Tobacco (Access) Regulations (SOR/99-93)

4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every sign to be posted by a retailer at a retail establishment pursuant to section 9 of the Act must

• (a) have a total surface area of not less than 600 cm² and minimum dimensions of 20 cm by 30 cm;

• (b) display the following message:

  “It is prohibited by federal law to provide tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age. Il est interdit par la loi fédérale de fournir des produits du tabac aux personnes âgées de moins de 18 ans.”;

• (c) display the message set out in paragraph (b) in such a manner that the message is

  • (i) legible,

  • (ii) centred on the sign,

  • (iii) in black Helvetica Bold type on a white background,

  • (iv) in type of such size that the message occupies not less than 30 per cent and not more than 40 per cent of the total surface area of the sign,

  • (v) displayed using upper-case lettering for the first letter of the message in each official language and lower-case lettering for the remainder of the message, and

  • (vi) surrounded by a red border along the edges of the sign that has a thickness of not less than 1 cm and not more than 1.5 cm; and

• (d) be posted

  • (i) in such a manner that the sign is conspicuous and not obstructed from view, and

  • (ii) at every location in the retail establishment where tobacco products are furnished.

(2) A retailer is exempt from the application of section 9 of the Act if the retailer carries on business in a province in which provincial legislation

• (a) prohibits the sale of tobacco products to persons under a specified age that is eighteen years of age or greater; and

• (b) requires the posting of notices to that effect in retail establishments that sell tobacco products.