Vancouver to Ban Continuous-Flame Butane Lighters

Attention retail merchandising and legal teams: The City of Vancouver will consider a bylaw on May 8, 2024, to ban continuous-flame butane lighters. Items which require holding a finger or thumb on the switch are not impacted. The ban only impacts those where there is a lock to ensure a continuous flame such as: 

• Micro torch lighter: handheld torch lighters are predominantly used for smoking. 
• Butane table-top torch: butane torch for personal use, primarily smoking, handiwork or small culinary. 
• Industrial culinary torch: two-part handheld device is a standardised butane torch used in the commercial kitchen industry.