A working list of primary sources the network points to when we discuss youth nicotine prevention in Alberta. These are the documents that shape our policy submissions. Not every source agrees with every other source. Read them in full.
Alberta public record
- Government of Alberta: Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy. The provincial strategy and its prevention goals.
- Government of Alberta: Reducing smoking and vaping, rules and enforcement. The rules currently in force, including the Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act framework.
- Bill 208 (Alberta, 2025). Proposed amendments expanding provincial restrictions on flavoured vaping products, retail access, and promotional channels.
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The current MLA roster, used by readers writing to their elected representatives.
Federal and international guidance
- Health Canada: preventing kids and teens from using tobacco or vaping. Federal guidance on youth prevention.
- Canadian Paediatric Society position statement on vaping. Clinical and public health framing of risks to young people.
- World Health Organization Q&A on e-cigarettes. International framing of the policy debate, including areas of remaining uncertainty.
Youth uptake and population-level data
For longitudinal data on youth tobacco and vaping use, we point readers to Statistics Canada and the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey series, accessed via the Government of Canada open data portal. Numbers move year to year and we try not to over-claim from any single release.
What we do not cite
We do not cite product reviews, retailer testimonials, or material that depends on a single advocacy source. Where industry-funded research is referenced in a public debate, we read it but generally do not rely on it as a primary source for prevention policy.
How to suggest a source
If you have a primary source we should add to this list, especially Alberta-specific data, contact the network at [email protected].