Signs, automatic prohibition
 25. For the purposes of section 18 of the Act, the owner or occupier of a place that is subject to a prohibition under section 16 of the Act shall ensure that signs are posted at the entrance to that place and at every location where tobacco was sold or supplied immediately before the day the prohibition came into effect, in accordance with the following: 1. If the prohibition was imposed because of a contravention of subsection 3 (1) or (2) of the Act, the signs shall meet the following requirements: i. The signs shall be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. ii. The signs shall be copies of the sign entitled “Automatic Prohibition Caused by Tobacco Sales to Minors”, dated October 1, 2015 and accessible through www.ontario.ca/smokefree. 2. Otherwise, the signs shall meet the following requirements: i. The signs shall be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. ii. The signs shall be copies of the sign entitled “Automatic Prohibition Caused by Other Tobacco Sales Offences”, dated October 1, 2015 and accessible through www.ontario.ca/smokefree. O. Reg. 336/15, s. 14. 26. Omitted (revokes other Regulations).  O. Reg. 48/06, s. 26. 27. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 48/06, s. 27. SCHEDULE 1   mAINTENANCE rEQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED SMOKING AREAS For the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 18 (1) of the regulation, a qualified person shall perform the following maintenance checks on the controlled smoking area and systems in the controlled smoking area, and correct any thing that is not in compliance with the requirements for the controlled smoking area: 1. A monthly visual inspection of the controlled smoking area to ensure that it is operating in compliance with the regulation, and in particular that, i. the systems in the controlled smoking area are operating, ii. the temperature conditions set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 in the controlled smoking area are maintained, iii. the doors are closing properly, iv. there is no unusual accumulation of smoke in the controlled smoking area, and v. there is no accumulation of smoke outside the controlled smoking area. 2. A quarterly routine maintenance or maintenance as recommended by the equipment manufacturer, whichever is more frequent, and further maintenance as appropriate given the use of the system, including but not limited to changing the filter, checking and maintaining the motors, refrigeration system, heating system, and control system, and cleaning the coils and heat recovery system. 3. An annual engineering inspection including air flow testing. O. Reg. 48/06, Sched. 1. SCHEDULE 2   ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED SMOKING AREAS The following are additional requirements for controlled smoking areas under paragraph 8 of subsection 18 (1) of the regulation: Structure And Furnishings 1. The controlled smoking area shall be constructed with smoke sealed floor to slab partitions or sealed partitions with gypsum board ceilings.  Floor to ceiling partitions with any permeable material, including but not limited to acoustic tiles, shall not be used. 2. The controlled smoking area shall be provided with a pressurized vestibule, having minimum dimensions of 1.8 metres in width and 2.4 metres in length, with two sets of doors with electric operators and door sweeps. 3. The controlled smoking area shall not contain soft fabric window coverings, carpets, ceiling tiles or soft fabric cover furniture. 4. The furniture in the controlled smoking area shall be of non-combustible, non-permeable, durable and easily cleanable surface material. Ventilation 5. The controlled smoking area shall be isolated from the other areas of the building and shall have a separate ventilation system that operates at all times.  No air from the controlled smoking area shall be circulated to the rest of the building. 6. The ventilation system shall provide separate and filtered supply air to the controlled smoking area at a minimum ventilation rate of 30 litres per second per person for the maximum permitted occupancy of the controlled smoking area.  The ventilation system shall heat or cool the supply air to maintain the temperature conditions set out in paragraph 8. 7. The controlled smoking area shall be maintained at a pressure that is 5 to 7 Pascals less than the pressure in any adjoining non-smoking area.  The rate of air exhausted from the controlled smoking shall be 10 per cent greater than the rate at which air is supplied to the controlled smoking area. 8. The controlled smoking area shall be maintained at a temperature of at least 22°C and shall be increased, where appropriate, to a maximum of 25.5°C. 9. Thermal displacement ventilation shall supply the air at a low level close to the entrance of the controlled smoking area at a maximum velocity of 0.20 metres per second. 10. The air from the controlled smoking area shall be collected at ceiling level at the end of the area opposite the entrance and exhausted to the outside with a minimum velocity of 0.36 metres per second through each exhaust air discharge opening. 11. The exhaust air discharge openings for the air that is removed from the controlled smoking area shall be located at least 3.6 metres above ground and 6 metres from any opening windows, balconies and air intakes. 12. Supply air intakes and exhaust air discharge openings shall be separated horizontally by a minimum of 6 metres. 13. All the equipment for the controlled smoking area must be located in accessible locations.  Switches and thermostats for the controlled smoking area that are in public areas shall be provided with lockable cages that shall be kept locked, and to which only authorized persons have access. 14. All duct work shall be of rigid material.  Balancing dampers shall be provided on all branch ducts. 15. The ventilation system shall be provided with an interlock between air supply and exhaust to ensure continuous operation of both systems. 16. The ventilation system shall incorporate a heat recovery system to capture the heat from the exhaust air flows. 17. The proper installation of the systems in the controlled smoking area must be verified before the controlled smoking area is used.  All systems shall be balanced by a balancing contractor who is affiliated with the Associated Air Balance Council or National Environmental Balancing Bureau and who is not associated with the contractor who built the controlled smoking area, the employer of the employees who maintain or clean the controlled smoking area, or the proprietor of the controlled smoking area. O. Reg. 48/06, Sched. 2. Schedule 3   PROVINCE of ontario OFFICE buildings   (Sections 8 and 12) 1. The office building located at 108 Saturn Avenue in Atikokan. 2. The office building located at 50 Bloomington Road West in Aurora. 3. The office building located at 50 Monck Street in Bancroft. 4. The office buildings located at 106 Monck Street in Bancroft. 5. The office building located at 62 Queen Street in Blind River. 6. The office building located at 1350 High Falls Road in Bracebridge. 7. The office building located at 1809 Oxford Street in Brockville. 8. The office buildings located at 190 Cherry Street in Chapleau. 9. The office building located at 870 Richmond Street in Chatham. 10. The office building located at 100 Don Street in Clinton. 11. The office buildings located at 2 Third Avenue in Cochrane. 12. The office building located at 479 Government Street in Dryden. 13. The office building located at 50 Hillside Drive North in Elliot Lake. 14. The office building located at 148 Fleming Street in Espanola. 15. The office building located at 208 Beamish Avenue in Geraldton. 16. The office building located at 5 Low Avenue in Gogama. 17. The office building located at 1 Stone Road West in Guelph. 18. The office building located at 119 King Street West in Hamilton. 19. The office building located at 613 Front Street in Hearst. 20. The office building located at 207 Main Street West in Huntsville. 21. The office building located at Hwy 17 and Hwy 599 in Ignace. 22. The office building located at 122 Government Road in Kapuskasing. 23. The office building located at 808 Robertson Street in Kenora. 24. The office building located at 810 Robertson Street in Kenora. 25. The office building located at 322 Kent Street West in Lindsay. 26. The office building located at 659 Exeter Road in London. 27. The office building located at 667 Exeter Road in London. 28. The office building located at 900 Highbury Avenue in London. 29. The office buildings located at 2284 Nursery Road in Midhurst. 30. The office building located at 5 Wadsworth Drive in Nipigon. 31. The office building located at 200 First Avenue West in North Bay. 32. The office building located at 447 McKeown Avenue in North Bay. 33. The office building located at 3301 Trout Lake Road in North Bay. 34. The office building located at 25 Morton Shulman Avenue in North York. 35. The office buildings located at 1201 Wilson Avenue in North York. 36. The office building located at 777 Memorial Avenue in Orillia. 37. The office building located at 33 King Street West in Oshawa. 38. The office buildings located at 1450 Seventh Avenue East in Owen Sound. 39. The office building located at 31 Riverside Drive in Pembroke. 40. The office building located at 300 Water Street in Peterborough. 41. The office building located at 227 Howey Street in Red Lake. 42. The office building located at 64 Church Street in Sault Ste. Marie. 43. The office building located at 70 Foster Drive in Sault Ste. Marie. 44. The office building located at 49 Prince Street in Sioux Lookout. 45. The office building located at 301 St. Paul Street in St. Catharines. 46. The office building located at 159 Cedar Street in Sudbury. 47. The office buildings located at 3767 Hwy 69 South in Sudbury. 48. The office building located at 1004 Hwy 17 in Terrace Bay. 49. The office building located at 421 James Street South in Thunder Bay. 50. The office building located at 435 James Street South in Thunder Bay. 51. The office building located at 615 James Street South in Thunder Bay. 52. The office building located at 189 Red River Road in Thunder Bay. 53. The office buildings located at 900 Bay Street in Toronto. 54. The office building located at 77 Grenville Street in Toronto. 55. The office building located at 25 Grosvenor Street in Toronto. 56. The office building located at 80 Grosvenor Street in Toronto. 57. The office building located at 95 Grosvenor Street in Toronto. 58. The office building located at 222 Jarvis Street in Toronto. 59. The office building located at 7 Queen’s Park Crescent in Toronto. 60. The office building located at 135 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto. 61. The office building located at 77 Wellesley Street West in Toronto. 62. The office building located at 99 Wellesley Street West in Toronto. 63. The office buildings located at 126 Old Troy Road in Tweed. 64. The office building located at 48 Mission Road in Wawa. O. Reg. 336/15, s. 15.  Français