News and Events
JUN 18
Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association is pleased to see Health Canada’s announcement on two important and potentially life-saving measures that would help protect young people from the harms of vaping. The two announced measures would target nicotine content and flavour restrictions, which if left unregulated, would continue to threaten the lung health of young Canadians. Today’s…
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MAY 31
Canadian Lung Association
Tobacco control and public health leaders come together to implement a comprehensive smoking cessation campaignToday, on World No Tobacco Day 2021, we pledge to help Canadians “commit to quit.” Four national non-profit organizations, the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), Canadian Lung Association (CLA), Heart and Stroke (H&S), and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), have come…
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APR 20
Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association applauds the federal government’s renewed focus on the lung health of Canadians. The budget released April 19thshows the federal government’s focus on the health and well-being of Canadians. The 2021 Budget includes strong tobacco control measures, such as a tobacco and vaping taxes well as a focus on a green economy. …
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FEB 11
Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association is proud to collaborate with the CTS Roundtable and its members on a joint Statement on Prioritization of Canadians with Lung Disease in COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out.About the COVID-19 Respiratory Roundtable:Since the onset of the pandemic, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) has developed numerous position statements to provide clinical guidance for health…
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FEB 3
Canadian Lung Association
February 4, 2020 – On World Cancer Day, The Canadian Lung Association encourages every Canadian to test their home for radon. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada; second only to tobacco. The Lung Association is partnering with people across Canada in sharing the importance of radon testing. My Radon Story…
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DEC 18
Canadian Lung Association
Ottawa,ON – With today’s federal government announcement regarding lowered nicotine maximums in vaping products, many Canadians can start to breathe easier. Following concentrated efforts of the Canadian Lung Association and other like-minded health organizations, the government announced new draft regulations to limit the maximum nicotine concentration in vaping products in Canada.Prior to these regulations the…
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SEP 24
Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association is encouraged with the federal government’s continued, strengthened commitment to the lung health of Canadians, as expressed in the Throne Speech.The government’s expressed focus on lung health, the emphasis on access to medications and efforts to address the climate crisis are key steps towards ensuring Canadians can live healthy lives.“To echo…
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SEP 17
Canadian Lung Association
After decades of fruitful collaboration, Quebec Lung Association is leaving the Canadian Lung Association. The Canadian Lung Association is the leading national non-profit organization with a focus on lung health. With 120 years of exceptional experience, we are well-poised to continue delivering on our mission to Quebecers and Canadians everywhere going forward.We want to assure…
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JUL 8
Canadian Lung Association
The Canadian Lung Association applauds today’s announcement of new regulations that would help protect youth from exposure to e-cigarette advertising and promotion. Youth vaping rates have doubled in the past year, leaving a new generation potentially addicted to nicotine. The changes announced today would ban the promotion of vaping products anywhere youth or children can…
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MAY 13
Canadian Lung Association
TORONTO- Health charities in Ontario are calling on the provincial government for immediate relief and long-term aid as they continue to support vulnerable populations through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. A group of over fifteen leading health charities, led by the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, The Canadian Lung Association and Diabetes Canada, sent…
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MAY 6
Canadian Lung Association
Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Lung Association is gravely concerned about the continued increase in vaping rates among Canadian youth. A recently published study in JAMA Pediatrics Journal has shown that Canadian youth continue to reach for e-cigarettes at alarming rates. “These results are very worrisome. It shows that we collectively need to do much more…
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MAY 6
Canadian Lung Association
Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Lung Association is gravely concerned about the continued increase in vaping rates among Canadian youth. A recently published study in JAMA Pediatrics Journal has shown that Canadian youth continue to reach for e-cigarettes at alarming rates. “These results are very worrisome. It shows that we collectively need to do much more…
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