Stamping and Marking of Tobacco, Cannabis and Vaping Products Regulations

4 (1) Subject to subsection (5), every package of the following tobacco products shall be stamped, in a conspicuous place and in a manner that seals the package, with the stamp set out in the applicable schedule, in accordance with the specifications set out in that schedule:

• (a) in the case of a package of cigarettes or tobacco sticks, a stamp set out in Schedule 1;

• (b) in the case of a package of cigars, a stamp set out in Schedule 2; and

• (c) in the case of a package of manufactured tobacco, other than cigarettes or tobacco sticks, a stamp set out in Schedule 3.

(2) Every carton of black stock cigarettes or black stock tobacco sticks shall be stamped on each end with the bilingual stamp set out in Schedule 4, or with the two separate unilingual stamps — one in English and one in French — referred to in that Schedule, in accordance with the specifications set out in that Schedule.

(3) Every case of black stock cigarettes or black stock tobacco sticks shall be stamped in a conspicuous place on any two facing sides with the stamp set out in Schedule 5, in accordance with the specifications set out in that Schedule.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), every package of raw leaf tobacco shall be stamped in a conspicuous place with the stamp set out in Schedule 6, in accordance with the specifications set out in that Schedule, and, if the raw leaf tobacco is further packaged in a manner other than by being formed into a hand, the stamp shall be affixed to the package in a manner that seals the package.

(5) The stamps referred to in subsections (1) and (4) may be modified to include any additional information required by or under the laws of a province in relation to such stamps or modified in accordance with any colour specification required for such stamps by those laws.