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A Guide to Toronto’s No Smoking By-Law
No. 441-1999 for Public Places

Type
of Public Place		 By-Law
Restrictions		 Smoke-Free
By

All public places (with exception of Classes
listed below

Required to be smoke free

Oct. 8, 1999

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

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

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

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

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 

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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