Tobacco and Vapour Product Sale Offences

The Northwestern Health Unit enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (SFOA, 2017) to help reduce youth access to tobacco and vapour products and ensure specified public places and workplaces are smoke and vapour-free. The SFOA, 2017 prohibits the sale or supply of tobacco and vapour products to anyone under the age of 19 in Ontario, or to anyone who appears to be younger than 25 years old unless identification is provided.

If you have any questions or can provide any information about a business that is selling tobacco or vapour products to minors, please contact us at 1-800-830-5978 or email us at envhealth@nwhu.on.ca.

The information posted provides a list of retailers that have been convicted under the SFOA, 2017 for tobacco and vapour product sales offences.

Tobacco retailer sales convictions

Tobacco retailer sales convictions

If a tobacco retailer receives two or more related convictions, they may receive an automatic prohibition, which prevents them from selling tobacco products for a designated period.

Legal nameOperating nameAddressDate of convictionType of offence
Ski's ConfectionarySki's (formally Maddy's Confectionary)508 SECOND ST East
FORT FRANCES P9A 1N4
12-29-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
THE PLACETHE PLACE604 STEWART ST West
FORT FRANCES P9A 2Y2
12-15-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
VOYAGEUR BAIT & TACKLE (formerly CAN-OP)INVER - VOYAGEUR BAIT & TACKLE (Atikokan)2001 Hwy 11B (P.O. Box 1552) HWY ATIKOKAN P0T 1C011-10-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
STRATTON SERVICEXTR STRATTON SERVICE122 Hwy. 619 (P.O. BOX 13) HWY North STRATTON P0W 1N010-31-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
CLAR'S BAIT & TACKLEClark's Bait & Tackle (formally XTR Gas Station )174 Howey ST RED LAKE P0V 2M09-12-20223(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Clarks EnterprisesClark's Corner Gas - Esso - Balmertown (formally DIANE'S GAS BAR )41 Dickenson (Box 98) RD BALMERTOWN P0V 1C04-13-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Clearwater Market IncCLEARWATER MARKETBOX 60 ST CLEARWATER BAY P0X 1S04-13-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
The Northwest Company LPGiant Tiger12 Fifth AVE South SIOUX LOOKOUT P8T 1E16-21-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
JOHNSON'S ESSO AtikokanJOHNSON'S ESSO Atikokan2 Mercury (Box 1990) AVE East ATIKOKAN P0T 1C07-29-20223(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
JOHNSON'S ESSO AtikokanJOHNSON'S ESSO Atikokan2 Mercury (Box 1990) AVE East ATIKOKAN P0T 1C010-5-20223(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Luby's 24-Hour Food StoreLuby's 24-Hour Food StoreHWY. 17 ST East KENORA P9N 1K112-31-20213(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Atikokan News StandAtikokan Newstand - 87303 Main (P.O. Box 1595) ST West ATIKOKAN P0T 1C010-5-20223(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Ingolf INNINGOLF INN23636 Ingolf RD INGOLF P0Y 1A08-23-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
1756516 Ontario Inc. - KEEWATIN PLACEKEEWATIN PLACEHIGHWAY 17 HWY West KEEWATIN P0X 1C04-13-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
1974853 Ontario Inc. Andre Tardiff Agency Ltd.PETRO CANADA - Dryden140 Colonization (Box 906) RD North DRYDEN P8N 2P16-23-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Bell's Lake-Vu Motel and Services LTD - Red River CO-OPRed River CO-OP (Kenora)740 LAKEVIEW DR ST KENORA P9N 3P76-25-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
CANADA SAFEWAY GAS BARSAFEWAY GAS BAR (Fort Frances)417 Scott ST North FORT FRANCES P9A 1H310-17-20223(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
TJ's Kwik StopTJ's Kwik Stop - Esso34 Hwy. 105 (P.O. BOX 309) HWY North RED LAKE P0V 2M04-12-20233(1) - Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Vapour retailer sales convictions

Vapour retailer sales convictions

Legal nameOperating nameAddressDate of convictionType of offence
Automatic Prohibition convictions

Automatic Prohibition convictions

An Automatic Prohibition prevents a business from the sale, storage, and delivery of tobacco products for a minimum of six months. Certain tobacco sales offences that result in a conviction can be applied towards an Automatic Prohibition. A location is subject to an Automatic Prohibition when two or more owner convictions for tobacco sales offences occur within a five-year period, regardless of a change in ownership.

Legal nameOperating nameAddressDate of convictionEnd date

Last modified: 11 October 2023