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The Canadian government has begun a legislative review of the country’s tobacco legislation, saying it wants to reduce the number of smokers nationwide
The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year
Canada’s second largest province is going ahead with plans to restrict flavours in vaping products. The new regulations in Quebec, due to take effect on 31st October, will ban all flavours other than tobacco
Canada is about to become the first country in the world to require health warnings on individual cigarettes, little cigars and other tobacco products
Researchers have found teenagers were more likely to report “no interest” in trying e-cigarettes in standardised packaging, and also more likely to perceive them as being equally or more harmful than smoking
Philip Morris International will scale back and partially outsource its vaping business, instead focusing on other tobacco alternatives that can help it become a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025
The Canadian province of Quebec has served notice it plans to ban flavours other than tobacco and limit nicotine concentrations as well as the size of liquid containers in vaping products sold there
Bans on flavours and taxes on vaping products dominated the e-cigarette news agenda in 2022. Both could be seen as responses to still rising concern about youth vaping
The Canadian government has published its legislative review of the federal law that governs vaping in Canada, calling for stronger enforcement and more reporting of sales figures and ingredients used in vapour products
An anti-smoking group is taking the Canadian government to court in a bid to force it to complete its review of the federal law governing tobacco and vaping products
A class action lawsuit against Juul in Canada has cleared a hurdle, with the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissing an application from one of Juul’s major shareholders to stay or dismiss the case
Canadian firms SNDL and Valens are merging in a CAD138m deal that aims to create a top-five player in CBD vaping products
British American Tobacco (BAT) enjoyed a 45% rise in revenue from its new products category in the first half of the year, with strong momentum shown by its Vuse e-cigarette range
Canadian manufacturers of vaping products could soon have to reveal to the federal government key information such as the ingredients in their products, sales figures and their promotional activities
Efforts to increase recycling of vaping products have been stymied by unintended consequences of unrelated regulations as well as a lack of consumer interest
The age of 25 is a stark divider among Canadian vapers, with differences in ever-use, recent use, flavour preferences and reasons for vaping, according to the recently released 2021 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) that studied nearly 10,000 Canadians aged 15 and older
A growth in battery power and tank size among disposables headlines three main trends that have impacted the technical features of vape hardware kits sold by online retailers over the past three years. More research and data can be found in ECigIntelligence’s newly launched Hardware Tracker
The Canadian government has announced a new federal excise duty on vaping products and is inviting provincial governments to participate in a new, coordinated, vaping taxation regime
Critics say Canada’s long-awaited review of vaping law focuses too much on youth use of e-cigarettes, and those on both sides of the debate say it should go further on issues such as smoking cessation
Health Canada has launched a consultation on the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) asking citizens, experts, vapers and other industry members to share their perspectives about e-cigarettes
Vuse and vapour were the primary driver of a 42.4% year-on-year increase in British American Tobacco (BAT)’s new category portfolio revenue, according to the company’s latest results
Philip Morris International (PMI) has commited to continuing to support the sales and promotion of its Veev vaping product, with future expansion into more markets around the world
Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products, partly driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, ECigIntelligence predicts
We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2021. Real events and developments confirmed ECigIntelligence’s analysis in many cases, though Covid delayed things
Leaders of Canada’s vaping industry are preparing to challenge a federal government proposal to restrict flavoured e-cigarette products which they fear would devastate the industry in the country
Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues
Canadian anti-smoking groups have applauded the decision by Quebec’s Court of Appeal to overturn a lower court judgement that struck down parts of a provincial law putting vaping products under tobacco regulations
One of the first tasks facing Canada’s incoming health minister will be the implementation of a new set of federal regulations for vaping products – which may or may not include a planned ban on flavours
Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available
The Canadian government is imposing a nicotine cap on vaping products, bringing the country in line with the 20 mg/ml maximum that applies in Europe
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