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Identification Requirements
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Identification of persons to be at least 19
 2. For the purposes of subsection 3 (3) of the Act, an item of identification is prescribed if it includes a photograph of the person, states the person’s date of birth and reasonably appears to have been issued by a government or the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Informational Documents
Informational Documents
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Rules for informational documents
 3. The following are the prescribed conditions for the purposes of subsection 4 (4) of the Act: 1.  The document described in that subsection may only be made available for viewing inside the place described in clause 4 (2) (a) of the Act and may not be removed from that place. 2.  The person making the document available for viewing shall ensure that it is not viewed by a person who is less than 19 years old, other than the owner or occupier of the place or one of their employees. For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who appears to be less than 25 years old is deemed to be less than 19 years old unless the person making the document available has required that person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old. Packaging
Packaging
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Packaging requirements
 4. For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, (a)  a tobacco product must be packaged in accordance with the requirements of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Canada), and the package must bear or contain information required under that Act; (b)  a vapour product must be packaged in accordance with the requirements of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act
(Canada), and the package must bear or contain information required under that Act; (c)  cigarettes must be contained in packages of at least 20 cigarettes; and (d)  cigarillos must be contained in packages of at least 20 cigarillos. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 4; O. Reg. 439/18, s. 2. Prohibitions, Sales
Prohibitions, Sales
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Prohibition on sales
 5. (1) The following classes of places are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 11 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act: 1.  Integrated community health services centres under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023. 2.  Private hospitals within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 219/23, s. 1. (2) The office buildings owned by the Province and identified in Schedule 3 to this Regulation are prescribed places for the purposes of paragraph 11 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 5 (2). (3) For the purposes of paragraph 11 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, retail establishments are prescribed as a class of place where no person shall sell or offer to sell flavoured vapour products, except for retail establishments that are, (a)  specialty vape stores; or (b)  cannabis retail stores within the meaning of the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018. O. Reg. 197/20, s. 2. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply with respect to flavoured vapour products whose only flavouring agent is one that imparts a flavour or aroma of tobacco, menthol or mint. O. Reg. 197/20, s. 2. (5) For the purposes of paragraph 11 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, retail establishments are prescribed as a class of place where no person shall sell or offer to sell vapour products with a nicotine concentration greater than 20 mg/mL, except for retail establishments that are specialty vape stores. O. Reg. 197/20, s. 2. Prohibitions, Use
Prohibitions, Use
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Areas where smoking or use of electronic cigarettes prohibited
 6. The following are prescribed places for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act: 1.  The outdoor grounds of a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act and the area within a nine metre radius surrounding any entrance or exit of such a hospital. 2.  The outdoor grounds of a private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act, and the area within a nine metre radius surrounding any entrance or exit of such a hospital. 3.  The outdoor grounds of a psychiatric facility within the meaning of the Mental Health Act, and the area within a nine metre radius surrounding any entrance or exit of such a facility. 4.  The outdoor grounds of an office building that is owned by the Province and identified in Schedule 3. 5.  The area within a nine metre radius surrounding any entrance or exit of an integrated community health services centre under the Integrated Community Health Services Centre Act, 2023. 6.  The area within a nine metre radius surrounding any entrance or exit of a long-term care home within the meaning of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 6; O. Reg. 312/22, s. 1; O. Reg. 219/23, s. 2.
Restaurant and bar patios
 7. (1) Restaurant and bar patios, and public areas within a nine metre radius surrounding any point on the perimeter of such patios, are prescribed areas for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 7 (1). (2) A restaurant or bar patio is an area that is not an enclosed public place or an enclosed workplace and that meets all the criteria set out in the following paragraphs: 1.  The public is ordinarily invited or permitted access to the area, either expressly or by implication, whether or not a fee is charged for entry, or the area is worked in or frequented by employees during the course of their employment, whether or not they are acting in the course of their employment at the time. 2.  Food or drink is served or sold or offered for consumption in the area, or the area is part of or operated in conjunction with an area where food or drink is served or sold or offered. 3.  The area is not primarily a private dwelling. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 7 (2). (3) An area that would otherwise be a restaurant or bar patio as described in subsection (2) is not a restaurant or bar patio for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act if, (a)  the use of electronic cigarettes that contain a controlled substance within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) is not permitted in the area; (b)  the use of electronic cigarettes that contain cannabis is not permitted in the area; (c)  the smoking of cannabis is not permitted in the area; (d)  the area was operated by a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion or another veterans’ organization immediately before November 18, 2013 and has been continually operated by a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion or another veterans’ organization since that date; and (e)  the area was not, immediately before November 18, 2013, and is not at any time after that date a “covered or partially covered restaurant or bar patio” within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 48/06 (General) made under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act as it read on November 18, 2013. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 7 (3); O. Reg. 439/18, s. 3. (4) In clause (3) (d), “veterans’ organization” means an organization, (a)  that may include members who are veterans of armed forces, (b)  the primary purpose of which is to provide programs or services to veterans of armed forces or to such veterans and their families, and (c)  that is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada). O. Reg. 268/18, s. 7 (4).
Children’s playgrounds and play areas
 8. (1) Children’s playgrounds and all public areas within 20 metres of any point on the perimeter of a children’s playground are prescribed areas for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act. (2) For the purposes of this section, a children’s playground is an area that is not an enclosed public place or an enclosed workplace and that meets all the criteria set out in the following paragraphs: 1.  The area is primarily used for the purposes of children’s recreation, and is equipped with children’s play equipment, such as, but without being limited to, i.  slides, ii.  swings, iii.  climbing apparatuses, iv.  splash pads, v.  wading pools, or vi.  sand boxes. 2.  The public is ordinarily invited or permitted access to the area, either expressly or by implication, whether or not a fee is charged for entry. 3.  The area is not part of the amenities provided by a residential location, such as, but without being limited to, an apartment or condominium complex or a campground. (3) For greater certainty, a hotel, motel, inn or similar place is not a residential location for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (2).
Sporting areas, etc.
 9. (1) The following are prescribed areas for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act: 1.  Sporting areas. 2.  Spectator areas adjacent to sporting areas. 3.  Public areas within 20 metres of any point on the perimeter of a sporting area or a spectator area adjacent to a sporting area. (2) For the purposes of this section, a sporting area is an area that is not an enclosed public place or an enclosed workplace and that meets all the criteria set out in the following paragraphs: 1.  The area is owned by the Province or a municipality, by an agent of the Province or a municipality, or by a post-secondary institution. 2.  The public is ordinarily invited or permitted access to the area, either expressly or by implication, whether or not a fee is charged for entry. 3.  The area is used primarily for the purposes of sports such as, but without being limited to the following, but not including golf, whether or not a fee is paid for the use: i.  soccer, ii.  football, iii.  basketball, iv.  tennis, v.  baseball, softball or cricket, vi.  skating, vii.  beach volleyball, viii.  running, ix.  swimming, or x.  skateboarding.
Shelters
 10. A place or area is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act, if it meets all of the following conditions: 1.  The public is ordinarily invited or permitted access to the place or area, either expressly or by implication, whether or not a fee is charged for entry, or the place or area is worked in or frequented by employees during the course of their employment whether or not they are acting in the course of their employment at the time. 2.  The place or area has a roof and more than two walls. 3.  The place or area is not primarily a private dwelling.
Community recreational facilities and perimeter of schools
 11. (1) The following are prescribed areas for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 12 (2) of the Act: 1.  Public areas within 20 metres of any point on the perimeter of a school described in paragraph 3 of that subsection. 2.  Public areas within 20 metres of any point on the perimeter of the grounds of a private school described in paragraph 4 of that subsection. 3.  The outdoor grounds of a community recreational facility and public areas within 20 metres of any point on the perimeter of the grounds. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 11 (1). (2) For the purposes of this section, a community recreational facility is an enclosed public place or an enclosed workplace that meets all the criteria set out in the following paragraphs: 1.  The place is owned or operated by, i.  a corporation incorporated under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 or under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act or a predecessor of that Act, ii.  an organization that is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada), or iii.  the Province or a municipality, or by an agent of the Province or a municipality. 2.  The place is primarily used for the purposes of providing athletic or recreational programs or services to the local community, including children and youth, such as, but without being limited to the following programs or services, whether or not a fee is paid for the use: i.  Sports programs. ii.  Children’s play programs. iii.  Fitness programs. 3.  The public is ordinarily invited or permitted access to the place, either expressly or by implication, whether or not a fee is charged for entry. 4.  The place is not primarily a private dwelling. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 11 (2), 38 (7). (3) An area that would otherwise be prescribed under this section is not prescribed if it meets the requirements set out in subsection 7 (3). O. Reg. 268/18, s. 11 (3). Signs
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Signs
 12. (1) All signs required to be posted under the Act and this Regulation shall be posted in a conspicuous manner and shall not be obstructed from view. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 12. (2) Where this Regulation requires a sign to be a copy of a sign accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario, it is sufficient to copy the information and informational symbols on such a sign without copying a Trillium or “Smoke-Free” logo in an exact fashion, or copying it at all. O. Reg. 430/19, s. 1.
Rules for informational signs
 13. The following are the prescribed conditions for the purposes of subsection 4 (3) of the Act: 1.  No more than three of the signs described in that subsection may be posted in the place. 2.  None of the signs may be more than 968 square centimetres in area. 3.  Each sign must have a white background and only black text and graphics. 4.  A sign must not include a text or graphic that identifies or reflects a brand of a product mentioned in that subsection or any element of such a brand.
Signs at retail
 14. (1) For the purposes of section 7 of the Act, a person who sells or offers to sell any product described in that section at retail shall post, as applicable, the age restriction signs described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and the identification signs described in subsections (4) and (5) of this section at any location where the products are sold or supplied in a place where each sign is clearly visible to the person who sells or supplies the products and to the person to whom the products are sold or supplied. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 14 (1). (2) In the case of a person who sells or offers to sell a tobacco product at retail, the age restriction sign referred to in subsection (1) must meet the following requirements: 1.  The sign must be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. 2.  The sign must be a copy of the sign entitled “Tobacco Product Age Restriction”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 14 (2); O. Reg. 430/19, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3. (3) In the case of a person who sells or offers to sell a vapour product at retail, the age restriction sign referred to in subsection (1) shall meet the following requirements: 1.  The sign must be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. 2.  The sign must be a copy of the sign entitled “Vapour Product Age Restriction”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 14 (3); O. Reg. 430/19, s. 2 (2); O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3. (4) In the case of a person who sells or offers to sell a tobacco product at retail, the identification sign referred to in subsection (1) must meet the following requirements: 1.  The sign must be 9 centimetres in height and 18 centimetres in width. 2.  The sign must be a copy of the sign entitled “Tobacco Product Identification”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 14 (4); O. Reg. 430/19, s. 2 (3); O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3. (5) In the case of a person who sells or offers to sell a vapour product at retail, the identification sign referred to in subsection (1) shall meet the following requirements: 1.  The sign must be 9 centimetres in height and 18 centimetres in width. 2.  The sign must be a copy of the sign entitled “Vapour Product Identification”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 14 (5); O. Reg. 430/19, s. 2 (4); O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3.
Employer obligations
 15. For the purposes of clause 14 (1) (c) of the Act, an employer shall post both of the signs described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section, or the sign described in paragraph 3 of this section, at each entrance and exit of the enclosed workplace, place or area in appropriate locations and in sufficient numbers to ensure that employees and the public are aware that smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes is prohibited in the enclosed workplace, place or area: 1.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco Sign for Employers”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 2.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Electronic Cigarette Sign for Employers”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 3.  A sign that, i.  is at least 15 centimetres in height and at least 20 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sign for Employers”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 15; O. Reg. 430/19, s. 3; O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3.
Proprietor obligations
 16. For the purposes of clause 15 (c) of the Act, a proprietor shall post both of the signs described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section, or the sign described in paragraph 3 of this section, at each entrance and exit of the enclosed public place, place or area in appropriate locations and in sufficient numbers to ensure that the public are aware that smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes is prohibited in the enclosed public place, place or area: 1.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco Sign for Proprietors”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 2.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Electronic Cigarette Sign for Proprietors”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 3.  A sign that, i.  is at least 15 centimetres in height and at least 20 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sign for Proprietors”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 16; O. Reg. 430/19, s. 4; O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3.
Signs — hotels, motels, inns
 17. For the purposes of clauses 14 (1) (c) and 15 (c) of the Act, the employer and the proprietor shall post both of the signs described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section, or the sign described in paragraph 3 of this section, in every guest room that has not been designated under subsection 13 (2) of the Act and in every washroom associated with the guest room: 1.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco Sign for Hotels, Motels and Inns”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 2.  A sign that, i.  is at least 10 centimetres in height and at least 10 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Electronic Cigarette Sign for Hotels, Motels and Inns”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 3.  A sign that, i.  is at least 15 centimetres in height and at least 20 centimetres in width, and ii.  includes the information and informational symbols on the sign entitled “Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sign for Hotels, Motels and Inns”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 17; O. Reg. 430/19, s. 5; O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3.
Signs, automatic prohibition
 18. For the purposes of section 23 of the Act, the owner or occupier of a place that is subject to a prohibition under section 22 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 must meet the following requirements: i.  The signs must be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. ii.  The signs must be copies of the sign entitled “Automatic Prohibition Caused by Tobacco Sales to Minors”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. 2.  Otherwise, the signs must meet the following requirements: i.  The signs must be 18 centimetres in height and 35 centimetres in width. ii.   The signs must be copies of the sign entitled “Automatic Prohibition Caused by Other Tobacco Sales Offences”, dated April 1, 2020 and accessible through a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 18; O. Reg. 430/19, s. 6; O. Reg. 197/20, s. 3. Exemptions
Medical cannabis exemptions
 19. Subsections 3 (1) and (2) of the Act do not apply, (a)  to the supply of an electronic cigarette or any component of an electronic cigarette to a medical cannabis user by the user’s parent, guardian or caregiver if the user intends to use the electronic cigarette or component for medical purposes; (b)  to the sale or supply of a vapour product to a medical cannabis user by a licensed seller if the user intends to use the vapour product for medical purposes; and (c)  to the sale or supply of medical cannabis e-substance to a medical cannabis user by a designated person if the user intends to use the e-substance for medical purposes.
Exemption, display and promotion rules, tobacconist
 20. (1) A retailer who sells tobacco products at a tobacconist is exempt from the prohibitions under subsections 4 (1) and (2) of the Act with respect to specialty tobacco products and promotional material respecting specialty tobacco products, subject to the following conditions: 1.  The specialty tobacco products and promotional material must not be visible from outside the place of business of the tobacconist at any time of day. 2.  The retailer shall not permit a person who is less than 19 years old to enter the place of business of the tobacconist, other than the owner or occupier of the tobacconist, one of their employees or a support person accompanying a person with a disability who is at least 19 years old. For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who appears to be less than 25 years old is deemed to be less than 19 years old unless the retailer has required that person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old. 3.  The place of business of the tobacconist must be a building or must be located within a building. 4.  Customers must be able to enter the place of business of the tobacconist only from the outdoors or from the areas of an enclosed shopping mall that are, i. open to the public, ii.   common to most of the retail establishments or other businesses within the mall, and iii.  not part of a retail establishment or other business within the mall. 5.  The place of business of the tobacconist must not be a thoroughfare. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 20 (1). (2) Despite the definition of “tobacconist” in subsection 1 (1), a retail establishment that registered as a tobacconist with the board of health for the place where it is located before January 1, 2020 continues to be a tobacconist for the purposes of this section if, (a)  at the time of registering with the board of health, at least 50 per cent of the establishment’s inventory consisted of specialty tobacco products; and (b)  during every 12-month period after registering, at least 50 per cent of the establishment’s total sales for the previous 12 months consists of specialty tobacco products. O. Reg. 430/19, s. 7. (3) Revoked: O. Reg. 430/19, s. 7.
Promotion, certain electronic cigarettes
 21. For greater certainty, a person who sells or manufactures an electronic cigarette or a component of an electronic cigarette that is sold or manufactured for use with a tobacco product, but that is packaged without a tobacco product, is exempt, with respect to the electronic cigarette or the component of the electronic cigarette, from the prohibitions in subsection 4 (2) of the Act concerning tobacco product accessories. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 4.
Exemption, display and promotion rules, manufacturers
 23. (1) For the purposes of this section, a manufacturer of tobacco products is a person who, (a)  manufactures, fabricates or produces tobacco products for distribution, sale or storage in Ontario; and (b)  holds a manufacturer’s registration certificate under section 7 of the Tobacco Tax Act. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 4. (2) For the purposes of this section, a manufacturer includes any entity that is associated with a manufacturer, including an entity that controls or is controlled by the manufacturer or that is controlled by the same entity that controls the manufacturer. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 4. (3) A manufacturer of tobacco products is exempt from subsections 4 (1) and (2) of the Act in respect of a place where tobacco products are manufactured, fabricated or produced by the manufacturer, subject to the following conditions: 1.  The place must be registered with the Ministry for the purposes of the exemption. 2.  The manufacturer shall not permit a person who is less than 19 years old to enter the place other than an employee of the manufacturer or a support person accompanying a person with a disability who is at least 19 years old. For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who appears to be less than 25 years old is deemed to be less than 19 years old unless the manufacturer has required the person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old. 3.  Promotional material, tobacco products and tobacco product accessories associated with a brand of tobacco product must not be visible from outside the place at any time of day. 4.  Customers must be able to enter the place only from the outdoors or from the areas of an enclosed shopping mall that are, i.  open to the public, ii.  common to most of the retail establishments or other businesses within the mall, and iii.  not part of a retail establishment or other business within the mall. 5.  The place must not be a thoroughfare. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 4.
Tobacco display exemption for duty free retailers
 24. A retailer who sells tobacco products at a duty free shop, as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Customs Act (Canada), is exempt from subsection 4 (1) of the Act in respect of sales of tobacco products at the duty free shop if all of the following conditions are met: 1.  Tobacco products and tobacco product accessories associated with a brand of tobacco product must not be visible from outside the duty free shop at any time of day. 2.  Customers of the duty free shop must only be able to enter the duty free shop from the outdoors or from the areas of an enclosed shopping mall that are, i.  open to the public, ii.  common to most of the retail establishments or other businesses within the mall, and iii.  not part of a retail establishment or other business within the mall. 3.  The duty free shop must not be a thoroughfare.
Exempt tobacco products
 25. (1) Paragraph 1 of section 9 of the Act does not apply with respect to the following tobacco products: 1.  A flavoured cigar that, i.  weighs more than 1.4 grams but less than 6 grams, excluding the weight of any mouthpiece or tip, ii.  has a wrapper fitted in spiral form, iii.  has no tipping paper, and iv.  contains only a flavouring agent that imparts a flavour or aroma of wine, port, whiskey or rum. 2.  A flavoured cigar that, i.  weighs 6 grams or more, excluding the weight of any mouthpiece or tip, ii.  has a wrapper fitted in spiral form, and iii.  has no tipping paper. 3.  Flavoured pipe tobacco. (2) The term “pipe tobacco” in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) does not include tobacco manufactured or sold for use in a hookah or a waterpipe.
Psychiatric facilities
 27. For the purposes of subparagraph 1 iv of subsection 13 (1) of the Act, the following psychiatric facilities are designated: 1.  A psychiatric facility under the Mental Health Act that was formerly designated under the Mental Hospitals Act as a facility to which the Mental Hospitals Act applies and that became a division or other part of another facility as a result of the implementation of a plan for the restructuring of hospital services.
Facilities for veterans
 28. For the purposes of subparagraph 1 v of subsection 13 (1) of the Act, the following facilities for veterans are designated: 1.  The Parkwood Hospital site of St. Joseph’s Health Care London. 2.  The Kilgour wing (K wing) and the George Hees wing (L wing) of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Hospices
 29. For the purposes of subsection 13 (4) of the Act, the hospice must comply with the following requirements: 1.  The hospice must be a residential hospice that provides nursing care that is funded, directly or indirectly, through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 2.  The area in the hospice where the smoking of cannabis or the use of electronic cigarettes is taking place meets the requirements of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection 13 (1) of the Act and the requirements of section 26 of this Regulation. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 29; O. Reg. 439/18, s. 5. 30. Revoked: O. Reg. 439/18, s. 6.
Stage production exemptions
 31. (1) Subsection 12 (1) of the Act does not apply to an actor who uses an electronic cigarette in a stage production if the following conditions are met: 1.  No consideration is given, directly or indirectly, for the use or depiction of the electronic cigarette in the stage production. 2.  The electronic cigarette does not contain nicotine. 3.  The electronic cigarette does not contain a controlled substance within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada). 4.  The electronic cigarette does not contain cannabis. 5.  The vapour produced by the electronic cigarette is unscented. (2) In this section, “stage production” means a dramatic, musical, educational or artistic work that is performed live on a stage, and includes any rehearsal of such a work.
Traditional use of tobacco
 33. (0.1) Psychiatric facilities within the meaning of the Mental Health Act
are designated for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 19 (4) of the Act. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 8 (1). (1) For the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection 19 (4) of the Act, the following classes of places are prescribed: 1.  Integrated community health services centres under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023. 2.  Private hospitals within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act. 3.  Homes that are part of the program of the Ministry known as the “Community Homes for Opportunity” program. O. Reg. 268/18, s. 33; O. Reg. 439/18, s. 8 (2); O. Reg. 219/23, s. 3. Evidence
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Evidence and cannabis
 34. A court may, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, infer that any substance in question is cannabis from the fact that a witness describes it as cannabis or by a name that is commonly applied to cannabis. O. Reg. 439/18, s. 9. Miscellaneous
Procedure for employees
 35. For the purposes of subsection 14 (3) of the Act, section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, with the exception of subsections 50 (1), (2.1), (2.2) and (2.3), applies with necessary modifications when an employee complains that subsection 14 (2) of the Act has been contravened.
Home health-care worker
 36. (1) For the purposes of subsection 16 (3) of the Act, a home health-care worker who has exercised their right to leave must phone their employer within 30 minutes of leaving, or as soon as is reasonably possible after that, and inform the employer, (a)  that the worker has left; (b)  whether an appropriate person is present and available to care for the person to whom the health-care services were being provided or were to be provided; (c)  if the person to whom the health-care services were being provided or were to be provided would require care in the next 24 hours; (d)  in what situation the person to whom the health-care services were being provided or were to be provided was when the worker left; and (e)  whether there are any unusual circumstances and, if so, what they are. (2) The home health-care worker shall also follow any guidelines provided by the employer that are reasonably aimed at ensuring that the person to whom the health-care services were being provided or were to be provided is kept safe and provided with a reasonable level of care.