April 7, 2023. https://filtermag.org/canada-vaping-harm-reduction/

In 2021, a public consultation to inform a mandated legislative review of the vape-related aspects of Canada’s Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) was overwhelmingly negative and focused on unproven downsides of vaping.

But in February, Health Canada’s web page on “Vaping and quitting smoking” was quietly updated to be far more positive than before about vaping products as smoking cessation tools. It is now unequivocal in advising people that “switching completely to vaping nicotine is less harmful than continuing to smoke.” It further advises that evidence suggests there are no “serious unwanted effects while using vaping products to quit,” and notes, “studies suggest that vaping nicotine may help a greater proportion of people quit smoking than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or counseling alone.”