Compliance dashboard brief / October 2, 2026
A Compliance Dashboard Would Be Better Than Another Slogan
Responsible Vaping Coalition asks Alberta to publish a simple enforcement dashboard before the next Bill 208 meeting.
What could be measured now
Alberta says its Tobacco and Vaping Enforcement Team inspects retailers, educates retailers, coordinates with other agencies, and responds to public complaints, according to the rules and enforcement page. Those duties are already dashboard categories.
Starter dashboard
Age-check failuresInspection countRepeat offendersOnline complaints
Each metric would tell the public whether the problem is compliance, illegal supply, or both.
Why this is urgent
the committee transcript records a deferral of Bill 208. A delay without measurement is just idle time. A delay with public compliance data can improve the bill.