Health Canada’s New Progress Report, Delivering Results: Advancing Canada’s Tobacco Strategy
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Health Canada’s new progress report, Delivering Results: Advancing Canada’s Tobacco Strategy, outlines what has been achieved since the launch of Canada’s Tobacco Strategy in 2018 and where efforts are headed next. The report highlights significant declines in smoking (adult smoking at about 11% in 2024 and overall tobacco use at 13%), strong regulations on packaging and youth access, and substantial investments in public education, cessation support, and Indigenous-led approaches. It also notes both progress and ongoing concern around youth vaping, emphasizes the need to focus on populations with higher smoking rates, and describes continued investments in science, surveillance, partnerships, and cost‑recovery measures to sustain tobacco control and move toward the goal of under 5% tobacco use by 2035.
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