Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) to help reduce youth access to tobacco and electronic cigarettes and to protect the public from second-hand smoke. SWPH is responsible for inspecting all tobacco and e-cigarettes retailers and all retail locations in the SWPH jurisdiction. Progressive enforcement is applied before charges are issued including education and warnings.
Below are summary reports of convictions as of January 1, 2018, involving retailers in SWPH's jurisdiction.
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Disclaimer
Prospective buyers of tobacco retail dealer premises are strongly encouraged to contact the local public health unit to confirm premises conviction history. A premises with two or more tobacco sales convictions against any owner (past or present) at that address within a five year period is subject to a Notice of Prohibition Against the Sale, Storage and Delivery of Tobacco Products (known as an automatic prohibition or “AP”).
Section 22 of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (SFOA) states that upon becoming aware that there are two or more convictions against any owner for tobacco sales offences committed at the same place within a five year period, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) shall notify the owner(s) or occupant of the place that the sale, storage and delivery of tobacco products is prohibited at the place.
The MOHLTC accepts requests from public health units for automatic prohibitions where owner(s) of the business was/were convicted of tobacco sales offences on two occasions. The SFOA convictions report published on public health units’ websites lists all owner related tobacco sales convictions that are eligible for an automatic prohibition. Please note that automatic prohibitions do not apply to vapour products sales convictions.