signage
  
  
• Safer Environment for Long Term Care Facilities
  
  

  The purpose of The Smoke-Free Long-Term Care Homes Project is to help LTC Homes in the transition to a new and safer healthcare environment. This information comes from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Quitting and Cessation

• Driven to Quit.ca
• Stop Study.ca
• Smoker's Helpline Ontario
• Health Canada - On the Road to Quitting Program
• Smoke-Free East.ca
• Ontario Medical Association - Rethinking Stop-Smoking Medications
• Ontario Lung Association - Quit and Get Fit
• I Will Succeed.ca
• Leave the Pack Behind.org
• Pregnets.org
• Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Driven to Quit.ca

Health Canada Advises Canadians Not to Use Electronic Cigarettes

Health Canada is advising Canadians not to purchase or use electronic smoking products, as these products may pose health risks and have not been fully evaluated for safety, quality and efficacy by Health Canada. For more information on this warning please follow this link to the Health Canada advisory.

Health Canada Endorsed Important Safety Information on CHAMPIX® (varenicline tartrate)

Health Canada has issued a warning of adverse neuropsychiatric events linked with the use of Champix. Click here to learn more.

Smoke-Free East.ca

Tobacco use is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease in Ontario. It kills 13,000 Ontarians each year. With the implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, in 2006, the Ontario Government protects the health of all Ontarians by prohibiting smoking in enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places among other things. The Ministry of Health Promotion relies heavily on Local Public Health Units to inform, educate, provide appropriate resources and communicate with the public on all tobacco prevention, protection and cessation initiatives undertaken by various agencies. As a result the eastern region health units have created www.smokefreeeast.ca to uniformly serve the residents in Eastern Ontario.

For Information on where to turn to quit smoking, information on the legislation or new development in tobacco visit www.smokefreeeast.ca

Smoking and Asthma

The cold or exposure to second-hand smoke can trigger an asthma attack.

Chewing Tobacco or Smokeless Tobacco

Know the dangers, health risks or find out about the marketing tactics of the tobacco Industry. This bilingual Health Canada website www.lostjaw.ca is full of interactive resources and information.

Second-Hand Smoke

Smoke-Free Housing Ontario Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada Canadian Cancer Society - Second-Hand Smoke is Dangerous Health Canada - Second-Hand Smoke

Prevention and Youth Initiatives

Smoke-Free East.ca - Dr. Crazy Lost Jaw.ca Quit4Life.com Stupid.ca Youth Advocacy Training Institute of the Lung Association Lungs are for Life.ca

Your Health

• Tobacco Use Statistics
• Smoking and Health Facts - Ontario Lung Association
• Smoking and Tobacco - Ontario Lung Association
• Smoking and Tobacco - Canadian Cancer Society
• Heart Disease - Smoking, Heart Disease and Stroke
  - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Links and Resources

• Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
• Program Training and Consultation Centre
• Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco
• Health Canada
• Non-Smokers' Rights Association
• Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
• Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
• Smoke-Free Ontario