Protecting+the+Public

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The trend in Canada is evidence that smoking by-laws are a priority for every level of government. According to a Health Canada survey, Health Canada (2003), "63% of Canada’s population is governed by one or more forms of municipal, regional, or====== provincial tobacco control laws that restrict smoking." "At least 30% of those municipal and regional governments with tobacco control by-laws have introduced them within the past five years." As of May 31, 2006 the **Smoke-Free Ontario Act** was enforced to prohibit smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. This would include the following as a few places:Airline flights
 * Airports
 * Buses, bus terminals
 * Trains
 * Schools
 * Parks
 * Beaches
 * Workplaces
 * In cars with children under the age of 16

The Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy has targeting the public by amalgamating education systems with programs, policies and legislation to:
 * Help smokers to quit
 * Protect non-smokers from exposure to second-hand smoke
 * Encourage young people to never start