December 13, 2011   An overwhelming majority of Ontarians living in apartments, condos and co-ops want to live in smoke-free buildings, but supply is lagging far behind this growing demand.  According to Smoke-Free Housing Ontario, this market inequity is putting the health of millions of Ontarians at risk.Polling by Ipsos Reid in November, 2011 on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society showed that 67 per cent of Ontarians believe that all apartments, condos and co-ops in the province should be 100 per cent smoke free.  Among young adults aged 18-34, this number rises to 83 per cent.

“Ipsos Reid also conducted polling in November, 2010, showing that four in five Ontarians living in apartments, condominiums or housing co-ops want to live in a smoke-free building, all other things being equal,” said Pippa Beck, chair of Smoke-Free Housing Ontario and policy analyst for the Smoking and Health Action Foundation. “In Ontario, no-smoking policies are legal and enforceable in all multi-unit dwellings.  However, despite this fact and significant demand, the supply of smoke-free housing in Ontario remains disproportionately low.”

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