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Free quit smoking and vaping help in Canada
Last updated 20 July 2026 · All services below are free and confidential
One number covers the country: the pan-Canadian Quitline, 1-866-366-3667, free, confidential, and offered in English and French. Calling routes you to your own province or territory's service, where trained counsellors build a quit plan with you, for smoking and for vaping. Here is the full picture.
Call: 1-866-366-3667, one line for every province
Health Canada runs the toll-free line and each province staffs it with its own counsellors, so the person answering knows what is available where you live: local programs, medication options, and follow-up calls if you want them. The online arm lives at Canada.ca's quit smoking hub, with a French service at the same standard throughout.
Provincial services: the layer most people miss
Each province and territory runs its own program on top of the national line, from Ontario's Smokers' Helpline lineage to Quebec's J'ARRÊTE. The official directory lists them all, and several mail free nicotine replacement to residents who enrol. Ask the quitline what your province adds; the answer is bigger than most people expect.
Medication: often covered, worth asking
Provincial drug plans and many workplace benefits cover stop-smoking medication, including nicotine replacement and prescription options. A pharmacist can tell you in five minutes what your plan pays for, and in several provinces can prescribe stop-smoking treatment directly. The format comparison explains what to ask about.
The Canadian math
With packs in the mid-teens of dollars across most provinces, a pack-a-day habit runs past five thousand dollars a year. The Canada savings calculator turns your own price and count into the real figure, then start the step-by-step plan or the vaping version.
Support between the counselling calls
SmokeFree AI adds a craving rescue and a 2am coach to the plan your quitline builds. Launching August 15, 2026 on Android.
Launching August 15, 2026Sources: Health Canada, provincial services directory. Service details verified July 2026. General information, not medical advice.