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Laws must be enforced, interpreted and applied if they are to be effective. Included in the Tobacco Act is a section that provides the Minister with the authority to designate inspectors and also provides the inspectors with the necessary authority to enforce the Act and associated regulations. There is also a section of the Tobacco Act that specifies the offences and punishments for those who contravene the Act.
- Toolkit for Responsible Tobacco Retailers - Atlantic Region
Retailers have a legal responsibility to ensure that young people under the age of 19 are protected from access to tobacco and tobacco-related products. The Toolkit for Responsible Tobacco Retailers - Atlantic Region provides information and tools to help retailers in the Atlantic region of Canada understand and interpret the laws governing the sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products, and also provides tips and resources for the training and on-going monitoring of retail employees who handle tobacco products. - Youth Access to Tobacco in 2004
Nationally, in 2004, the percentage of retailers refusing to sell cigarettes to underage Canadians (82.3%) has substantially increased from rates seen for the past couple of years. This latest result represents a vast improvement from the first data collected on this issue by Health Canada in 1995, where only 47.9% of retailers were refusing to sell cigarettes to minors. This year's result illustrates once again that refusing to sell to minors remains strongly linked with a tendency to ask for ID: for teens of all ages of whom ID was requested, 96.9% of retailers refused to sell when no identification was shown, virtually the same result as in 2003 (97.1%). - Considering all we know about tobacco...
Promoting compliance with youth access laws and stressing the health purposes of theTobacco Act are important complementary measures that are part of the government's comprehensive approach to restricting youth access to tobacco products. Health Canada Tobacco Inspectors play an important role in reducing youth access to tobacco by working with individuals and retailers to ensure compliance with the law.
