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Canada Reviews UK's Generational Tobacco Ban, Targets 5% Use

4/29/2026

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Health Minister Marjorie Michel said Canada will review the United Kingdom’s generational tobacco-sale ban.
U.K. parliament passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, barring anyone born on or after Jan. 1 2009 from buying cigarettes, pending royal assent.
Health Canada reaffirmed aim to reduce tobacco use to below five percent by 2035, while Rob Cunningham and Robert MacDonald warned enforcement will be hard and a federal-provincial plan is needed to curb cross-border purchases.

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Health Minister Marjorie Michel said Canada will review the United Kingdom’s generational tobacco-sale ban.
U.K. parliament passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, barring anyone born on or after Jan. 1 2009 from buying cigarettes, pending royal assent.
Health Canada reaffirmed aim to reduce tobacco use to below five percent by 2035, while Rob Cunningham and Robert MacDonald warned enforcement will be hard and a federal-provincial plan is needed to curb cross-border purchases.