Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in Canada

27th November 2023: Canada: The government has released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, outlining plans to amend the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. These amendments aim to authorise the establishment of fees, levies, or charges, along with compliance and enforcement mechanisms, in order to implement a tobacco cost recovery framework. However, specific details about the scope of these measures, which could significantly affect industry members, were not provided.
16th November 2023: Canada - Yukon: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health, in a joint statement, said that the government will table a motion to join the Canadian government’s proposed coordinated vaping products taxation framework. The framework will allow provinces and territories to receive 50% of taxation revenue collected by the federal government on vaping products. In return, the Yukon will not add its own tax to these products. Under current timelines and if legislation is passed, the framework will be implemented in 2024.
9th November 2023: Canada - Saskatchewan: The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan has passed bill 147, which amends the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act to increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco and vapour products from 18 to 19.
3rd November 2023: Canada - Ontario: The Ministry of Finance, in the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, has expressed the intention of introducing a provincial vapour products tax. The report emphasises that taxation is a well-established method to deter the consumption of products that pose health risks. The ministry will disclose additional specifics on this tax in the coming months.
30th October 2023: Canada - Quebec: The amendments to the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act, published in August 2023, enter into force tomorrow (31st October). The amendments introduce a ban on non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids, a 20 mg/ml cap on nicotine, a 2 ml capacity limit for tanks and 30 ml for refill containers, and further packaging restrictions. The amendments to the regulation also prohibit vapour products that resemble toys, jewellery, food, animals, or real or fictional characters, or that employ any other form, appearance or function that may be attractive to under-age consumers.
22nd September 2023: Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government has introduced a smoking and vaping ban on all government property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and car parks, starting 27th September 2023. This prohibition applies to all employees, visitors, and contractors.
21st September 2023: Canada: Health Canada published the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) 2022, which measures the prevalence of cigarette smoking, vaping, cannabis, and alcohol use among Canadians aged 15 and older. The findings are based on nine weeks of data collection from 30th November 2022 to 31st January 2023. The CTNS found that, in 2022, 18.2% (5.8m) of Canadians had ever vaped while 5.8% (1.8m) of Canadians reported vaping in the past 30 days. Among those who used a vape in the past 30 days, 33.5% (619,000) reported current smoking, 26.9% (498,000) reported former smoking, and 39.5% (730,000) reported never smoking.
21st August 2023: Canada - Saskatchewan: The Ministry of Health has published proposed amendments to the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act which aim to increase the legal age to buy e-cigarettes from 18 to 19, remove the possibility of customers sampling vapour products at age-restricted retailers, and increase advertising restrictions. A survey on the proposed amendments can be taken until 4th September.
3rd August 2023: Canada - Quebec: Province health minister Christian Dubé has published an amendment to the Tobacco Control Act that introduces a ban on non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids, a 20 mg/ml cap on nicotine, a 2 ml capacity limit for tanks and 30 ml for refill containers, and further packaging restrictions. The regulation, which will come into force on 31st October, also prohibits vapour products that resemble toys, jewellery, food, animals, or real or fictional characters, or that employ any other form, appearance or function that may be attractive to under-age consumers.
22nd June 2023: Canada: Health Canada has enacted the Vaping Products Reporting Regulations, which came into effect yesterday (21st June). They require manufacturers to report sales volumes and ingredients of vapour products – including devices, parts and substances – to Health Canada. Sales volumes from the day the regulations came into effect must be submitted by 31st December. Starting in 2024, these reports will need to be submitted every six months, by 30th June and 31st December. The first ingredients report must be submitted by 31st December, and subsequently, an ingredients report is required whenever a manufacturer sells a brand that was not included in a previous report.
19th April 2023: Canada - Quebec: The minister of health has enacted a regulation to amend the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act that introduces a ban on non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids, a nicotine cap at 20 mg/ml, a capacity limit of 2 ml for tanks and 30 ml for refill containers, and further packaging restrictions. It is unclear when the regulation will enter into force, but when it does it will also prohibit vapour products that resemble toys, jewellery, food, animals, or real or fictional characters, or that employ any other form, appearance or function that may be attractive to under-age consumers. As early as August 2020, the national director of public health published a report that recommended the introduction of a ban on flavoured vaping products and a 20 mg/ml nicotine cap. Anyone wishing to comment on the regulation is requested to submit written comments to the minister of health within the 45-day period.

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