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Smoking Bans On Patios: The Picture Across The Country

The Canadian Press, 26 May, 2016 11:42 AM

Quebec smokers will no longer be able to indulge on bar and restaurant patios as of Thursday. A look at rhe situation in other Canadian jurisdictions:

Newfoundland and Labrador: Smoking is prohibited on bar and restaurant patios.

Prince Edward Island: Smoking is banned on patios.

Nova Scotia: All outdoor licensed areas and patios of all restaurants, lounges, beverage rooms and cabarets must be smoke-free.

New Brunswick: It is illegal to smoke on patios and all similar outdoor facilities where food and alcohol is served and within three metres of the patio's boundary.

Ontario: All bar and restaurant outdoor patios must be smoke-free. Uncovered patios established by a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, or another veterans organization before Nov. 18, 2013, are exempt.

Manitoba: Smoking is allowed on bar and restaurant patios under certain conditions.

Saskatchewan: Smoking or holding lighted tobacco is prohibited in enclosed public places and within three metres of a doorway, window or air-intake of an enclosed public place.

Alberta: Smoking on patios is prohibited.

British Columbia: Smoking is allowed on hospitality patios that that are not "substantially closed." The doors to the patio must remain closed except to enter or exit. Proprietors are free to designate patios as non-smoking.

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