<Tr> <Td> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or offer to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is not illegal for minors to purchase, possess or consume tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Canada <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by province and territory: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Province / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federal Government </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . The minimum age was 16 years of prior to 1994 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . Further, minors are not permitted to smoke at any public place . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, buy for, lend or otherwise provide tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Parents can provide tobacco products to their children on private property . Further it is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . It is also illegal to attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or furnish, directly or indirectly, tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco or a tobacco accessory to a person under the age of 18 . No one under the age of 18 years shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco or a tobacco accessory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No vendor or employee of a vendor shall sell or give tobacco or a tobacco product to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person shall purchase tobacco or a tobacco product on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale or give tobacco or a tobacco product, to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person under the age of nineteen years may possess tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nunavut </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who appears to be less than 25 years old unless he or she has required the person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . No person shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . It is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not give tobacco to a minor . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not sell tobacco to an adult, if the operator knows the person is purchasing the tobacco for a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, lend, assign, give or send tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yukon </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 (federal law) </Td> <Td> The territory Yukon has no legislations which restrict the sale of tobacco products to minors . Federal laws apply . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by province and territory: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Province / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federal Government </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . The minimum age was 16 years of prior to 1994 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . Further, minors are not permitted to smoke at any public place . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, buy for, lend or otherwise provide tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Parents can provide tobacco products to their children on private property . Further it is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . It is also illegal to attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or furnish, directly or indirectly, tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco or a tobacco accessory to a person under the age of 18 . No one under the age of 18 years shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco or a tobacco accessory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No vendor or employee of a vendor shall sell or give tobacco or a tobacco product to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person shall purchase tobacco or a tobacco product on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale or give tobacco or a tobacco product, to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person under the age of nineteen years may possess tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nunavut </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who appears to be less than 25 years old unless he or she has required the person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . No person shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . It is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not give tobacco to a minor . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not sell tobacco to an adult, if the operator knows the person is purchasing the tobacco for a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, lend, assign, give or send tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yukon </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 (federal law) </Td> <Td> The territory Yukon has no legislations which restrict the sale of tobacco products to minors . Federal laws apply . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by province and territory: </Th> </Tr>

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