G/TBT/N/CAN/513/Add.2  
 
28 September 2018  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 28 September 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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Bill S -5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act  and the Non-Smokers ' Health Act  and to 
make  consequential amendments to other Acts  
Bill S-5 received Royal Assent on 23 May 2018 which amended the Tobacco Act including its title to 
the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) ( http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42 -1/bill/S -
5/royal -assent#enH2316 ). The TVPA includes subsection 30.43(2) that prohibits, subject to 
regulations, the promotion of vaping products, including by means of the packaging, by comparing 
the health effects arising from the use of the product or from its emissions with those arising from 
the use of a tobacco product or from its emissions (subsec tion 30.43(2)). This su bsection comes 
into force on 19  November 2018. Health Canada is developing regulations to further implement 
this subsection in the TVPA, to allow for certain statements to be used in the promotion of vaping 
products that compare the health effects of vaping to smoking. The proposed regulations would 
(1) refer to a list of comparative health effect statements that are incorporated by reference in the 
regulations and (2) prescribe conditions for their use in commercial promotions, inclu ding on 
packaging. The list of permitted statements would be published on Health Canada 's website. The 
use of these statements is not mandated; manufacturers, retailers and others can voluntarily 
choose to use them in the vaping product promotions as long as they meet the prescribed 
conditions set out in the regulations for their display.  
Please find below a draft list of statements that Health Canada is considering that will be 
prescribed by regulation:  
Draft List of Statements for Use in the Promotion of Vaping Products  
1. If you are a smoker, switching completely to vaping is a much less harmful option . 
2. While vaping products emit toxic substances, the amount is significantly lower than in 
tobacco smoke . 
3. By switching completely to vaping products, smokers are  exposed to a small fraction of the 
7,000 chemicals found in tobacco smoke . 
4. Switching completely from combustible tobacco cigarettes to e -cigarettes significantly 
reduces users ' exposure to numerous toxic and cancer -causing substances . 
5. Completely replacing your cigarette with a vaping product will significantly reduce your 
exposure to numerous toxic and cancer causing substances . 
6. Switching completely from smoking to e -cigarettes will reduce harms to your health . 
7. Completely replacing your  cigarette with an e -cigarette will reduce harms to your health . G/TBT/N/CAN/513/Add.2  
 
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  The full text of the TVPA can be downloaded from the Internet address below:  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T -11.5/  (English)  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/lois/T -11.5/  (French)  
or reques ted from:  
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division   
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273  
Fax: (613)943 -0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
 
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