Creating Knowledge for E-Cigarette Regulatory Policy

The e-cigarette policy environment in Canada is developing rapidly. With support from Health Canada, and in partnership with Physicians for Smoke Free Canada’s project “Addressing Knowledge Gaps Important to Tobacco Control”, the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) has undertaken four new projects this fiscal to understand policy options for regulating vaping in Canada. Each report discusses the evidence for a range of policy options and assess feasibility for implementation in the Canadian context. This newsletter provides an update on progress and summarizes emerging findings for the following projects: Simulation Modelling of E-Cigarette Policies; Youth Access to E-Cigarettes; E-Cigarette Harm Reduction Discourse Analysis; and E-Cigarette Discrete Choice Experiment.