Tobacco and Vapour Products

DID YOU KNOW? Tobacco use may increase the risk of suffering from serious symptoms due to COVID-19 illness.¹ Help protect yourself from COVID-19 by quitting smoking and vaping.

Quitting Tobacco
Find information, strategies and resources to help you quit smoking.
Smoke Free Ontario Act Enforcement
Information on how the Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017 regulates tobacco, vapour and cannabis products, how the Act is enforced, and where to submit a complaint.
No Smoking / No Vaping Signs
To order signs, fill out the signage request form and email the completed form to smokefreeinfo@mlhu.on.ca.

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Traditional Tobacco

Traditional tobacco is very different from commercial tobacco. Traditional tobacco has been used by Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years as a sacred medicine and is an important part of culture and spiritual connectedness. In contrast, commercial cigarettes are designed to be highly addictive and cause sickness. Learn more →

Date of creation: February 26, 2013
Last modified on: April 4, 2023

References

¹World Health Organization. (2020). Tobacco Free Initiative: Tobacco and waterpipe use increases the risk of suffering from COVID-19. Retrieved from
http://www.emro.who.int/tfi/know-the-truth/tobacco-and-waterpipe-users-are-at-increased-risk-of-covid-19-infection.html