Overview

• Canada will be the first country to print health warnings directly on individual cigarettes.
• The regulations will take effect August 1, 2021 and be implemented in phases, starting with king-size cigarettes.
• The warnings will be in English and French and include messages like "poison in every puff" and "tobacco smoke harms children."
• The strategy aims to reduce tobacco use in Canada to under 5% by 2035.
• Canada already has strict anti-smoking measures like bans on tobacco ads and graphic warning labels on packs.