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AAPPENOIX LZ.

RESTKICTION OF SMOKING IN PUBLICCPLACES
SUMMARY OF CURKENT(85)CANADLAN BY=-LANS,

Areas with by-laws contacted
Capital Regional District, Edmonton,Guelph,Haiifax,Hamilton,Maple Ridge, Ottawa, Regina,

Saskatoon,Toronto,West Vancouver and Winnipeg were all contacted (some ve-contacted),.
Copies of the bylaw for each are available,

Retail Stores

Eleven ban smoking to some exteni in retail stores. The range varies from food stores
displaying foods open to the air to almost all stores. Designated areas in these stores
are excluded from the ban: :

9 exclude rest rooms or offices used by the staff

8 exclude lunch counters (but there: can be restrictions there too)

7 exclude restuarants (but see remarks above)

6 exclude hair dressing parlours or barbers shops

4 exclude staff lounges

etc.

Banks,Financial Institutions, Offices

9 include hanks and financial institutions specifically

8 specifically refer to service counters

4 refer to reception areas (in toto or in part)

5 inelude municipal offices.

It should be noted none refer to areas other than public areas.

Hospitals etc.

10 restricted smoking in hospitals to some degree

6 required permission of the patients doctor

3 required permission of the hospital authorities

3 required permission of the other patients

1 (Ottawa) stated patients are entitled to a smoke free atmosphere,

8 indicated that smoking areas could be designated in public access areas.

Places of Public Assembly

10 stated smoking allowed only in designated areas.

7 stated such designated area shall be not more than 50% of total area {and in one
(CRD) at least the total area was limited]

Restuarants

1il mentioned restuarants= but with a great variation in approach.
In some it was voluntary - but whether or not there was non~smoking areas must
be indicated. The area set aside for non-smoking varied from 35% in Edmonton (
raised recently from 15%) down to 20% and some indicated contiguity of the non-
smoking seating.In some it only applied to the larger restuarants (e.g.Toronto =40)

Reception Areas
5 allowed smoking in designated areas only and most restricted to less than 50Z
4 did not allow at all (some depending on size),(some in health care facilities)

Elevators & Escalators
10 have restrictions on dlevators or escalators - in three Testricted to inspected ones

2 vequire consent of all passengers plus driver before smoking allowed

Buses
41 Firbid smoking on school buses

7 Forbid it on municipal buses

2 Forbid it on all buses

1 Forbids it in all public transportation
3 Forbid it in bus shelters

Service Lines

10 forbid smoking in service lines —
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Penalties

Maximum varies from $2000(7),$500(6),$200(1); Minimum varies from $25 - $$150