Reports
Response to the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey
The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) results for 2008 were released August 13, 2009. The survey found that for 2008 daily smoking (among Canadians 15+) was at 13% (15% male, 12% female) and current smoking was at 18% (20% male, 16% female). (Current smoking is the total of daily smoking added with occasional smoking.) These are the lowest smoking prevalence rates ever reported in Canada. Among the ten provinces, British Columbia had the lowest smoking prevalence, with daily smoking at 10%, and current smoking at 15%.
More information can be found on Health Canada's website:
English: Tobacco Use Statistics
French: Statistiques sur l'usage du tabac
Smoke-Free Nova Scotia responds to Stagnant Smoking Rate in Nova Scotia