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Centennial
Toronto Smoke-Free By-Laws| Type
of Public Place |
By-Law
Restrictions |
Smoke-Free
By |
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All public places (with exception of Classes listed below |
Required to be smoke free |
Oct. 8, 1999 |
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Class A: Restaurants & dinner theatres (Exception food courts, indoor patios or take outs are required to be smoke-free |
Unenclosed smoking is prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 25% of occupiable public space |
June 1, 2001 |
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Class B: bowling centers |
Unenclosed smoking is prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 25% of occupiable public space |
June 1, 2001 |
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Class C: a public place used primarily for playing billiards |
Unenclosed smoking prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 25% of occupiable public space |
June 1, 2004 |
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Class D: a public place used for the playing of games of chance as defined by the Gaming Control Act, 1992, & includes casinos & racetracks |
Unenclosed smoking prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 25% of occupiable public space |
June 1, 2004 |
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Class E: is licensed under the Liquor License Act & where no patron under 19 years is admitted at any time. Includes bars, entertainment lounges, and night clubs |
Unenclosed smoking prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 25% of occupiable public space |
June 1,2004 |
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Class F: public place where the principal business is the operation of a bingo hall |
Unenclosed smoking prohibited. Smoking only permitted in an approved Designated smoking room no larger than 50% of occupiable public space |
June 1, 2004 |
A Guide to Toronto’s No Smoking By-Law No.
441-1999 for Workplaces
Definition of “workplace”
A building or part of a building in which one or more employees work,
including employees’ eating and lounge areas, includes a public transit
vehicle (other than a taxi or livery cab) and any other conveyance in
which an employee works.
- Where a workplace is also a public place, the provisions of this
by-law respecting public places shall prevail.
- Where a workplace is also a private club, the provisions of this
by-law do not apply.
- No person shall smoke in a workplace, except in a designated
smoking room.
- The designated smoking room must not be more than 25% of the
indoor space; must be fully enclosed and separately ventilated to
the outdoors and have a Health Warning sign posted at the entrance;
and must not be used for any other purpose but smoking.
The employer must:
- Prohibit smoking in the workplace except where smoking is
permitted by the by-law
- Prohibit ashtrays and like paraphernalia in area where smoking is
prohibited
- Post No Smoking signs at the entrance to the workplace
- Post No Smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted
- Post Health Warning signs at the entrance to designated smoking
rooms if provided
For more information about this No Smoking By-Law call your local
Public Health office.
Call Toronto Public Health’s Smoke Free Helpline at 416-392-0123, to
report non-compliance and for information about how to stop smoking
For more information or to obtain an electronic version of the No
Smoking and Health Warning signs visit Toronto Public Health’s website: www.city.toronto.on.ca,
Email: [email protected]
This guide provides an overview of the
environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) By-law (No.441-1999) and is not
intended to be a legal document. This information has been obtained with
permission from Toronto Public Health.
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The ‘Leave The Pack Behind’ name for this program has been adopted, with permission, from the World Health Organization’s 1999 World No Tobacco Day campaign. Funding for this program has been provided in part by the Ontario Tobacco Strategy, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. La Strategie antitabac de l’Ontario, Direction de la santé communautaire et de la promotion de la santé, ministère de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée finance ce programme en partie. Design & Legal Disclaimer Information |