In 2023, the provinces with the highest share of the population that were current smokers were Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. In Newfoundland and Labrador, an estimated 15.4 percent of the population smoked at that time, while the national average for Canada was around 11 percent. Smoking increases the risk of a number of health problems, including heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and many types of cancer. How many Canadians smoke? In 2023, it was estimated that around 3.56 million people in Canada smoked daily or occasionally. Smoking in Canada is more common among males than females, however, rates of smoking have decreased for both over the past decade. In 2023, around 13 percent of males were current smokers compared to 10 percent of females. Cigarettes remain the most popular form of tobacco consumption in Canada, followed by vaping and little cigars or cigarillos. Quitting smoking Smoking is addictive and can be extremely difficult to quit. In 2022, around 11 percent of smokers in Canada attempted quitting once in the past 12 months, while a further 12 percent tried quitting three to four times, and 8 percent tried four or more times. At that time, around 26 percent of those who tried quitting used nicotine replacement products, however, most simply tried to quit on their own. To help reduce smoking in Canada, around 40 percent of smokers think the government should make stop smoking clinics, services, and products freely available, but only 21 percent are in favor of raising the legal age to buy tobacco and other nicotine products to 21.

Number and percentage of persons being current smokers, by age group and sex.

In 2022/23, around 95 percent of cancer care settings in Canada offered smoking cessation support. The share of cancer care settings offering smoking cessation support has increased significantly over the past decade. This statistic shows the percentage of cancer care settings in Canada that offered smoking cessation support from 2012 to 2023.

This table contains 25872 series, with data for years 1994 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12-14 years; 12-19 years; 15-19 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Smoking (7 items: Total population for the variable smoking; Occasional smoker; Former smoker; Daily smoker ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons ...).

This table contains 6930 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Age group (10 items: Total; 12 years and over;12-14 years;15-19 years;20-24 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Characteristics (21 items: Number of smokers in 1996/97;Number of smokers in 1996/97 who quit by 1998/99;Number of smokers in 1996/97 who did not state their smoking status by 1998/99;Number of smokers in 1996/97 who did not quit by 1998/99 ...).

In 2023, around 13.4 percent of Canadian men were current smokers, either smoking daily or occasionally. This statistic displays the estimated percentage of Canadians aged 18 years and over who report being a current smoker, smoking daily or occasionally, from 2015 to 2023.

This statistic shows the share of adults aged 15 years and older who smoke in Canada in 2017, by province. According to the study, **** percent of Canadians in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador were daily or non-daily smokers in 2017.

Smoking status, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories (occasional).

Notes:*Multilevel null model with random intercepts for province adjusted.**Multilevel model with random intercepts for province and adjusted for age, sex, marital status, occupation, and education.

Smoking status of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, by age group and gender, population 15 years and over Canada, provinces and territories.

Smoking initiation (average age), by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, smokers and former smokers, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions (June 2003 boundaries) and peer groups

This statistic displays cigarette smoking behavior in Canada as of May 2019, broken down by region. Some ** percent of survey respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan stated that they had never smoked cigarettes.

A study was conducted by Health Canada to survey the general public, including non-smokers and smokers, in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia. The survey was conducted to measure knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of the population, both smokers and non-smokers, to serve as a baseline against which to measure and evaluate the impact of the smoking bans. A total of 1,468 adults, including 800 smokers, were surveyed in British Columbia on attitudes toward second-hand smoke and smoking in public places, during the same timeframe, also using a random-digit dial sampling process and trained, bilingual interviewers to administer the questionnaire. The margin of error for samples of this size is also plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 19 times in 20 for the overall sample and plus or minus 3.5 per cent for smokers. The questionnaire was largely replicated from previous iterations with other provinces, although some items were changed based on the needs and laws in each province. Health Canada - Smoking: BC [2005] Final Report http://www.queensu.ca/cora/_files/POR-04-95.pdf Copyright (c) 2005 - Health Canada and Ekos Research Associates

The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada from February to June 2004 with the cooperation and support of Health Canada. Statistics Canada has conducted smoking surveys on an ad hoc basis on behalf of Health Canada since the 1960s. These surveys have been done as supplements to the Canadian Labour Force Survey and as random digit dialing telephone surveys. In February 1994, a change in legislation was passed which allowed a reduction in cigarette taxes. Since there was no survey data from immediately before this legislative change, it was difficult for Health Canada or other interested analysts to measure exactly the impact of the change. As Health Canada wants to be able to monitor the consequences of legislative changes and anti-smoking policies on smoking behaviour, the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was designed to provide Health Canada and its partners/stakeholders with continual and reliable data on tobacco use and related issues. Since 1999, two CTUMS files have been released every year: a file with data collected from February to June and a file with the July to December data. Additionally, there is also a yearly summary. The present file covers the period from February to June 2004. The primary objective of the survey is to provide a continuous supply of smoking prevalence data against which changes in prevalence can be monitored. This objective differs from that of the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) which collects smoking data from a longitudinal sample to measure which individuals are changing their smoking behaviour, the possible factors which contribute to change, and the possible risk factors related to starting smoking and smoking duration. Because the NPHS collects data every two years and releases the data about a year after completing the collection cycle, it does not meet Health Canada's need for continuous coverage in time, rapid delivery of data, or sufficient detail of the most at-risk populations, namely 15 to 24 year olds. The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey allows Health Canada to look at smoking prevalence by province-sex-age group, for age groups 15 to 19, 20 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44 and 45 and over, on a semiannual and annual basis. Data will continue to be collected on an on-going basis depending on availability of funds.

Smokers in 1994/95 and their smoking status in 1996/97, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces

Smoking status, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces

Smoking status, by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat (occasional).

This table contains 224448 series, with data for years 2003 - 2003 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-08-13. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (167 items: Canada; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 19 years; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Exposure to second-hand smoke at home (4 items: Total non-smoking population; Exposed to second-hand smoke at home; No exposure to second-hand smoke at home; Exposure to second-hand smoke at home; not stated ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

This table contains 468048 series, with data for years 2000 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Geography (199 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador (Peer group D); Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador (Peer group H) ...), Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 15-19 years; 12-19 years; 12-14 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Smoking (7 items: Total population for the variable smoking; Occasional smoker; Former smoker; Daily smoker ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons ...).

Exposure to second-hand smoke at home, by age group and sex, non-smoking household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions (June 2003 boundaries) and peer groups