SMOKING BYLAW RESOURCES
The Ontario Tobacco Strategy (OTS) currently funds resource centers and projects that support the implementation of bylaws on many different levels. The following list provides an overview of the OTS stakeholders' activities relating to smoking bylaws:
Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco
525 University Avenue, Suite 300
Toronto ON M5G 2K7
Contact Name: Michael Perley, Director
Phone Number: 416-340-2992
Email: michael_perley@oma,org
OCAT's website will provide a comprehensive overview of smoking by-laws by the end of October. The website will contain:
- Second-Hand Smoke Exposure (header one)
- Health Effects (Health Effects of Second-Hand Smoke Exposure)
- The Issues (one page)
- Lung, Breast, and Other Cancers (each cancer is a separate page (i.e. Lung Cancer) but
it is written on one line in tool bar)
- Heart Disease & Stroke (each is a separate page)
- Respiratory Illnesses & Diseases (one page)
- Childhood Illnesses & Diseases (one page)
Smoke-Free Workplaces
- Hospitality Workplaces
- Recreational Workplaces
- Private Workplaces
Ontario Legislation (Second-Hand Smoke Legislation & Regulations in Ontario)
- Federal Legislation & Regulations
- Provincial Legislation & Regulations
- Municipal Bylaws
- The Issues
- Designated Smoking Rooms
- Private Clubs & Canadian Legions
- Bingo Halls & Charity Revenues
- Casinos & Slots-at-Racetracks
- Patios
- Enforcement
- Legal Issues
- Historical Context (Historical Context of the Evolution of Smoke-Free Bylaws in Ontario)
- Bylaw Comparison Chart
- Campaign Strategy (Developing a Local Smoke-Free Campaign Strategy)
- Campaign Materials (Smoke-Free Bylaw Campaign Materials)
- Model Bylaw (100% Smoke-Free Workplace Model Bylaw)
Economics
- The Issues
- Criteria
- Reports
- Polls & Surveys
- Studies
Legal Issues (Legal Issues of Second-Hand Smoke Legislation & Regulations)
- Challenges (Challenges to Municipal Bylaws)
- Charge & Conviction Issues
- Tribunals (Tribunals & Administrative Decisions)
Opposition (Opposition to Smoke-Free Policies)
- Organizations
- Individuals
- Issues/Arguments
- "Junk Science"
- Ventilation
- Economic Issues
- Rights & Freedoms
The Smoke-Free Lobby
Other Tobacco Control Issues (header two)
- Taxation
- Smuggling
- Youth Marketing
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Ontario Tobacco Free Network (OTN)
20 Holly Street, Suite 302
Toronto ON M4S 3B1
Contact Name: Vonnie Barron, Tobacco Control Specialist
Phone Number: 416-922-2238 ext. 228
Email: vbarron@hsf.on.ca
- OCAT and OTN have the best collection of existing bylaws in Ontario
- OCAT can refer people (and in some cases pay for) legal services to support bylaw development.
Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC)
460 Frederick Street
Kitchener ON N2H 2P5
Contact Name: Josie D'Avernas, Senior Consultant
Phone Number: 519-571-9870
Email: jdavernas@golden.net
- PTCC can coordinate workshops on bylaw development that include speakers from OCAT and other centres, a legal perspective, as well as speakers on "experiences from the trenches" i.e. municipalities that have passed smoke free by-laws. PTCC can also provide consultation services by linking communities with community consultants who have gone through a bylaw process.
OTS Media Network
Cancer Care Ontario
620 University Avenue, 12th Floor
Toronto ON M5G 2L7
Contact Name: Sandro DiCori, Media Relations Consultant
Phone Number: 416-217-1275
Email: sandro.dicori@cancercare.on.ca
OTS Media Network can do workshops on media relations, and help support local media campaigns in support of bylaws
OTS Media Network provides a wide scope of media related services, all of which can be used to help support smoke-free bylaw campaigns. These services include but are not limited to:
- Daily tobacco control news updates sent via e-mail and posted on the Internet.
- Dissemination of timely & credible background information on tobacco issues.
- Media relations & media advocacy training workshops.
- Media relations consulting & technical assistance.
- Creative ad copy and editorial services for local media campaigns.
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Smoking and Health Action Foundation (SHAF)
720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 221
Toronto ON M5S 2T9
Contact Name: Lorraine Fry, General Manager
Phone Number: 416-928-2900
Email: lfry@nsra-adnf.ca
- SHAF can offer policy background work on the role of bylaws/policies as a denormalization strategy
National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH)
75 Albert Street, Suite 508
Ottawa ON K1P 5E7
Contact Name: Jocelyn Koepke, Operations Manager
Phone Number: 613-567-3050 ext. 306
Email: jkoepke@cctc.ca
- NCTH has an on-line compendium of Canadian Law and Tobacco. This resource is designed to provide users with full access to major tobacco control laws in Canada including federal, provincial, and territorial legislation. Users can access major tobacco-specific statutes and regulations in each jurisdiction as well as notable excerpts from non-tobacco laws, such as occupational health legislation. Due to resource limitations, no federal or provincial tobacco tax laws and regulations have been included.
Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU)
33 Russell Street, 5th Floor Tower
Toronto ON M5S 2S1
Contact Name: Mel Martin, Program Manager
Phone Number: 416-535-85-1 ext. 6047
Email: mel_martin@camh.net
- OTRU provides an annual monitoring and evaluation report to public health across the province. This report provides important context for work on the bylaw issue by analyzing data from a variety of sources each year. For example, this year the report will have information about awareness of health problems associated with ETS, support for smoking restrictions/bans in public places and workplaces, and exposure in a variety of places.
- OTRU investigators are also carrying out research related to bylaws including a study looking at whether smoke-free bylaws reduce smoking and one evaluating different coding schemes to assess the strength of various municipal bylaws. OTRU is also conducting research on the economic impact of smoking bylaws on the hospitality industry.
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