E-cigarette prevalence by province

While differences between provinces in prevalence of ever using e-cigarettes were not statistically significant,¹⁵⁶ estimates ranged from a low of 12.9% in Ontario to a high of 19.9% in Nova Scotia (Figure 12.7).

Use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, however, did vary significantly by province, ranging from 1.9% in Ontario to 5.7% in New Brunswick.¹⁵⁷

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 12.7 Data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 12.7: Prevalence of ever use and past 30-day use of e-cigarettes among Canadians age 15+, by province, 2017
Province	Ever use	Past 30-day use
Nova Scotia	19.9 [15.4-24.4]	4.7 [2.4-7.0]
Saskatchewan	15.7 [11.8-19.7]	3.5 [1.6-5.4]
New Brunswick	16.7 [12.4-20.9]	5.7 [2.5-8.9]
Alberta	14.9 [11.7-18.1]	2.8 [1.5-4.1]
Newfoundland	17.5 [13.2-21.8]	2.3 [1.0-3.6]
Quebec	17.1 [14.2-20.0]	2.5 [1.4-3.6]
Manitoba	18.2 [14.1-22.2]	3.3 [1.3-5.2]
British Columbia	17.6 [13.2-22.0]	5.4 [3.1-7.8]
CANADA	15.4 [14.0-16.7]	2.9 [2.3-3.5]
Prince Edward Island	15.7 [12.0-19.4]	3.0 [1.2-4.8]
Ontario	12.9 [10.5-15.4]	1.9 [1.0-2.7]

Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2017

Between 2013 and 2017, ever use of e-cigarettes appears to have increased in all provinces, while past 30-day use was more variable (Table 12.1).

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Download table 12.1 Prevalence of ever use and past 30-day use of e-cigarettes among Canadians age 15+, by province, 2013-2017.xlsx