1 5 , ▁ 1 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁residents ▁smoke . ▁ ▁Ontario ▁Ontario ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁spaces ▁and ▁work p laces ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Control ▁Act ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁province ▁to ▁out law ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁to b acco ▁in ▁ph arma cies . ▁This ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Sm oke ▁Free ▁Ontario ▁Act ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁ret ail ▁displays ▁of ▁to b acco ▁was ▁implemented . ▁Since ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁sm oking ▁is ▁b anned ▁in ▁all ▁vehicles ▁if ▁anyone ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁is ▁present . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁sm oking ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁province - wide ▁on ▁all ▁bar ▁and ▁restaurant ▁p ati os ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁ 2 0 - meter ▁radius ▁of ▁all ▁play ground s ▁and ▁sports ▁fields . ▁Tob acco ▁sales ▁are ▁prohib ited ▁on ▁college ▁and ▁university ▁camp uses . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁hospital ▁properties ▁must ▁be ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁smoke - free . ▁ ▁Many ▁Ontario ▁municipal ities ▁( c ities , ▁count ies ▁and ▁regions ) ▁have ▁passed ▁smoke - free ▁byla ws ▁that ▁are ▁str ic ter ▁than ▁the ▁provincial ▁Sm oke ▁Free ▁Ontario ▁Act ,