From 18.1 percent of the population that smoked in 2014, the percentage went down to 17.7 percent in 2015. Despite these figures, according to the last budget, local authorities are looking to raise the excise duty on cigarettes from $21.03, to $21.56 per pack, and enforce stricter regulations pertaining to combustible cigarettes across the country. … Continue reading Cigarette use steadily declining in Canada, yet ‘no-smoking efforts’ persist