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Expanded prohibitions regarding electronic cigarettes and medical cannabis in the workplace will require action from Ontario employers as of July 1.

The updated Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, repeals the existing Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015, and Smoke-Free Ontario Act and replaces them with a single legislative framework to regulate the sale, supply, use, display and promotion of tobacco and vapour products, as well as the smoking and vaping of medical cannabis.