Press Releases
Read the latest press releases here.
More Detail Needed on Ontario Budget’s Actions to Address Contraband Tobacco
Federal Budget Falls Short with Expedited Tax Increase on Regulated Tobacco and a Lack of Dedicated Funding to Prevent Contraband Tobacco Use
When Will There Be an Ontario Illegal Tobacco Enforcement Summit?
Ontario Approach to Marijuana Adopts Unused Contraband Tobacco Best Practices
NCACT Meets with Northern Ontario Leaders to Discuss Illegal Tobacco Epidemic, Solution that Sees Municipalities Benefitting, August 2017
Ontario Budget Leaves Millions In Tobacco Smugglers Pockets, April 2017
1 in 3 Cigarettes Sold in Ontario are Contraband, April 2017
Closed-Door Forum on Tobacco Control Held in Ottawa Starts Today, Key Stakeholders Groups Shut Out of Conversation, February 2017
International Bust Disrupts Criminal Gangs Smuggling Millions of Kilograms of Tobacco, March 2016
OPP Anti-Contraband Task Force Step in the Right Direction, January 2016
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#Contraband #tobacco is already a billion dollar business for #organized #crime in Canada and with the recent passi… https://t.co/XhMJS6imXR -
NCACT and many other stakeholder groups were very vocal on how introducing plain packaging, a significant component… https://t.co/PNsj1PuGPc
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Despite clear statistics showing an increase in #illegal #tobacco in Australia, the government has passed plain pac… https://t.co/8fSmf0xsxa
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Unfortunately Bill S-5 does not address #contraband #tobacco in a serious manner. While statistics show an increase… https://t.co/wrHRnzQOs0
NCACT Spokesperson Gary Grant chatting with Member of Parliament René Arseneault regarding Bill S-5 in Ottawa, May 2017
NCACT Spokesperson Gary Grant chatting with Member of Parliament Colin Carrie regarding Bill S-5 in Ottawa, May 2017
NCACT Spokesperson, Gary Grant and Toronto Police Chief, Mark Saunders at the Chiefs of Police gala in Toronto, May 2017
NCACT Spokesperson Gary Grant chatting with Senator Judith Seidman regarding Bill S-5 in Ottawa, February 2017
NCACT Spokesperson Gary Grant chatting with Member of Parliament Tony Clement regarding Bill S-5 in Ottawa, May 2017