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Peel Public Health wants apartment buildings smoke-free 

Peel Public Health wants Ontario to take its smoking ban one step further by enacting legislation that protects residents in multi-unit dwellings from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.

“Peel Public Health has received several complaints from tenants of such dwellings about the potential adverse health effects and nuisance of second-hand tobacco smoke drifting into their living space,” reads a report to Peel Region council, drafted by Janette Smith, Commissioner of Health Services and Dr. David Mowat, medical officer of health. “Non-smoking residents of multi-unit dwellings have the right to enjoy their residence without enduring the negative health effects and nuisance associated with second-hand smoke.”

The Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) already prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces.

Now, Peel Public Health wants Queen’s Park to amend the SFOA to include multi-unit apartment buildings.

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