New Canadian Regulations Would Put Warning on Each Cigarette, Not Just Packaging

An example of cigarette packaging with expanded warnings, including a warning printed on the cigarettes themselves, is shown on a screen after a news conference on expanded regulations for tobacco products, in Ottawa, June 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette.

The move builds on Canada’s mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco products’ packaging—a groundbreaking policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago.