It is against the law for anyone to sell or supply tobacco to anyone under 19 years of age. The law also prohibits the display and promotion of tobacco products at any place where tobacco products are sold.
An Automatic Prohibition* (AP) prevents a business from the sale, storage and delivery of tobacco products for a minimum of six months. Certain offences under the law can be applied towards an AP. A business that is convicted of two or more of these offences within a five year period, regardless of business ownership, may be subject to an AP. See below for current APs.
Tobacco Sales Offences
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Address |
Offence Date |
Offence Wording |
Conviction Date |
Fine Amount/Action |
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| *No offences at this time |
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Premises currently under Automatic Prohibition
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Address |
Effective Date |
End Date |
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| * No Automatic Prohibitions at this time. |
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*Disclaimer Regarding Automatic Prohibition: 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.
