Promise History
3.03.57 - “A re-elected Liberal government will […] [m]ove forward with a national tax on vaping products and require tobacco manufacturers to pay for the cost of federal public health investments in tobacco control”
01-Nov-2023
The review of the law is underway, and affirms the possibility of charging tobacco manufacturers for smoking-related public health investments.
“The Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health’s 2021 mandate letter included a commitment to “require tobacco manufacturers to pay for the cost of federal public health investments in tobacco control.” This priority was reiterated in Budget 2023. Health Canada is working with partners within the federal government to examine options and determine next steps”
10-Mar-2023
“In 2023-24, new or on-going measures related to tobacco will include: […] Proposing a framework to require tobacco manufacturers to pay for the cost of federal public health investments in tobacco control”
2023–24 Departmental Plan: Health Canada-Health Canada
13-Dec-2022
The tax was implemented on October 1, 2022.
“A vaping product licensee who packages vaping products manufactured in Canada on or after October 1, 2022 must pay the applicable vaping duty. The vaping duty is payable at the time of packaging”
Excise duty for vaping products-Government of Canada
07-Apr-2022
“The federal government also invites its provincial and territorial counterparts to join a coordinated vaping taxation framework, under which an additional duty equal to the proposed federal rate would be applied. Total resulting revenues would be split between federal and provincial and territorial governments on a 50/50 basis. The overall tax burden on vaping products will be regularly reviewed to ensure that important public health objectives are being met”
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