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Read the Smoke-Free Ontario Act
Read the associated Regulation
Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion


Smoke-Free Ontario
- Overview of the SFO Act

Read the Smoke-Free Ontario Act


Regional - What's new in the east

Make your car smoke-free


Factsheets - How the SFO Act affects you

Enclosed public places
Enclosed workplaces
Getting the workplace ready
Bars and restaurants
Hotels, motels and inns
Retailers
Places of entertainment
Residential care facilities
Home health care workers
Tobacconists
Child care facilities
Multi-unit residences
Aboriginial people's use of tobacco


Quitting - Resources to help you quit

www.cancer.ca/smokershelpline


Youth - Youth movement against tobacco

Past Events

Expose the Truth
Take Charge Crew
Youth Escape
Exposé


Signage - How to obtain signs

Age restriction and health warning
Government I.D. required
Enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places
Controlled smoking areas


Contact - Who to call for more info

Ottawa Public Health
www.ottawa.ca/residents/health

Eastern Ontario Health Unit
www.eohu-bseo.on.ca

Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
www.hpechu.on.ca

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
www.kflapublichealth.ca

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
www.healthunit.org/smoke

Renfrew County and District Health Unit
www.rcdhu.com


Partners

Ottawa Public Health
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Renfrew County and District Health Unit


Privacy

Ottawa Public Health
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Questions & Answers - Quick info about the SFO Act

What is new about the legislation?
Does the law apply everywhere in Ontario?
Does the Smoke-Free Ontario Act replace municipal by-laws that regulate smoking?
Why is it important to keep the local by-laws?
Who will enforce the legislation?
What are the penalties for not complying with the legislation?
What do retailers have to do under the legislation?
Can a retailer be charged if an employee sells cigarettes to a minor?
What types of government I.D. can retailers accept?
Will retailers have to post new signs?
Will the law ban smoking in all bars, bingo halls, bowling alleys, casinos and restaurants, including ...
Will the legislation ban smoking on patios?
What happens if a customer lights up and refuses to put out the cigarette?
Will proprietors and employers have to post signs? Where do I get new signs?
Where should an employee lodge a complaint if the employer or proprietor does not comply?
Does the legislation cover workers that provide non-health related services such as ...
Are there places or groups that are exempt from the Smoke-Free Ontario Act?


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Last updated: Sept 2009


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