Jurisdiction | Date of implementation | Zone | Period |
Manitoba | 1 January 2004 | 1 | Pre |
Nunavut | 1 February 2004 | 1 | Pre |
Saskatchewan | 1 January 2005* | 1 | Pre |
Prince Edward Island | 1 June 2006 | 1 | Pre |
Wave 5 | 2006/2007 | ||
Northwest Territories | 21 January 2007 | 2 | Mid |
Nova Scotia | 31 March 2007 | 2 | Mid |
Wave 6 | 2007/2008 | ||
British Columbia | 31 March 2008 | 3 | Mid |
Ontario | 31 May 2008 | 3 | Mid |
Quebec | 31 May 2008 | 3 | Mid |
Alberta | 1 July 2008 | 3 | Mid |
New Brunswick | 1 January 2009 | 4 | Mid |
Yukon | 15 May 2009 | 4 | Mid |
Wave 7 | 2008/2009 | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 January 2010 | 5 | Post |
NB: Three Canadian territories (Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories) were excluded in the analysis because of small population size.
↵* Saskatchewan legislation banned retail displays of tobacco in 2002, but this was declared invalid because of a challenge by the tobacco industry. However, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the legislation in January 2005.