Although the estimates of prevalence for these behaviours in 2024 were slightly lower than in 2023, in all three cases the agency found that there was no statistically significant decrease in these indicators.
For 2024 they estimate there are 3.6 million Canadian smokers (of whom 2.7 million smoke on a daily basis) and 1.9 million vapers.
Otherwise expressed, 11% of Canadians are smokers, of whom 8% smoke on a daily basis and 6% of Canadians have used a vaping product at least once in the past month. This compares with 19% who have had at least one bout of heavy drinking in the past year and 6% who use cannabis daily or almost daily.
Until 2023 the agency included children aged 12 to 17 in the survey, but now only includes those who are 18 years of age or older. This and other methodological issues make it difficult to robustly compare the results after 2023 with those of previous years.
The chart below shows the results of various federal government surveys since 2000.
