Smoking is prohibited everywhere in hotels, motels and inns—except in guest rooms designated as smoking rooms.
Exemption—Smoking guest rooms

• Guests may smoke in their room only if management has designated the room as a smoking guest room.
• A smoking guest room must meet all the requirements of the Act, including having construction that separates it physically from adjacent no smoking areas.
• Only registered guests and their invited guests can smoke in designated guest rooms.

If offering smoking guest rooms, the owner or manager must comply fully with the Act and the Regulation. In all other areas of the workplace, the employer must:

• Ensure that employees and guests are aware that smoking is prohibited.
• Post "no smoking" signs at all entrances and exits and in every non smoking guest room and attached washroom.
• Remove ashtrays.
• Ensure that employees do not smoke in the workplace.

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