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  • Ontario Vaping Information

    Ontario Vaping Information

    Welcome to Canada Vapes, your premier destination for vaping enthusiasts in Ontario, Canada. Whether you’re a seasoned vaper or just starting your vaping journey, we’ve got you covered with the latest vape mods, e-liquids, and vaping accessories. Our commitment to quality and excellence makes us the top choice for vapers across Ontario.

    Vaping Laws in Ontario

    Ontario is the second largest province in Canada with a population of over 14 million. It is known for its vast landscapes and major cities like Toronto, Ottawa, and Niagara Falls. As a vaper in Ontario, stay up to date on the provincial vaping laws including:

    • The legal vaping age is 19. You must be 19 or older to purchase vape products.
    • Many municipalities in Ontario have passed bylaws restricting vaping in public places such as parks, beaches, trails, and transit facilities.
    • Some municipal bylaws allow designated vaping areas as exceptions to the general prohibition.
    • Most municipalities prohibit vaping within 9 meters of municipal building entrances and exits. Some extend this restriction to 20 meters around parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities.
    • Vaping is already prohibited in all enclosed workplaces and public places across Ontario under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Municipal bylaws expand these restrictions to outdoor spaces, going beyond provincial regulations.
    • Bylaws often prohibit smoking tobacco and cannabis in the same spaces where vaping is restricted.
    • Enforcement of these bylaws is carried out by municipal bylaw officers and public health inspectors. Violators can face fines and other penalties as a consequence.

    We stay current on all provincial and municipal vaping laws affecting Ontario vapers so you can confidently and legally enjoy vaping.

    Your Trusted Source for Vape Mods in Ontario

    Our vape mod selection is unrivaled in Ontario. We carry beginner-friendly devices like the SMOK Novo 2X and Vaporesso XROS 3, intermediate devices like the GeekVape S100 SE, and advanced setups like the VOOPOO Drag 4. With hundreds of options from top brands, you’ll find the perfect vape mod for your needs. Our knowledgeable staff can help guide you to the ideal device based on your vaping experience and preferences.

    Buy the Best Vape Juice in Ontario

    Our passion is crafting the best premium e-juice for Canadian vapers. We formulate and produce a variety of complex and flavourful e-liquids in our state-of-the-art lab. You won’t find our unique flavours anywhere else!

    All Canada Vapes e-juice is made with the purest ingredients and highest quality nicotine salts or freebase. We carefully blend PG, VG, flavourings and nicotine to create smooth, satisfying vapes catered to Canadian vaper tastes.

    Discover your next all day vape among our diverse, exquisite e-liquid flavours. As Canada’s premier vape juice crafters, we pride ourselves on making exceptional flavours vapers love and trust.

    Buy CBD & Dry Herb Vapes in Ontario

    Expand your vaping horizons with our selection of CBD and dry herb vapes. In Ontario, CBD vape products with less than 0.3% THC are legal for those 19+. We carry trusted CBD brands like Black Widow, Yocan UNI Pro, and more. For dry herb vaping, we stock top devices from Herbva, Vivant, and other makers. Explore aromatic blends without combustion through options like the Herbva X, Vivant Ambit, Yocan Evolve-D and more. Key brands we offer include Black Widow, Herbva, Yocan, and Vivant. Discover the latest CBD and dry herb vapes at Canada Vapes Ontario.

    Here is a summary of Cannabis Laws in Ontario

      • Minimum age for buying, using, possessing, and growing recreational cannabis is 19, similar to alcohol and tobacco.
      • Youth Cannabis Diversion Program is available for ages 12-18 for education and prevention purposes.

    • Places Allowed for Use:

      • Cannabis can be consumed in private residences (excluding workplaces), certain outdoor public places, designated smoking guest rooms in hotels, residential vehicles, scientific research facilities, and controlled areas in specific institutions.
      • Designated vaping areas are allowed in some municipal bylaws.

    • Places Prohibited for Use:

      • Indoor common areas in condos, apartment buildings, and university residences.
      • Schools, playgrounds, child care centers, areas where home child care is provided.
      • Hospitals, hospices, care homes, and outdoor grounds of specific facilities.
      • Publicly owned spaces like sport fields, spectator areas, and public areas within 20 meters of these areas.
      • Vehicles and boats being driven or about to be driven.
      • Restaurants, bar patios, specified Ontario government office buildings, reserved seating areas at outdoor sports and entertainment locations, certain outdoor recreational facilities, and sheltered outdoor areas.

    • Possession and Growing Limits:

      • Maximum possession limit is 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent forms.
      • Individuals can grow up to four cannabis plants per residence for personal use, following specific conditions.

    • Cannabis Products:

      • Cannabis edibles allowed with up to 10 milligrams of THC per package and up to 30 milligrams of naturally occurring caffeine.
      • Extracts and topicals can contain up to 1,000 milligrams of THC per package.
      • Regulations in place to prevent appeal to youth and association with alcohol, tobacco, or vaping products.

    • Workplace Rules:

      • Consumption of recreational cannabis in an enclosed workplace remains illegal.
      • Employers and supervisors need to address workplace hazards under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
      • Employees must perform work safely and report hazards to supervisors or employers under the OHSA.

    • Medical Cannabis:

      • Access to medical cannabis, authorized by a healthcare professional, remains unchanged.
      • Medical cannabis is regulated exclusively by the federal government and can be purchased from licensed producers online or by written order, with options for personal cultivation.

    Buy Disposable Vapes in Ontario

    Experience maximum convenience with our wide selection of disposable vapes. We carry top brands like CV Bar, Geek Bar, ELF Bar, Allo, Flavour Beast, STLTH, and Mr Fog Max Edition. Disposables provide an affordable, fuss-free vaping option perfect for beginners and veterans. No charging needed – just open and start vaping! Enjoy access to all the latest disposable vape brands right here at Canada Vapes Ontario.

    Buy Vape Accessories in Ontario

    Complete your vaping setup with our wide range of accessories. Choose from various battery chargers, replacement coils, drip tips, and more. We also carry premium vape accessories like customized drip tips and collector’s edition atomizers. Our collection includes must-have gear like battery cases, lanyards, and coil master tool kits for building and maintaining your device. With our inventory, you can accessorize your vaping rig to suit your personal style.

    Vape Delivery at Your Doorstep in Ontario

    Enjoy the convenience of vape delivery right to your door in Ontario. We offer fast, affordable shipping across the province so you can get your vaping supplies delivered directly to you.

    Place your order online anytime and we’ll pack and ship your products quickly. We utilize Canada Post to provide reliable delivery in as little as 2-3 business days for most of Ontario. Major cities like Toronto, Ottawa, London and more can receive next day delivery. For more information on this, check out our Shipping and Warranty page.

    As of August 2023, Canada Vapes has made the conscious choice to now offer Canada Posts’ carbon-neutral shipping. You can have faith that your order will be fast, easy and good for the planet. This feature is offered on all domesticated regular and expedited ground shipping services.

    Skip the trip to the vape shop and order online from us to enjoy quick vape delivery in Ontario. It’s the easiest way to keep your vaping supplies stocked up. We’ve got your doorstep vape delivery needs covered!

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  • CRC Requirements & Guidelines

    CRC Requirements & Guidelines

    The Government of Canada has required that all new E-cigarette devices & accessories are to be CRC-compliant and CRC-certified. CRC stands for Child Resistant Containers. What does this mean to Canada Vapes consumers? In short, the government is making it so devices are child-proof to prevent our youth from getting into the tanks, pods, and glassmakers that hold or store e-liquid. This is a good thing for vaping as it reduces harm for children as consuming these can be dangerous! It may mean a little extra work for filling e-liquid but in the long run, it is an easy, common sense step forward for the CRC compliance in the Canadian vaping industry.

    CRC Certified would be devices that are filled by the person using it, devices like:

    • Tanks
    • Coils & Atomizers
    • Cartridges & Pods
    • Open Pod Systems

     

    CRC Compliant devices would include, devices that are disposable and the consumer would not fill, such as:

    • Disposable Vaping Devices
    • Sealed and/or Pre-filled Cartridges & Pods
    • Press-To-Fill Devices

    What does this mean for you?
    This may affect you if you were to purchase a kit or accessory that you have in the past. Upon opening your purchase, it may look the same until you are to fill the device, there may be something blocking where you fill the liquid that may need to be maneuvered out of the way. There may also be a a lock, almost like a switch that has to be held to release the coil. All of these extra steps are ensuring that our children & youth are not being harmed by the e-liquid inside.

    We have until July 1st, 2021 to have our devices to be CRC-compliant or CRC-certified. After that, devices that do not have the CRC sticker may not be able to be sold. This is happening across Canada and Canada Vapes moving forward will carry only CRC-compliant & certified devices to ensure our youth is not vulnerable to any liquid or nicotine that is associated with any device.

    This may have an effect on the Canadian vaping industry, as some of the vape companies that distribute to Canada may not have an incentive to produce these products in order to cater to the Canadian market. It is possible they may not want to design a new style for some of their devices as it is not needed elsewhere around the world (CRC compliance in the Canadian vaping industry). You can still expect the bigger names such as Aspire, Vaporesso, SMOK, and others to get on board with this as most are already doing so. In fact, click HERE to learn more about Vaporesso’s commitment to these new safety guidelines!

    The Government of Canada has provided us with an industry guide named ‘Industry Guide to Vaping Products Subject to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act’ which can be viewed by clicking HERE. Also, if you would like to read more about the laws surrounding the CRC (Child-Resistant Containers) Guidelines click HERE for more information.

    Still, have questions or concerns? Please call us anytime at 1.844.286.VAPE

  • Ontario government set to ban vape advertising in gas stations and convenience stores

    Ontario government set to ban vape advertising in gas stations and convenience stores

    The Province of Ontario has announced its plans to place a ban on advertising of any vaping-related products inside of variety stores and convenience stores.  This ban is set to be in place on January 1, 2020.

    This ban is set up to regulate advertising in areas where the general public has access.  It will not affect current exclusive vape shops or cannabis retail stores that already have adult-only 19+ restrictions in their businesses.

    The health minister of Ontario has confirmed that the ban will be in effect January 1st, 2020.

    Recently, Richmond, British Columbia, banned advertising for vape products on city property.

    The design of this ban is to reduce the potential interacting with vaping promotions to youth, who can visit gas stations and grocery stores without any age restrictions.

    Health Minister Christine Elliot stated in her release:  “Restricting the promotion of vapour products will help prevent youth from being exposed and influenced by promotion in retail settings”.

    This ban is being considered by some as the first step by the Ontario government, who is behind some other provincial regulators.  Rob Cunningham, from the Canadian Cancer Society, states “There are eight provinces that have e-cigarette legislation” The two that don’t are Alberta and Saskatchewan”.

    Other areas being looked into by the Ontario government as it relates to vaping are:

    • Restricting the sale of vaping products to specialty stores
    • Considering raising the age to purchase vaping products to 21
    • Limiting the range of flavoring in vaping e-liquids

    WHAT DO WE THINK?

    From my perspective, as the owner of a specialty vape shop in London, Ontario, I applaud the Ontario government.  About a year ago when I started seeing advertisements for vape products on my gas station pump at Petro Canada in London, I was taken aback.  I had been under the understanding that outside public advertising of vape products was already banned in Ontario.

    What it ended up being was the big tobacco companies, who now own Vype and Juul, using their access to gas stations and convenience stores through their sales of cigarettes, and using this access as an easy area for promotion of their vaping products.

    It was never the independent vape shop owner responsible for this type of advertising, but Big Tobacco.  I believe that limiting adverting to only inside of vape shops, and requiring only legal adults to visit said vape shops will improve the success in combating under age purchasing of vaping products.  This is similar to our beer and liquor stores, which require you to be 19+ to enter and purchase products.  However, with new Ontario regulations offering beer to be purchased at grocery stores, this same regulation is not in place for alcohol in Ontario, which in my opinion is unfortunate – but that’s a conversation for another day…

    Information for the article thanks to CBC.

    Howie

  • Toronto Ontario considering mandatory licences for local vape shops

    Toronto Ontario considering mandatory licences for local vape shops

    This Monday, October 7th, 2019, the General Government & Licensing Committee signed off on a new recommendation.  This vaping regulation would require businesses that sell vape products in Toronto to buy a license from the city.

    If this proposal continues it could come into place by the end of October.

    Toronto Ontario considering mandatory licences for local vape shops

    Its estimated in the Toronto area to be 78 specialty vape shops, and up to 1,400 gas stations and variety stores selling vape products.

    The proposal would cost vape shop owners an estimated $645 initial fee, and annual fees of $315.

    From my perspective, being a vape shop owner, I’m all for vaping regulations across Canada.  The problem is this:  “…of the roughly 1,400 locations in the city that sell vape products, including gas stations and tobacco shops, Grant said will be a different process.  The locations that already have licenses to sell tobacco will be required to register with the city that they are selling vape products at no additional cost.” (citation)

    What this means is, of the 1,478 businesses actively selling vaping products in Toronto, 1,400 of them will not have to pay any additional fee to be allowed to sell vaping products, and 78 of them will.  This will specifically target stand alone vape shops in Toronto.  I am all for regulation, but it needs to be fair and balanced.  Targeting the 0.55% of stores that specialize in vape shops with licensing fees, and allowing the 1,400+ gas stations and grocery stores to pay nothing, is unfair.

    Lumping tobacco products and vape products is a dangerous precedent.  Vaping products need to be separated from tobacco products in the eyes of the world, and lumping them all together, and forcing vape shops alone to incur additional fees is unreasonable.

    What is needed (in my humble opinion) is regulation on the quality of the products, and not just not selling vaping products to minors.  If all that is needed to sell vape products is a license, but the quality of the products remains unregulated, concern will still remain about the safety of vaping products.

    What we need is a regulation similar to current regulations we have for selling and manufacturing food products, which has specific requirements, including expiry dates, ingredient lists, and a host of other processing and producing regulations.  This protects the public from low quality food products in our grocery stores.

    When you visit a grocery store, you have an expectation of safe food products, and when you visit a vape shop, you should have these same expectations.  With properly imposed government regulations this would be the case when purchasing vaping products.

    We recommend you purchase you vape products only from recognized and long-standing vape companies.  Don’t purchase vape products from convenience stores, pop up locations at carnivals, kiosks at malls, or farmers markets, and never buy an e-liquid without the ingredients listed, and an expiry date or manufactured date on the bottle.

     Original article can be found here.

  • USA made product linked to London, Ontario Vaping illness

    USA made product linked to London, Ontario Vaping illness

    On September 18th, an unnamed teenage male was hospitalized in London, Ontario, for a ‘vaping-related illness.’ Despite a lack of details regarding the specific product(s) used by the individual, Canadian media outlets hastily sounded the alarm, branding all vaping products as dangerous and advising the public to avoid them altogether.

    Revealing Details:

    After weeks of sensationalized reporting, Dr. Chris Mackie from the Middlesex London health unit shed light on the product involved in the illness. According to Dr. Mackie, the product in question was purchased online, not from a Canadian store.

    Clarification on THC Pods:

    Recent evidence suggests that many illnesses in the United States are linked to illicit THC vape pods containing Vitamin E Acetate, rather than nicotine-based e-liquids. Immediate disclosure of this fact by Dr. Mackie could have prevented vapers from reverting to smoking out of unsubstantiated health concerns.

    Missed Opportunity for Clarity:

    In my view, Dr. Mackie missed an opportunity to provide crucial information. He instead used this incident to promote his anti-vaping stance. By promptly revealing the truth about the American-purchased THC product causing the illness, lives could have been saved.

    Delayed Disclosure and CDC Recommendations:

    Weeks later, the CDC issued warnings about specific THC pods in the US. This information could have been shared with Canadians much earlier, potentially preventing further illnesses. If one teen in Canada is buying THC pods online from the US, it’s likely that hundreds more are doing the same nationwide. Prompt disclosure could have significantly mitigated the risk.

    Comparative Scenario:

    Imagine if a specific drug or food product caused a severe illness in Canada. Delayed disclosure of the product’s origin and illness details by a health practitioner would undoubtedly spark outrage.

    Conclusion:

    This incident underscores the importance of timely and transparent communication from health authorities. Prompt disclosure of pertinent information could prevent unnecessary panic and safeguard public health.

    Original article can be found here.

  • Ontario set to ban vaping in places where smoking is prohibited.

    Ontario set to ban vaping in places where smoking is prohibited.

    Law would also apply to medical marijuana users lighting up anywhere cigarettes are banned

    Ontario is set to ban e-cigarette and medical marijuana users from smoking or vaporizing anywhere regular cigarettes are prohibited.

    “We have made a determination that smoking whatever it is — whether it’s vaping, whether it’s medical marijuana, whether it’s cigarettes — that there should be restrictions on that,” Premier Kathleen Wynne said Thursday.

    “And so the rules will apply to marijuana, to medical marijuana, to vaping as they do to cigarettes.”

    The new rules come months after the Liberal government backtracked on electronic cigarette regulations just one day after an exemption for medical marijuana users came to light.

    ‘The rules will apply to marijuana, to medical marijuana to vaping as they do to cigarettes.’ – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne

    The e-cigarette rules were supposed to come into effect Jan. 1 to ban their use in enclosed public places, workplaces, and certain outdoor areas.

    But after the public learned of the medical marijuana exemption and that it meant users could vaporize in restaurants, at work or on playgrounds, the government put the rules on hold and went back to the drawing board.

    Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla is set to announce the government’s second attempt at the regulations today. She said last fall that it was too early to tell whether or not the original exemption was a failure.

    The government says these new regulations will be posted for consultation and they will continue to get feedback from experts.

    The Canadian Press Posted: Mar 10, 2016 9:43 AM ET

     

  • Ontario delays e-cigarette Vaping Ban

    Ontario delays e-cigarette Vaping Ban

    Banning vaping in stores would drive away customers, advocates say

    December 16th, 2016

     

    The province is delaying its plans to ban vaping in public spaces, Ontario’s Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla told CBC News in an exclusive interview.

    The province was all set to ban the use of e-cigarettes in public spaces, offices, businesses, and even in vape shops beginning January 1, 2016.

    Damerla said her government would proceed with a ban on selling e-cigarettes to minors beginning January 1, “but we will not be proceeding with the piece around where you can and cannot use electronic cigarettes.”

    Ontario delaying vaping regulations

    Damerla said the government committed to reviewing regulations around where medical marijuana can and cannot be vaped and “in that context we’ve just made the decision to bring all of the regulations around where you can and cannot vape at once.”

    “We hope to bring that regulation into force very quickly and very shortly,” she added.

    Aaron Lepcha, who owns Kloud Panda, an e-cigarette supply company, feels banning vaping in stores that sell e-cigarettes would drive away potential customers.

    “If people can’t come into a store and try a product and see which one works for them, it’ll be really difficult to get away from tobacco,” Lepcha told CBC.

    He explained that “different electronic devices need certain training to use and if people can’t come into a store and try a product and see which one works for them, it’ll be really difficult to get away from tobacco.”

    Charlie Pisano, the co-owner of VapeMeet, agreed with Lepcha.

    He said people need assistance to use his products safely and effectively.

    “You need to be shown the safety features that come with them, how to use the liquid, how to choose the right liquid, and the way this bill is worded, there’s no way they can do that without the shops,” Pisano said in an interview at The Ecig Flavourium at Queen East and Jarvis Street.

    He told CBC News most people agree e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking but added that “this precautionary measure that the government is taking stigmatizes the product itself.”

    In a statement, Damerla said the province is also “banning the sale of certain flavoured tobacco products and increasing the maximum fines for youth-related sales offenses under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act” but emphasized that the government is not banning the use of e-cigarettes.

     

    CBC News Posted: Dec 16, 2015 4:53 PM ET

  • New vaping laws will cause major issues with Ontario vape shops

    New vaping laws will cause major issues with Ontario vape shops

    New proposed vaping regulations by the Ontario government will cause major issues selling e-cigarettes in Ontario.

    Dec 28, 2015

    Unless changes are made to the proposed legislation, customers will not be able to try out different flavours before they buy products at vape stores.

     

    The latest round of smoking laws will be introduced in Ontario on Jan. 1, and it has some in the vaping industry worried.

    While the new laws — which, among other things, ban flavoured tobacco sales — don’t directly affect vape businesses, many think they offer a glimpse of the crackdown that will come.

    The province has already said its law will, at the very least, ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces. It was expected to take effect Jan. 1 but was delayed.

    Unless changes are made to the proposed legislation, customers will not be able to try out different flavours before they buy products at vape stores. And, that could be a death knell for some of the many specialty stores popping up across Toronto.

    “It would be terrible for us. It’s crucial for people to be able to sample flavours before they buy. I would say 99 per cent of our customers do that,” said Mike Wartooth of the Vape 29 store in Toronto.

    Staff also wouldn’t be able to test and fix broken e-cigarettes indoors or show customers how to use them.

    That alone has Yan Bar, owner of Eastern Bloc Vapes, concerned about the future of the industry in Ontario.

    “If we’re not able to explain our product or how to use it, people will either not understand or misuse it,” he said. “We’re concerned a lot of people will go back to smoking if it’s made too difficult.”

    That, he said, would be bad for both the booming vape industry and the health of his customers, many of whom turn to vaping as a way to quit cigarettes.

    “We’re taking it one step at a time and waiting to see how it will go. I think 2016 will definitely be the year where the province will start making changes,” Bar said.

    What the new laws mean for vape shops

    The ban on flavoured tobacco will cut into revenues for cigar and smoke shops along with some convenience stores that sell it.

    But, the impact isn’t expected to be substantial. That’s because flavoured tobacco products typically only make up a small portion of the businesses’ tobacco inventory, according to several Toronto store owners.

    The ban on selling e-cigarettes to people younger than 19 will only hurt sales at some convenience stores that don’t voluntarily check ID. Many smoke, cigar and vape shops say they already have a policy in place to sell e-cigarettes only to those 19 and older.

    By: Sanam Islam Metro  Published on Mon Dec 28 2015 Metro News
  • Ontario Government to Restrict E-cigarette Sales

    Ontario Government to Restrict E-cigarette Sales

    In a surprising fast action by the Ontario government, they are planning on implementing a bill to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes and treat them similarly to tobacco cigarettes.

    This law which was introduced today (Monday, November 24th) will ban anyone under the age of 19 from purchasing electronic cigarettes in Ontario.  It will also ban e-cigarette from being used in any area where tobacco cigarettes are already prohibited.

    The new addition to the ‘smoke free Ontario’ legislation is trying to add

    • The removal of all flavoured tobacco cigarettes, cigars, etc.
    • The removal of all menthol tobacco products
    • Beefing up enforcement — Increasing fines and penalties to the highest of any province in Canada
    • New legislation of e-cigarettes “We know they appeal to young people because they are cheaper and easily available”
    • “Treat e-cigarettes the same way we treat tobacco cigarettes”
    • Prohibit the sales of e-cigarettes  to anyone under the age of 19
    • Prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in places where the use of cigarettes is prohibited.
    • Ban the sale of e-cigarettes in places where the sale of tobacco is prohibited
    • Prohibit the promotion of e-cigarettes in places where tobacco cigarettes are sold.

    This is a pretty significant deal for all e-cigarette users.  Please read through all of the amendments specifically regarding e-cigarettes.

    Ban the sale of e-cigarettes in places where the sale of tobacco is prohibited

    This literally means that only variety stores, gas stations, and places who can legally sell tobacco cigarettes would be able to sell e-cigarettes.  No more small business retail stores anywhere.  No more ordering online anywhere.  No more competition on pricing, creation of unique and custom flavours, etc.  In the same way that the government regulates (and taxes) tobacco cigarettes, expect identical taxing and regulation of e-cigarettes sold in these establishments.

    No mention of ‘Nicotine’ vs. “No Nicotine” e-cigarettes

    This bill is effectively attacking the actual electronic device called the e-cigarette.  Even marijuana smokers know that the accessories used — Bongs, pipes, etc. are not subject to government scrutiny, yet they are blanketing and lumping all e-cigarettes into the same policy, effectively banning and restricting them all.

    Removal of all flavoured e-liquid

    By lumping e-cigarettes together with cigarettes, they are now able to effectively ban all flavourd e-liquid.  No more RY4, menthol, cinnamon, apple, peach, etc. e-liquid.  You will be limited to tobacco flavours only.  This is s significant impact on vapers across Ontario, as the majority of ex-smokers who are current vapors prefer non-tobacco flavours.

    Severely limiting the paces one can Vape (use an e-cigarette)

    By placing e-cigarette together with tobacco cigarettes in the smoke free Ontario act, you will now not be able to vape anywhere where you cannot use a tobacco cigarette.  This includes:

    • Child Care facilities
    • Mother Vehicles driven with anyone under 16
    • Enclosed workplaces — At all times even when not open for business
    • Smoking Shelters — No more then 2 walls and a roof
    • Areas where health care workers are present
    • Hopsitals
    • Common areas of hotels, motels, and inns
    • Multi-unit residences

    “We know they appeal to young people because they are cheaper and easily available“

    In my opinion, this is just setting the ‘defense’ statement for the Ontario government, in a shroud to attempt to justify their actions.  The protection of children, who could argue with this?  In their statements, they make absolutely no notice on the benefits e-cigarettes have had, and currently have on current smokers unable to quit, offering an alternative to smoking.  They make no mention of the potential to save MILLIONS OF LIVES as stated by the World Health Organization.  “These products could be among the most significant health innovations of the 21st century — perhaps saving hundreds of millions of lives. The urge to control and suppress them as tobacco products should be resisted,” the experts wrote.”  This is the real reason for e-cigarette development and use.  No one wants non smokers to use e-cigarettes.  No one wants children to use e-cigarettes.  Any regulation specifically toward this would be appreciated by the community, but most of their policy changes go away from ‘protecting children’ towards ‘destroying the rights of Ontario’s vapers’.

    Should you like to support the cause of protesting Bill 45, please visit your local Vape shop to sign a petition that will be presented at the next reading of the bill.

  • Toronto board of health to review a ban on electronic cigarettes

    Toronto board of health to review a ban on electronic cigarettes

    Toronto Board of Health meeting to discuss banning electronic cigarettes

    The Toronto Board of Health is convening a meeting to deliberate on a potential municipal ban on electronic cigarettes, equating them with traditional cigarettes. This implies that vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes could be prohibited in public parks, bars, restaurants, and any other places where traditional tobacco cigarettes are currently banned across the greater Toronto area.

    Proposed Restrictions on E-cigarettes

    The Board is also considering a proposal to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products and prohibit e-cigarette displays in stores.

    Moreover, the Board is contemplating banning the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces, Toronto School boards, universities, colleges, and hospitals, urging these institutions to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes both indoors and outdoors on their premises. They plan to reach out to the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, suggesting they implement similar practices. The Parks and Environment Committee will also be approached with this suggestion.

    Justifications for the Proposed Actions

    The Board’s potential actions are justified on two grounds.

    Firstly, they argue that there is insufficient research on the risk of second-hand vapor, citing potential health risks associated with it.

    Secondly, they express concern that e-cigarettes could be perceived as a gateway to tobacco cigarettes, leading to a ‘normalization of smoking’ after years of efforts to render tobacco cigarettes obsolete.

    Toronto Board of Health meeting to discuss banning electronic cigarettes

    Counterarguments and Criticisms

    Critics argue that the Board is overlooking the significant positive outcomes already achieved by ex-tobacco smokers who have successfully transitioned to electronic cigarettes. They point out that mint-flavored nicotine gum has never been suggested as a potential gateway to tobacco cigarettes, and assert that electronic cigarettes are fundamentally different from tobacco cigarettes. This is evidenced by the fact that many ex-smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes find that they no longer enjoy the taste and feel of tobacco cigarettes.

    Critics also question the Board’s contradictory stance of implying that scientific evidence suggests e-cigarettes could be a gateway to tobacco cigarettes, while simultaneously citing a lack of scientific evidence regarding second-hand vapor as a reason to ban e-cigarettes.

    A Call for Regulation Over Prohibition

    Critics suggest that a more productive approach would be for the government to regulate the manufacturing of these products, rather than imposing a ban based on insufficient scientific evidence. They advocate for requirements such as labels, child-proof lids, warnings, and information to be mandated for all vendors of e-cigarettes, arguing that this would be a more effective governmental ruling compared to pulling them off shelves and banning them publicly.