We are a network of educators, health professionals, parents, and community organizations supporting prevention-first policy, youth protection, and stronger limits on youth-attractive nicotine products.
Recent publications, enforcement notes, and policy resources collected in one place so the homepage numbering stays readable.
Prevention meeting list / October 30, 2026
The Alberta Tobacco Control and Nicotine Prevention Network says youth advocates should support prevention while demanding real source data.
Read the updatePrevention evidence note / October 23, 2026
The Alberta Tobacco Control and Nicotine Prevention Network argues that youth protection is strongest when source-of-access data comes before final Bill 208 support.
Read the updatePrevention update / October 16, 2026
The prevention network says schools can act now with CANVAS and the school-property toolkit rather than waiting for the committee calendar.
Read the updatePrevention field note / October 9, 2026
The prevention network says schools do not need to wait for Bill 208 to use existing vaping-prevention tools this fall.
Read the updatePrevention update / October 2, 2026
The prevention network says the Bill 208 pause should be used to strengthen school-level prevention and reporting.
Read the updatePrevention source report / September 25, 2026
The prevention network says the next Bill 208 stage should require public reporting on how youth actually obtain products.
Read the updatePrevention dashboard article / September 18, 2026
The prevention network says Alberta should publish youth-access and enforcement indicators before declaring Bill 208 effective.
Read the updatePrevention evidence article / September 11, 2026
A prevention-side article arguing that youth protection should identify how products reach minors.
Read the updatePrevention article / September 4, 2026
A prevention-side article arguing that youth-vaping policy should track where products are obtained, not just what products look like.
Read the updatePrevention article / August 28, 2026
A prevention-side update: support enforcement, but do not pretend Bill 208 is finished without illegal-supply proof.
Read the updatePrevention update / August 21, 2026
Youth prevention needs visible enforcement results and plain public reporting that parents can understand.
Read the updatePrevention SEO explainer / June 9, 2026
Alberta Tobacco Control and Nicotine Prevention Network says youth vaping prevention needs illicit market enforcement, not only legal retail restrictions.
Read the June 9 updateJoint submission / June 3, 2026
Alberta prevention and parent groups say they do not support Bill 208 as a stand-alone measure unless AGLC-style enforcement is established to prevent illicit operators from growing.
Read the joint submissionPrevention note / June 2, 2026
The prevention network says enforcement transparency is useful, but youth prevention indicators still need to lead the public record.
Read the June updatePrevention enforcement note / 28 May 2026
A prevention-first publication now explains how illicit supply raises enforcement costs and weakens youth-protection tools.
Read the fiscal publicationPrevention correspondence / 28 May 2026
A new prevention-first update describes the correspondence prepared for committee readers.
Read the updateLatest site update / 25 May 2026
A public-health update on youth vaping prevention, national flavour policy discussion, and what Alberta communities can ask to see next.
Read the prevention updateNew visibility brief / 22 May 2026
A public-health oriented article arguing that enforcement metrics should be published beside youth prevention measures, not used to delay them.
Share the prevention-first briefApply current public health evidence to Alberta policy. Center youth protection. Keep our work transparent.
Network note of . Prevention measures Alberta should publish alongside enforcement metrics. Youth uptake. School-zone proximity. Online supervision. Calls from parents and school staff.
Network update of . Enforcement and prevention should move together. Bill 208 should proceed on its current schedule, with inspection capacity funded alongside it.
Reduce the number of Alberta young people who start using nicotine products, in line with the province's Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy.
Use peer-reviewed research, public health guidance, and Health Canada and WHO findings as the basis for our positions.
Work with schools, health professionals, municipal staff, and families across Alberta. No product sales. Informational public-policy materials only.
Five areas where we focus our public outreach and submissions.
Limit flavours, packaging, and product designs that research links to youth uptake of vaping products.
Enforce age-of-sale rules at point of sale and online, with meaningful penalties for repeat violations.
Support school district policies and provincial rules that keep vapour products away from school-area retail and youth-facing promotion.
Plain language resources for families, school staff, and primary care, drawing on Health Canada and Canadian Paediatric Society guidance.
Track youth nicotine use, retail compliance, and emerging product categories so policy can respond as evidence develops.
Direct responses to materials published by Alberta adult-access coalitions in the Bill 208 debate.
A reply to the 12 May 2026 enforcement-first releases from AACV and CFAA. Prevention and enforcement should move together, not in sequence.
Retail compliance is necessary. It is not, on its own, a youth prevention strategy. Bill 208 fills a different gap.
A second reply to the May coalition responses. The framing has improved. The central question has not.
Network note of . Prevention measures Alberta should publish alongside enforcement metrics. Youth uptake. School-zone proximity. Online supervision. Calls from parents and school staff.
NoteEnforcement and prevention should move together. Bill 208 should proceed on its current schedule, with inspection capacity funded alongside it.
UpdateA reply to the 12 May 2026 enforcement-first releases from AACV and CFAA. Prevention and enforcement should move together.
ReplyRetail compliance is necessary. It is not the same thing as a youth nicotine prevention strategy.
AnalysisA second public health reply to the May coalition responses on Bill 208.
ReplyA public health response to recent adult-access coalition materials, with reference to Bill 208.
ResponseA summary of the public health case for the bill's flavour, retail, and youth marketing provisions.
PositionWhat the provincial strategy set out to do, where it has made progress, and where Bill 208 fits in.
AnalysisOur outreach memo to members of the Legislative Assembly on Bill 208 and related measures.
MemoPlain language guidance for school staff, parents, and community organizations.
GuideBackground material the network maintains for MLAs, school administrators, and reporters. Last updated 21 May 2026.
Primary Alberta, Health Canada, and parliamentary sources we cite when writing about youth nicotine prevention.
Common questions about prevention-first policy, enforcement, schools, flavours, and adult choice.
A short, civic template for educators, health professionals, and parents writing to their MLA on Bill 208 and prevention metrics.
Prevention metrics should sit beside enforcement metrics. A printable single page for meetings.
Background paragraphs, contact details, and editorial notes for journalists covering Alberta tobacco and vaping policy.
Whether you are a public health professional, an educator, a parent or caregiver, or a community organization, you can sign on to the network and receive our occasional updates on Alberta tobacco and vaping policy.
Fall 2026 update
The tobacco control and nicotine prevention site asks for visible enforcement data before Alberta treats Bill 208 as finished.
Read the fall update