However , the minimum age only concerns the purchase of tobacco , not use .
In Canada , most of the provinces require smokers to be 19 years of age to purchase cigarettes ( except for Quebec and the prairie provinces , where the age is 18 ) .
The minimum age only concerns the purchase of tobacco , not use .
In Canada , most of the provinces require smokers to be 19 years of age to purchase cigarettes ( except for Quebec and the prairie provinces , where the age is 18 ) .