Tobacco Reporting Regulations

Marginal note:Promotional activities

• 16 (1) Every manufacturer of a consumer tobacco product shall report

  • (a) subject to subsection 18(2), quarterly and at the following times, the dates of release of any promotional activity in respect of that consumer tobacco product and the applicable descriptive information set out in sections 17 to 24:

    • (i) for the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31 of a year, on or before April 30 of that year;

    • (ii) for the period beginning on April 1 and ending on June 30 of a year, on or before July 31 of that year;

    • (iii) for the period beginning on July 1 and ending on September 30 of a year, on or before October 31 of that year;

    • (iv) for the period beginning on October 1 and ending on December 31 of a year, on or before January 31 of the following year.

  • (b) semi-annually, the information described in subsection (2) in respect of each promotional activity undertaken by the manufacturer or for the manufacturer for consideration in respect of that consumer tobacco product

    • (i) for the period beginning on January 1 and ending on June 30 of a year, on or before July 31 of that year, and

    • (ii) for the period beginning on July 1 and ending on December 31 of a year, on or before January 31 of the following year.

• Marginal note:Content of report

  (2) In addition to the information to be reported under sections 17 to 24, the semi-annual report mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) shall set out, for each province and specifying national totals,

  • (a) by brand family and, where applicable, by brand

    • (i) the total semi-annual costs of each of the promotional activities described in sections 17 to 24, and

    • (ii) by type of consumer tobacco product, the total semi-annual costs of all promotional activities; and

  • (b) in respect of all of the manufacturer’s promotional activities for all of their consumer tobacco products, the total semi-annual costs of those promotional activities.