E-cigarette prevalence by province

As shown in Figure 12.8, there was significant variation in ever use of e-cigarettes by province,¹⁴⁰ ranging from a low of 10.4% in Ontario to a high of 18.8% in Nova Scotia. Use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days also varied significantly by province, ranging from 2.4% in Newfoundland & Labrador to 6.0% in New Brunswick.¹⁴¹

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 12.8 Data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 12.8: Prevalence of ever use and past 30-day use of e-cigarettes among Canadians age 15+, by province, 2015
Province	Ever use	Past 30-day use
Nova Scotia	18.8 [16.2-21.3]	4.2 [2.9-5.6]
Saskatchewan	16.9 [14.6-19.2]	3.7 [2.3-5.0]
New Brunswick	16.3 [13.4-19.1]	6.0 [3.9-8.0]
Alberta	15.5 [13.3-17.7]	2.8 [1.9-3.8]
Newfoundland	15.2 [12.9-17.6]	2.4 [1.5-3.3]
Quebec	14.7 [12.5-16.9]	3.8 [2.7-5.0]
Manitoba	14.2 [12.1-16.4]	4.2 [2.8-5.6]
British Columbia	14.2 [11.9-16.4]	2.8 [1.9-3.7]
CANADA	13.2 [12.3-14.2]	3.2 [2.7-3.7]
Prince Edward Island	11.5 [9.6-13.4]	3.1 [2.2-4.0]
Ontario	10.4 [8.5-12.3]	2.7 [1.7-3.8]

Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015

Youth aged 15-19

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below. There is a great deal of concern about youth uptake of e-cigarettes, with many provinces introducing age restrictions on sales of e-cigarettes to minors (including British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and PEI).^xvii

Among youth aged 15-19, although prevalence estimates for ever using e-cigarettes varied by province, this difference was not statistically significant¹⁴² (Figure 12.9).

Figure 12.9 Data table with 95% confidence intervals

Figure 12.9: Prevalence of ever use of e-cigarettes among youth aged 15-19, by province, 2015
Province	Ever use
Quebec	32.6 [26.6-38.7]
Newfoundland and Labrador	31.6 [24.8-38.4]
Saskatchewan	27.5 [21.7-33.4]
British Columbia	27.1 [20.7-33.5]
New Brunswick	27.1 [19.6-34.7]
Nova Scotia	25.8 [19.5-32.1]
CANADA	25.7 [22.8-28.6]
Prince Edward Island	25.0 [18.7-31.3]
Alberta	24.2 [18.5-29.8]
Ontario	22.1 [16.3-28.0]
Manitoba	21.4 [16.3-26.5]