Are there exemptions to the ban on smoking in enclosed or substantially enclosed public or workplaces?
There are two situations where the ban on smoking does not apply: • Residents or persons in care of facilities licensed or registered under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and patients in extended care facilities or private hospitals (refer to Sec 1 and Part 2 of the Hospital Act) will be able to smoke in designated smoking rooms (but staff and visitors will not be able to smoke there). • Hotel rooms, but not the common areas of hotels (hotels may also designate hotel rooms as smoke-free rooms). Municipalities or health authorities may have more stringent restrictions in place for care facilities and those restrictions would apply.
