ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the greater detail restrictions on labelling and marketing of these three product types. The labelling and marketing of tobacco products are regulated by both federal and provincial law. Canada was the first country to require large, graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. The legal framework governing tobacco, alcohol and food products in Canada is shaped by the country's constitutional structure, including the federal/provincial division of powers and constitutionally entrenched rights and freedoms. There are three main legislative mechanisms that influence the price of alcoholic beverages in Canada: taxes, minimum prices and price markups. Taxes are imposed by both the federal government, in the form of excise taxes and customs duties, and provincial governments, in the form of a consumption or sales tax. The regulation of alcohol has a long and complex history in Canada, influenced by the country's constitutional structure as well as social and political forces.
