Bill S-5 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

Part 1 of this enactment amends the Tobacco Act. In order to respond to the report of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health entitled Vaping: Toward a Regulatory Framework for E-Cigarettes, it amends the Act to regulate the manufacture, sale, labelling and promotion of vaping products and changes the title of the Act accordingly. It also amends certain provisions of the Act relating to tobacco products, including with respect to product standards, disclosure of product information, product sale, sending and delivery and product promotion. The schedule to the Act is amended to add menthol and cloves as prohibited additives in all tobacco products. As well, it adds new provisions to the Act, including in respect of inspection and seizure.
Part 1 also makes consequential amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
Part 2 of this enactment amends the Non-smokers’ Health Act to regulate the use of vaping products in the federal workplace and on certain modes of transportation.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Health Committee, on Feb. 12, 2018

Neil Collishaw, Research Director, Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Cancer Society
Lesley James, Senior Manager, Health Policy, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Gaston Ostiguy, Chest Physician, Associate Professor and Past Director, Smoking Cessation Clinic, McGill University Health Centre, As an Individual

Health Committee, on Feb. 12, 2018

Sinclair Davidson, Professor of Institutional Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, College of Business, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, As an Individual
Peter Luongo, Managing Director, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.
Satinder Chera, President, Canadian Convenience Stores Association
Anne Kothawala, President, Convenience Distributors, Canadian Convenience Stores Association
Akehil Johnson, Volunteer, Freeze the Industry
Anabel Bergeron, Volunteer, Freeze the Industry
Maxime Le, Volunteer, Freeze the Industry

Health Committee, on Feb. 14, 2018

Denis Choinière, Director, Tobacco Products Regulatory Office, Department of Health
James Van Loon, Director General, Tobacco Control Directorate, Department of Health
Marc Kealey, Member and Public Affairs Counsel, Canadian Vaping Association
Sherwin Edwards, President, Vap Select Inc.
Boris Giller, Member, Canadian Vaping Association
Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé

Health Committee, on Feb. 26, 2018

Robert Strang, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
Bruce Cran, President, Consumers' Association of Canada
Peter Selby, Professor, University of Toronto, Director of Medical Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, As an Individual
Flory Doucas, Co-Director and Spokesperson, Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac
Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé

Health Committee, on Feb. 28, 2018

James Van Loon, Director General, Tobacco Control Directorate, Department of Health
Anne-Marie LeBel, Legal Counsel, Department of Health
Denis Choinière, Director, Tobacco Products Regulatory Office, Department of Health
Olivier Champagne, Legislative Clerk, House of Commons

Health Committee, on March 19, 2018

Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé
James Van Loon, Director General, Tobacco Control Directorate, Department of Health
Anne-Marie LeBel, Legal Counsel, Department of Health