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Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2026-03-26

In Canada, Zonnic pouch which contains 4 mg of nicotine per pouch is authorised as a Natural Health Product and can be sold only in pharmacies as Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-use/tobacco/surveillance/?0=0&1=1&2=2&3=1&4=0&5=0 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-use/tobacco/surveillance/?0=0&1=1&2=2&3=1&4=0&5=0
Comments:
  1. Cohort: 18+. World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Cohort: 18+.

Regulation

Allowed
1 A
2022
References:
  1. Canadian Pharmacists Association. Nicotine Pouches. Available at: https://www.pharmacists.ca/cpha-ca/assets/File/smoking-cessation/Nicotine-Pouches-A-Guide-for-Pharmacists_EN.pdf. Accessed: 26 March 2026.
Comments:
  1. Zonnic is authorized as a Natural Health Product and can be sold only in pharmacies.

Availability

No information
A
2022
Comments:
  1. Information is not available or lack of reliable sources.

Regulations and restrictions

Comments:
  1. Regulations prohibit flavors except tobacco, mint, and menthol across vaping products.. In force

Publications

Mar
2023

What are nicotine pouches?

Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Here we provide an introduction to the tobacco harm reduction potential of this category.

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