To: Board of Health
Meeting Date: September 4, 2019
Report No.: BH.01.SEP0419.C14
Prepared By: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health
Approved By: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection
Submitted By: Dr. Nicola J. Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC Medical Officer of Health & CEO
Meeting Date: September 4, 2019
Report No.: BH.01.SEP0419.C14
Prepared By: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health
Approved By: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection
Submitted By: Dr. Nicola J. Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC Medical Officer of Health & CEO
Key Points
- The Smoke-Free Ontario Act 2017 (SFOA) Enforcement Program conducts annual inspections and investigations based on risk throughout the year.
- WDGPH staff investigate all reports of SFOA complaints.
- Youth Access test shopping for under age sales are conducted twice per year.
- All compliance inspections and complaint investigations reports are publicly available on the Check Before You Choose website.
Program Requirements
Compliance with OPHS and Accountability Indicators:
✓ In compliance
Program Indicators:
| Smoke-Free Ontario Act Enforcement Indicator | 2019 Mid-Year Actual |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Youth access inspections # Youth Test Shopper Checks |
Tobacco vendors: 191/191 E-cigarette vendors: 41/104 |
Tobacco vendors are inspected twice / year. E-cigarette vendors are inspected once / year. Remainder of e-cigarette vendor inspections will occur July – December. |
| Youth access inspections # non-compliant Test Shops |
4/198 tobacco sales | All sales resulted in warnings |
| Display and promotion inspections # Inspections |
39/196 | Inspections paired with low risk food premises inspection once / year in the Fall |
| Secondary school inspections # Secondary Schools Inspected |
0/16 | Inspected once / year in Fall |
| # of registered Tobacconist # of registered Specialty Vape Shops |
1 Tobacconist 11 Speciality Vape Stores | These premises require an annual renewal. |
Highlights
WDGPH staff inspect all tobacco and e-cigarette specialty vape vendors and investigate all complaints regarding tobacco and e-cigarette sale and use in restricted areas. All premises are inspected throughout the year.
