Smoking

SFU is dedicated to promoting healthy campuses. The health risks associated with smoking and secondhand smoke are well-documented.

Tobacco & cannabis use

Burnaby campus - Smoking and other tobacco and cannabis use is now restricted to University Designated Outdoor Smoking Areas (DOSA), which can be found on the SFU DOSA map above. Separate DOSAs exist for tobacco and cannabis smoking. This policy replaces the previous allowance of tobacco smoking 10 meters away from any building or air intake. Please see the DOSA map.
Vancouver & Surrey campus - These campuses are located in urban centres and smoking is dictated by municipal regulations.
Compliance – Compliance is a shared responsibility. Therefore, all community members must uphold and communicate the policy by directing non-compliant smokers to the nearest DOSA. As a last resort, community members can report observed instances of non-compliance to Campus Public Safety.
Disposal - Cigarettes must be extinguished and disposed of in designated receptacles such as ash urns.

SFU policies:
Regulations prohibiting impairment in the workplace by alcohol, drugs, and other substances remain unchanged under WorkSafe BC's Occupational Health & Safety Regulations (Section 4.20) and the Workers Compensation Act (Section 116, 2d).
It is illegal for people under the age of 19 years to possess cannabis. Adults over the age of 19 years can possess up to 30 grams of cannabis in a public place.
The health impacts of cannabis include dizziness, impaired memory, disorientation and impairment of motor skills.
Drug impaired driving is against the law.

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Each summer the combination of dry summer weather and the improper disposal of cigarettes cause bark mulch and grass fires at the Burnaby campus.

If you do smoke, ensure that your cigarette is extinguished and disposed of properly in designated ash trays or ash urns.