The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which took effect May 31, 2006, combines legislation from both the Tobacco Control Act and the Smoking in the Workplace Act and is aimed at banning smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces as well as making it easier to prosecute tobacco retailers for selling tobacco to those under 19.

What is the Smoke-Free Ontario Act

• The Act in Brief
• The Smoke-Free Ontario Act
• The Smoke Free Ontario Regulations

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How it Affects You

• Public places  
• Restaurants and bars  
• Hotels, motels and inns  
• Residential care facilities  
• Home health care workers  
• Tobacconists  
• Child-care Services  
• Multi-unit dwellings  
• Aboriginal people’s use of tobacco  

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Workplace

• Smoke-Free Ontario A guide for Workplaces and Public Places in Halton Region
• Smoking Cessation in the Workplace (Health Canada Resource) 
• Workplaces/Employers Sign

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Retailers

• Information for Retailers
• Retailers Sign

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Signs

• Child-Care Facilities
• Hotels, Motels and Inns
• Places of Entertainment
• Residential Care Facilities
• Restaurant/Bar
• Retailers
• Workplaces/Employers
• Ministry of Health Promotion

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Related Links

• Clearing the Air - Dispelling myths about the legislation  
  Ministry of Health Promotion
• Legislation Comparison Chart
  Ministry of Health Promotion

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