History
National Non-Smoking Week has been observed during the third week in January for more than thirty years.
From its inception in 1977 until 1998, NNSW activities were coordinated by the Canadian Council on Smoking and Health (now known as the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control) and organized around a central theme. The themes were chosen to focus media and public attention on particular concerns related to tobacco use.
| Year | Theme/Slogan |
|---|---|
| 2011 | There are hundreds of reasons to quit... what's yours? |
| 2010 | Quitting is contagious, pass it on! |
| 2009 | What Have You Got to Lose? |
| 2008 | Taking My Life Back From Tobacco |
| 2007 | I quit for… |
| 2006 | Where You Work, Live, Play… Even Better Smoke-Free |
| 1999 to 2005 | No theme |
| 1998 | Smoke-Free Workplaces/ "Smoke-Free Works for All of Us" |
| 1997 | Youth, Tobacco and the Environment |
| 1996 | Youth Access to Tobacco/ "Youth and Tobacco: What a Crime!" |
| 1995 | Youth Advocacy |
| 1994 | Media and Advertising |
| 1993 | Women and Tobacco |
| 1992 | Tobacco Sales to Minors |
| 1990 & 1991 | Children and Tobacco |
| 1989 | Women and Smoking: Take Control |
| 1988 | Second-Hand Smoke Hurts |
| 1986 & 1987 | Smoke-Free |
| 1982 to 1985 | Towards a Generation of Non-Smokers |
| 1978 to 1981 | Join the Majority — Be a Non-Smoker |
| 1977 | Kick the Habit |
