Municipal Smoke-free By-laws

A by-law is essentially a law that applies locally, and that must be approved by a majority of council members within the limits granted by the province under enabling legislation. Smoke-free by-laws not ony protect people from the known health hazards of exposure to SHS, but can also serve to prevent children and young people from starting to smoke.

	July 13, 2010	Compendium of 100% Smoke-free Municipal Bylaws (Summer 2010 update)
	March 15, 2010	Scan of Bylaws, Ordinances and Legislation with Provisions that Exceed the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (Winter 2010 update)
	August 20, 2003	Evidence of the Effectiveness/Benefits of By-laws
	July 15, 2003	Best Practices
	July 15, 2003	Indirect Benefits

According to the latest results from the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS), for data collected between February and December 2005, slightly fewer than 5 million people, representing 19% of the population aged 15 years and older, were current smokers, of which 15% reported smoking daily. Approximately 22% of men were current smokers, higher than the proportion of women (16%).

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Municipal Smoke-free By-laws