The provincial Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 came into force on October 17, 2018. The Act regulates the sale of tobacco and vapour products as well as the use of tobacco, cannabis, and vapour products.
Places of use highlights - The Act prohibits the smoking of tobacco and cannabis as well as the vaping of any substance in all enclosed workplaces and public places as well as some outdoor designated areas.
Contact Toronto Health Connection if you have a concern about smoking in prohibited areas.
Smoking of cannabis in multi-unit residences/buildings:
- Municipalities do not have the authority to prohibit or ban smoking in private residential units.
- Landlords, condo boards and co-op boards in Ontario have the right to ban smoking in all or part of a building, including indoor units and outdoor patios (outdoor common areas/spaces), balconies
While landlords cannot change current tenancy agreements in apartment buildings, they can include a non-smoking clause in new agreements. - Condominium boards and landlords may create their own policies in regards to smoking, including cannabis. The City/Toronto Public Health does not collect data on this.
Information as per Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:
Cannabis for non-medical use is legal in Canada as of October 17, 2018. Under the new laws in Ontario, adults 19 years of age or older are able to:
- purchase cannabis through a provincially authorized retailer
- possess up to 30 grams of dried legal cannabis in public
- share cannabis with people 19 years of age or older
