4000-5-5 Smoke Free Campus

Policy

1. Smoking is prohibited at Lambton College. This includes College grounds and all buildings or structures owned, rented or leased by Lambton College.
2. Smoking is prohibited in personal vehicles on College property and in vehicles owned, rented or leased by Lambton College.
3. Lambton College recognizes that the traditional use of tobacco forms Indigenous culture and spirituality and involves smoking or holding lighted tobacco as well as the burning of sweetgrass, sage and cedar (as provided under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017). These uses of tobacco, etc. on College property should be coordinated with and approved by the Director, Facilities Management or delegate.
4. Lambton College does not condone and will not permit the promotion, advertising, or sale of any tobacco product, vapour product or prescribed product or substance on College property. In addition, corporate tobacco sponsorship of College events or groups is prohibited.
5. Individuals smoking in areas surrounding College property are expected to avoid littering, and are reminded to respect municipal by-laws and provincial legislation. Individuals are asked to be considerate of neighbouring residents, businesses and institutions.

Non-compliance

1. All individuals, whether students, employees, contractors, clients, volunteers, and members of the general public visiting the College, who are in violation of this policy are required to provide a valid student, employee or government issued identification on request from College Security.
2. Failure to abide by this policy will result in progressive protocols as set out in Appendix A.
3. Failure to abide by places defined in the Smoke-Free Ontario Act may result in personal fines enforced by Tobacco Enforcement Officers (Provincial Offences Officers with authority to enforce the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017).

Definitions

Cannabis

means a cannabis as described in the Canadian Cannabis Act

College Community

All students, employees, contractors, clients, volunteers, and member of the general public visiting the college

College Property

Any property, including grounds and buildings or structures and vehicles owned, rented or leased by Lambton College

eCigarette

means a vaporizer or inhalant-type device, whether called an electronic cigarette or any other name, that contains a power source and heating element designed to heat a substance and produce a vapour intended to be inhaled by the user of the device directly through the mouth, whether or not the vapour contains nicotine

Flavoured tobacco product

Includes a tobacco product that is represented as being flavoured, that contains a flavouring agent or that is presented by its packing, by advertisement or otherwise as being flavoured

Smoking

means smoking (inhaling and exhaling) tobacco or other materials and holding lit tobacco or other materials intended for smoking; includes cannabis* and all types of e-cigarettes*, vapour products or any other implement or device used to emulate the act of smoking, which involves the production of any airborne contaminants or substances, including the use of pipes, water pipes, hookahs, holders, or other instruments used for similar purposes

Tobacco product

means any product that contains tobacco or flavoured tobacco, and includes the package in which tobacco is sold

Vapour product

means an electronic cigarette, an esubstance, or any component of an electronic cigarette and includes the package in which the electronic cigarette, esubstance or component is sold

Appendix A: Protocols for Non-Compliance

Employees

• Warning from college security;
• Progressive disciplinary action through the Employee Discipline (3000-2-3) policy

Students

• Warning from college security;
• $100 fine;
• or, Disciplinary action through the Student Rights & Responsibilities & Discipline (2000-5-1) policy - an additional $50 administration fee applies to those opting to appeal (refundable should the appeal be upheld)

Contractors, Clients, Volunteers, Members of the general public visiting the college

• Warning from college security;
• Banned from college property