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May 26, 2019 1 min read

Health Canada Consultation

On April 11th, Health Canada announced a consultation: Reducing Youth Access and Appeal of Vaping Products: Potential Regulatory Measures. Here is how you can get your concerns heard.

What's Happening?

On April 11th, Health Canada announced a consultation: Reducing Youth Access and Appeal of Vaping Products: Potential Regulatory Measures [1]

  • Health Canada has indicated that an unpublished study is a major reason for proposing stricter regulatory measures. As of today, there has been no peer-reviewed published version of this study. This study has not been made publicly available. [2]
  • Health Canada has stated they may look at e-liquid flavour restrictions. [2]
  • Electronic Cigarettes have already been shown to be at least 95% less harmful than tobacco and not a gateway to tobacco use in young people - conducted by a UK Government study. [3]
    Which summarizes:
    • "the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than smoking"
    • "nearly half the (UK) population (44.8%) don't realise e-cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking"
    • "there is no evidence so far that e-cigarettes are acting as a route into smoking for children or non-smokers"

    • [1] https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-reducing-youth-access-appeal-vaping-products-potential-regulatory-measures.html 
    [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CteWLMrUqvU 
    [3] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review

    What can I do?

    Use the form to send an e-mail message to your MP. Let them know that you want fair regulations for Adult Canadians and no flavour restrictions.


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