Smoke-Free Parks & Recreation Areas

The City of Hamilton’s Prohibiting Smoking within City Parks and Recreation Properties By-law No. 11-080 came into effect on May 31, 2012. This By-law prohibits smoking in or on:

View a list of places where smoking is not allowed under this By-law (PDF, 136 KB)

Report smoking in City parks and recreation areas

If you have questions or you want to report smoking in outdoor areas:

• Phone: Tobacco Hotline 905- 540-5566
• Email: tobacco@hamilton.ca

To help investigate complaints, provide:

• Your name and phone number or email for follow-up
• Date and time you saw smoking in outdoor areas
• Description of person or people smoking 
• The location where you saw people smoking