Last updated: February 2, 2021

Key Terms

E-Cigarette

Term Defined
Definition

“Electronic cigarette” means a product that can be used for consumption of nicotine-containing vapour via a mouthpiece, or any component of that product, including a cartridge, a tank and the device without cartridge or tank. Electronic cigarettes can be disposable or refillable by means of a refill container and a tank, or rechargeable with single use cartridges.

Analysis

For the purpose of this review, we will be using the term “e-cigarette” when referring to “electronic cigarette.”

Products related to tobacco products

Term Defined
Definition

“Products related to tobacco products” are:
1) products used similarly to tobacco products which imitate consumption of tobacco products and products used to replace tobacco products, including electronic cigarette, herbal products for smoking, different materials to replace waterpipe tobacco and tobacco-free snus, regardless of the nicotine yield of such products;
1^1) alternative tobacco products for the purposes of subsection 16 (8) of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Duty Act that are not specified in clause 1) of this subsection;
2) products directly intended for consumption of tobacco products, including waterpipes and pipes, components and accessories thereof, cigarette papers, cigarette-paper tubes and filling devices thereof, filters belonging to tobacco products and connected thereto, filtering pipe sockets and filter cartridges, cigar and cigarette holders and goods equivalent thereto and components thereof and other products.

Analysis

The definition of “products related to tobacco products” specifically includes e-cigarettes.