Market & legal data on the tobacco alternatives sector in Canada

Big Tobacco lawsuit settlement in Canada poised to become largest outside the US

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th October 2024

Three tobacco giants may solve a long-running litigation in Canada through a mediated settlement deal that would compensate people affected by tobacco-related diseases ...

Convenience store giants challenge Canada’s nicotine pouch rules in court

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th October 2024

Two companies representing thousands of convenience stores across Canada have filed a challenge in the Federal Court of Canada, seeking to strike down new restrictions on where nicotine pouches can be sold ...

Canadian health minister puts pouches behind the counter and restricts flavours

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th August 2024

In a bid to discourage young people from using nicotine pouches, Canada is imposing tough new restrictions, including limiting sales to pharmacies and flavours to mint and menthol ...

GINN and Labstat partner to establish standards for novel nicotine products

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 18th July 2024

The UK-based Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) has launched a partnership with Labstat International, an independent testing laboratory that mainly operates in the US and Canada ...

No timeline yet as Canada starts process of further restricting nicotine pouches

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th July 2024

The Canadian government has initiated the process that will lead to new restrictions on nicotine pouches – restrictions some in the industry say should be extended to all nicotine replacement therapy products ...

Canada’s health minister has new powers to wield in battle over nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th June 2024

Canada’s parliament has adopted legislation that will give the federal health minister sweeping new powers to regulate nicotine pouches, only days after Health Canada cracked down on two nicotine pouch brands ...

PMI suspends online sales of Zyn pouches in US due to District of Columbia probe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th June 2024

Philip Morris International halted online sales of its Zyn nicotine pouches in the US after receiving a subpoena from the District of Columbia attorney general requesting information about sales of flavoured Zyn pouches in DC...

Health Canada issues recall for Zyn nicotine pouches not authorised for sale

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th June 2024

Health Canada has issued a recall on Zyn nicotine pouches being sold in the country without proper market authorisation, which is only granted by the agency following an application process ...

New budget act to give health minister sweeping powers over pouches in Canada

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th May 2024

Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, is about to get new powers to govern nicotine pouches as well as other products approved under Canada’s natural health products regime ...

Canada’s Indigenous communities could earn millions with tobacco tax scheme

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th April 2024

The Canadian government has unveiled plans to allow Indigenous governments to levy a new tax on alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, fuel and vaping products sold in their communities ...

Canada’s health minister seeks radical new powers to police nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 25th March 2024

Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, is looking to get radical new powers specifically to impose restrictions on the sale of nicotine pouches across the country ...

Canada asks provinces to restrict pouch sales, but is minimum age the main issue?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd February 2024

Canada’s federal government is calling on provinces and territories across the country to follow the lead of Quebec and British Columbia and restrict where nicotine pouches can be sold ...

Spotlight on laws, bans and environment as tobacco alternatives trend up in 2023

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2023

Looking back, 2023 just might be viewed as the turning-point year in alternatives to cigarettes, but in which direction things turn remains to be seen ...

Canada wants to bill industry CAD66m for control of tobacco and vape products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th December 2023

The Canadian government has tabled legislation for a new tobacco cost-recovery system in a bid to recoup the money it spends each year on tobacco and vaping control ...

‘We were duped’: health minister vows to stop sales of nicotine pouches in Canada

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th December 2023

Canadian health minister Mark Holland is vowing to stop the sale of nicotine pouches across the country “as fast as possible”, accusing the tobacco industry of misrepresenting the product when it applied to Health Canada...

With no federal rules in place, Canadian health groups call for halt on pouch sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th November 2023

Canadian anti-smoking groups are calling on the federal government to suspend sales of nicotine pouches nationwide until regulations can be drafted to govern their sale and marketing ...

Imperial on track with five-year plan, thanks to NGP growth and new launches

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2023

Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...

BAT banks on growing Canadian cannabis company with $90m boost

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th November 2023

A British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary is investing a further CAD124.6m (USD90.2m) in its strategic partnership with Canadian licensed cannabis producer Organigram ...

Canadian tobacco regulation review may include requiring manufacturers to pay

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd September 2023

The Canadian government has begun a legislative review of the country’s tobacco legislation, saying it wants to reduce the number of smokers nationwide ...

White House opposes bill preventing FDA's proposed menthol ban in the US

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th August 2023

The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...

BAT’s Zonnic approval ‘could open a path into Canada for other nicotine pouches’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th August 2023

Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid – a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market ...

Imperial Brands acquires TJP Labs nicotine pouch product range for £65m

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 27th June 2023

UK-based tobacco group Imperial Brands has acquired a range of nicotine pouch products from Canadian manufacturer TJP Labs for £65m, and said the move would facilitate its entry into the US modern oral nicotine market...

‘Poison in every puff’ – Canada demands health warnings on every single cigarette

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st June 2023

Canada is about to become the first country in the world to require health warnings on individual cigarettes, little cigars and other tobacco products ...

PMI reports good numbers, positive momentum of Iqos and Zyn in the US

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th April 2023

Philip Morris International will focus on heated tobacco and nicotine pouches as the alternatives that can help it meet its goal of becoming a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025 ...

TJP aims to put its Canadian-made L!X nicotine pouches onto the US market

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 19th January 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) from Canadian manufacturer TJP Labs for its L!X nicotine pouches ...

A good year for Big Tobacco, alternatively speaking, while rules are tightened

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th December 2022

The year gone by saw phenomenal growth across the global market for tobacco alternatives, including in the oral segment, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

Anti-smoking group sues Health Canada while calling for a nicotine-free future

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st December 2022

An anti-smoking group is taking the Canadian government to court in a bid to force it to complete its review of the federal law governing tobacco and vaping products ...

Drug Establishment Licence doesn't let TJP Labs sell pouches in Canada – yet

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th October 2022

A Canadian company says Health Canada’s decision to grant it a Drug Establishment Licence (DEL) is another step towards its goal of eventually selling nicotine pouches in Canada, where they are not permitted at present...

US Gallup poll shows cigarette smoking down, cannabis consumption up

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 18th October 2022

Smoking cigarettes is going out of fashion, but having smoked cannabis is becoming much more common in the US, according to recent research conducted by analytics and polling firm Gallup ...

Health Canada proposes going bigger and bolder on tobacco health warnings

Written by Marija Obradovic | 14th June 2022

Health Canada has put forward a plan for new packaging restrictions for tobacco products, including rotating health-related messages, as well as bigger health warnings on heated tobacco ...

Nicotine pouches don't escape WHO's World No Tobacco Day campaign debate

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 3rd June 2022

On international World No Tobacco Day tobacco alternatives such as pouches were not excluded from the criticisms ...

BAT increases its investment in cannabis as it continues to look beyond nicotine

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th April 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) has invested a further CAD6.3m (USD5.03m) in the Canadian cannabis company Organigram, thereby increasing its stake from 18.8% to 19.5% ...

Smoke-free now 28% of PMI revenue, boosted by European take-up of Iqos

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th April 2021

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe ...

Health Canada warns against using nicotine pouches, orders ZYN recall

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd November 2020

Canada's top health authority has issued a warning against nicotine pouches, saying they may pose “various serious health risks” to users, and ordered the recall of an unauthorised product being sold in Toronto ...

Health claim or no, nicotine pouches are viewed in Canada as ‘medical devices’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th August 2020

Health Canada appears to have changed its mind about nicotine pouches, declaring that they should be regulated as drugs even if no “explicit” claim is made for any health benefit ...

Could menthol cigarette ban boost uptake of heated tobacco products?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th February 2020

The upcoming ban on menthol cigarettes across Europe may create opportunities for increased adoption of alternative tobacco products, such as heated tobacco ...

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