Public disclosure of Smoke-Free Ontario Act conviction results
Southeast Public Health inspects establishments and facilities including public beaches, pools, spas, salons, tattoo and body piercing facilities, as well as public markets, special events, restaurants, mobile food premises.
Inspections serve to protect you and your loved ones from diseases and injuries related to the environments where you live, work, and play. View businesses that are inspected by Southeast Public Health:
Enforcement actions
Southeast Public Health is required to publicly disclose all owner-related tobacco and vapour product sales offence convictions in the Southeast Public Health area on their website within two weeks of the conviction. Conviction reports must be published for five years.
Disclaimer: Prospective buyers of tobacco retail dealer premises are strongly encouraged to contact the local public health unit to confirm premises conviction history. A premise with two or more tobacco sales convictions against any owner (past or present) at that address within a five year period is subject to a Notice of Prohibition Against the Sale, Storage and Delivery of Tobacco Products (known as an automatic prohibition or « AP »). Section 22 of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (SFOA) states that upon becoming aware that there are two or more convictions against any owner for tobacco sales offences committed at the same place within a five year period, the Ministry of Health shall notify the owner(s) or occupant of the place that the sale, storage and delivery of tobacco products is prohibited at the place. The Ministry of Health accepts requests from public health units for automatic prohibitions where owner(s) of the business was or were convicted of tobacco sales offences on two occasions. The Smoke-Free Ontario Act convictions report published on public health units’ websites lists all owner related tobacco sales convictions that are eligible for an automatic prohibition. Please note that automatic prohibitions do not apply to vapour products sales convictions.
The following tobacco retailers have been convicted under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act:
2024
Meadowbrook Variety
Address of premises: 545 Armstrong Road, Kingston, Ontario K7M 7G9
Date of conviction: April 29, 2024
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes
Family Mart
Address of premises: 105 Sutherland Drive, Kingston, Ontario K7K 5V6
Date of conviction: June 7, 2024
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell vapour product to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: No
Sun Convenience
Address of premises: 104-900 Montreal Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K 3J9
Date of conviction: June 7, 2024
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell vapour product to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: No
1483770 Ontario Inc O/A Northbrook Gas and Variety Petro Canada
Address of premises: 12428 Highway 41, Northbrook, Ontario K0H 2G0
Date of conviction: October 21, 2024
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes
Lucky Yarker Dollar Store
Address of premises: 4255 County Road 1 East, Yarker, Ontario K0K 3N0
Date of conviction: November 14, 2024
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes
2023
2599822 Ontario Inc. o/a Shell
Address of premises: 80 Dundas Street East, Napanee, Ontario K7R 1J1
Date of conviction: March 15, 2023
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes
Dolans Smoking
Address of premises: 289 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 1B4
Date of conviction: August 28, 2023
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 8: Offer to sell improperly packaged vapour product.
Eligible for AP: No
New Merry Market
Address of premises: 226 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario
Date of conviction: September 12, 2023
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 6 (1) offer to sell vapour product in a prohibited place.
Eligible for AP: No
2022
E-HU Commerce Inc. o/a Dolans Smoking
Address of premises: 289 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 1B4
Date of conviction: October 25, 2022
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 6(1) Offer tobacco for sale in prohibited place.
Eligible for AP: No
New Merry Market
Address of premises: 226 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario
Date of conviction: November 23, 2022
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 6 (1) offer to sell vapour product in a prohibited place.
Eligible for AP: No
2019
Loblaws Inc. Store #1085
Address of premises: 1048 Midland Avenue, Kingston, Ontario K7P 2X9
Date of conviction: January 6, 2019
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old
Eligible for AP: Yes
2018
Metro Ontario Inc. Food Basics Store 100830
Address of premises: 1200 Highway 15, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7J8
Date of conviction: June 29, 2018
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes
O/A Hilltop Variety and Gas Bar 2375183 Ontario Inc.
Address of premises: 2068 County Road 1 East, Newburgh, Ontario K0K 2S0
Date of conviction: September 27, 2018
Type of offence: Smoke-Free Ontario Act Section 3(1) Sell tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old.
Eligible for AP: Yes