Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan banned the sale of vapour products to minors as of February 2020 , along with restricting the advertising of vapour products by retailers . In September the provincial government began consultation on a new set of regulations to place limits on nicotine content and flavours . Like the USA , Canada has a complex governmental system , with laws being made at the federal and provincial level . The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act regulates vaping in a way that offers reassurance to the public about the quality of the products they can buy from legal outlets while also allowing the industry to grow and prosper .
The provincial laws go a lot further and could actually end up doing a lot of harm to the overall harm-reduction potential for the Canadian vape industry . The British Columbia laws , which seem to broadly mirror the European TPD model , are the least onerous of the provincial regulations and may give vapers little cause for concern . It is the flavour bans , however , which should set the alarm bells ringing . There is clear evidence that adult smokers are more likely to switch to vaping and stay vaping , when they have a choice of flavours to satisfy their needs . A survey conducted by the Lung Association of Nova Scotia and Smoke-Free Nova Scotia , published September 18 , found that youth vaping had decreased since the coronavirus pandemic began .
However the study ’ s lead researcher , Dr . Mohammed Al-Hamdani , was quick to down play the decrease in underage use , citing the closure of vape shops and less socialising during lock down as key factors . Dr . Al-Hamdani , director of health initiatives at the Lung Association of Nova Scotia said that further policy is needed to reduce vaping among young adults : “ To do that we need flavour bans , nicotine caps , taxation and increase the minimum age to 21 .” When influential researchers such as Dr . Al-Hamdani see a decline in youth vaping but still call for further restrictions , it should concern all vapers , vaping businesses and harm reduction advocates in Canada .
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