▁in ▁additional ▁reg ulations ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁consumption ▁of ▁can nab is ▁in ▁each ▁province , ▁with ▁varying ▁similarity ▁to ▁reg ulations ▁concerning ▁to b acco ▁consumption . ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁in ▁work p laces ▁and ▁on ▁common ▁carri ers ▁applies ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁and ▁to ▁feder ally ▁reg ulated ▁business es , ▁such ▁as ▁air ports . ▁Sm oking ▁rooms ▁are ▁not ▁permitted . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 1 3 . 0 % ▁of ▁Canad ians ▁aged ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁older ▁smoke . ▁ ▁Sm oking ▁b ans ▁ ▁Al berta ▁Al berta ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁spaces ▁and ▁work p laces , ▁including ▁within ▁ 5 ▁metres ▁of ▁doors , ▁windows , ▁and ▁out door ▁air ▁int akes , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁to b acco ▁display ▁ban ▁( or ▁" power wall ") ▁law ▁requiring ▁shop - own ers ▁to ▁keep ▁to b acco ▁sales ▁out ▁of ▁sight ▁was ▁ ▁implemented ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁cig aret te ▁sales ▁in ▁Al berta ▁have ▁been ▁b anned ▁in ▁all ▁stores ▁containing ▁a ▁ph arm acy , ▁at ▁post - second ary ▁educational ▁institutions , ▁and ▁in ▁health care ▁facilities . ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁sell ▁to ▁min ors , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁off ence ▁for ▁a ▁minor ▁to