Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Vaping is not for Kids), 2026
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- Raises the minimum age to buy tobacco, vapour products or prescribed products from 19 to 21 years old
- Bans all promotion of vapour products in any manner
- Prohibits selling flavoured vapour products unless the flavour is tobacco-flavoured, and caps nicotine content
- Limits vapour product sales to approved specialty vape stores or designated stores in remote or rural areas
- Bans all online sales of vapour products
- Requires local boards of health to approve and can revoke specialty vape store and remote store operations, barring anyone under 21 inside
- Requires Ontario Health to issue an annual report on youth vaping to guide government policy