Smoking & vaping — Guelph, Ontario

Where is smoking or vaping prohibited?

In the City of Guelph, Ontario, where prohibited: Enclosed public places and workplaces, schools, indoor common areas in condos/apartments/residences, child care centres, sports arena reserved seating, hospital grounds, playgrounds, restaurant/bar patios, sporting areas; buffer distance: 9 metres from entrances or exits of hospitals, private hospitals, psychiatric facilities, independent health facilities, and long-term care homes; 9 metres from restaurant/bar patio perimeters; 20 metres from children's playground, school, sporting area, and community recreational facility perimeters; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Smoking Bylaw (2019)-20379, verified 2026-08-28.

Smoking Bylaw (2019)-20379 adopted bylaw
where prohibited Enclosed public places and workplaces, schools, indoor common areas in condos/apartments/residences, child care centres, sports arena reserved seating, hospital grounds, playgrounds, restaurant/bar patios, sporting areas s. 3.2
buffer distance 9 metres from entrances or exits of hospitals, private hospitals, psychiatric facilities, independent health facilities, and long-term care homes; 9 metres from restaurant/bar patio perimeters; 20 metres from children's playground, school, sporting area, and community recreational facility perimeters s. 4.1–5, s. 5.1, s. 6.1, s. 7.1.3, s. 9.1
vaping included True s. 3.1.3 "Use an electronic cigarette"
cannabis included True s. 2(b) "cannabis"
scout note

Bans smoking tobacco/cannabis and use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places and workplaces, on restaurant/bar patios and within 9m of them, and within 20m of children's playgrounds.

Machine-readable: smoking-vaping.json · Official website: https://guelph.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Smoking & vaping in other municipalities