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News

News 11 Jun, 2025
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Recognized by the EQUAL-SALARY Foundation
News 15 May, 2025
Ontario takes steps to address contraband tobacco
News 07 Mar, 2025
Court Approves CCAA Plan to Resolve Tobacco-Product Related Claims and Litigation in Canada
News 10 Jan, 2025
Ontario can tackle online contraband
News 28 Nov, 2024
From federal public service to one of Canada’s leading tobacco companies

News 18 Oct, 2024
Court-Appointed Mediator Proposes Plan to Resolve Tobacco-Product Related Claims and Litigation in Canada
News 22 Jul, 2024
ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES EARNS GREAT PLACE TO WORK CERTIFICATION™
News 19 Jun, 2024
CANADA MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE SMOKE-FREE GOAL FASTER
News 24 May, 2024
INDUSTRY AND RETAILERS CALL FOR FEDERAL ACTION ON CONTRABAND TOBACCO
News 18 Apr, 2024
INDUSTRY PARTNERS ENCOURAGE FEDERAL ACTION TO ADDRESS GROWING PROBLEM OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO

News 26 Mar, 2024
ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES WELCOMES ACTION AGAINST CONTRABAND TOBACCO
News 29 Feb, 2024
Contraband Tobacco Fuels Crime
News 21 Feb, 2024
USD 11M seized in biggest contraband tobacco bust in B.C. history
News 13 Feb, 2024
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Congratulates CFSEU-BC on Massive Contraband Tobacco Bust
News 04 Feb, 2024
Rothman, Benson & Hedges Inc. Responds to Alberta’s Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy

News 31 Jan, 2024
Milena Trentadue Appointed Managing Director of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH)
News 25 Jan, 2024
Government Of Ontario Has Opportunity to Tackle Growing Contraband Tobacco Trade that fuels Organized Crime
News 24 Jan, 2024
Government Of Ontario Has Opportunity to Tackle Growing Contraband Tobacco Trade that fuels Organized Crime
News 04 Dec, 2023
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Recognized as a 2024 Top Employer
News 06 Nov, 2023
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Launches New Smoke-Free Heated Tobacco Product in Push to Lead Smoking Harm Reduction

News 15 Oct, 2023
Innovation Can Help Achieve a Smoke-Free Canada, Faster
News 22 Sep, 2023
The Government of Canada Can be a Global Leader in Smoking Harm Reduction: RBH
News 21 Sep, 2023
The Government of Canada Can be a Global Leader in Smoking Harm Reduction: RBH
News 17 Sep, 2023
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Highlights Achievements with its 2022 Sustainability Report
News 15 Aug, 2023
When it comes to hitting smoking reduction targets in Canada, information is power

News 28 May, 2023
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Calls on Governments to Keep Pace with Innovation in Alternatives to Cigarettes
News 18 Apr, 2023
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Issues Statement on Quebec’s Proposed Flavour Regulations on Vaping Products
News 09 Apr, 2023
Unsmoke Canada and The Great Outdoors Fund Invite Non-profits to Apply for Grant Funding to Tackle Litter Across Canada
News 08 Dec, 2022
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Recognized as a 2023 Top Employer
News 02 Oct, 2022
Giving Back: Canadian Charities Invited to Apply for USD 25000 in Grant Funding

News 23 Aug, 2022
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Releases 2021 Sustainability Report
News 11 Jul, 2022
HR leader profile: Ksenia Kamenskaya of RBH - HR Reporter
News 10 Jul, 2022
How Employee Resource Groups Can Transform Any Company’s Culture - People Talk
News 10 Jul, 2022
Mindaugas Trumpaitis Re-appointed as Managing Director of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges
News 29 May, 2022
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Proposes Regulatory Changes to Make Canada the First Smoke-Free Country in the World

News 29 May, 2022
Open letter: What can be learned from a major tobacco company’s push towards sustainability
News 24 May, 2022
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Creates Cleaner Communities with Local Cleanup Initiatives
News 02 Dec, 2021
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Recognized as a Top Employer in the GTA
News 11 Oct, 2021
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Launches New Smoke-Free Product in Push to Lead a New Era of Responsible Vaping
News 28 Feb, 2021
Unsmoke Canada and TerraCycle Team Up to Reduce Cigarette Waste Nationwide

News 09 Feb, 2021
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report
News 20 Jan, 2021
Warning Labels Should Make Clear Vaping is Not Risk-Free, Contains Nicotine, But is a Better Choice Than Smoking: RBH
News 03 Dec, 2020
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Receives Greater Toronto's Top Employers Certification
News 19 Oct, 2020
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Launches Smoke-Free Recycling Program in Push Towards Waste-Free Future
News 01 Sep, 2020
Unsmoke Canada to Fund Litter Cleanups Across Canada

News 05 Aug, 2020
Charities Invited to Apply for Rothmans, Benson & Hedges' Giving Back Grant Funding Program
News 04 Aug, 2020
Charities Invited to Apply for Rothmans, Benson & Hedges' Giving Back Grant Funding Program
News 08 Jul, 2020
Historic FDA Ruling Should Prompt Canadian Governments to Review Tobacco Regulation: RBH
News 21 Jan, 2020
The puff problem - CTV Atlantic
News 28 Nov, 2019
We want people to 'think about tobacco in a different way' - BNN Bloomberg

News 28 Nov, 2019
Cigarette alternative heats tobacco instead of burning it - Global National
News 19 Nov, 2019
Alberta Can Lead the Country on Vape Regulations
News 11 Nov, 2019
Should vaping products be regulated the same as cigarettes? - Toronto Star
News 28 Oct, 2019
Rothmans calls for national vaping action plan - BNN Bloomberg
News 28 Oct, 2019
New Government Needs to Act With Provinces on Vaping: RBH

News 26 Oct, 2019
Plain-packaged cigarettes to hit Canadian shelves - Canadian Press
News 23 Oct, 2019
World’s largest cigarette company campaigns in Vancouver - Global News Vancouver
News 25 Sep, 2019
Government Should Update Tobacco & Nicotine Policy With Science-Based, Harm-Reduction Approaches
News 23 Sep, 2019
For tobacco companies, vaping crisis threatens a market that could save them - Financial Post
News 19 Sep, 2019
Jeff Gaulin of RBH on teen's illness linked to vaping - AM 640: John Oakley Show

News 18 Sep, 2019
Canadian health groups concerned about teen vaping call for urgent government action - CTV
News 03 Sep, 2019
Regulation of Vaping Products Should Protect Youth, Help Adult Smokers Switch
News 27 Aug, 2019
Rothmans Benson & Hedges employees help Habitat for Humanity - Toronto.com
News 25 Jun, 2019
Teens must be prevented from vaping - CBC Radio Toronto
News 29 May, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Employees Sweep Toronto Streets Clean of Cigarette Butts to Mark 'UNSMOKE Canada Week'

News 27 May, 2019
Unsmoke Campaign and www.unsmoke.ca Launch Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31
News 26 May, 2019
Tobacco giant behind new push to get Health Canada to regulate vaping - News 1130
News 22 May, 2019
Government Should Restrict Vaping Sales To Keep Canadian Youth Nicotine Free: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges
News 20 May, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: A New Path Forward for a Smoke-Free Future
News 20 May, 2019
Vaping ads should discourage youth, urge smokers to switch: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges

News 16 May, 2019
RBH Employee Tree Planting with Tree Canada - Snapd Markham
News 08 May, 2019
Canadians Should Have Access To Information About Alternatives to Smoking: 'Your Right To Know' Initiative to Help Educate Canadians
News 03 May, 2019
Cigarettes in Plain Packaging – It Only Took 25 Years - CBC
News 01 May, 2019
Plain Packaging in Canada - Tobacco Journal
News 30 Apr, 2019
New Plain Packaging Rules on Tobacco Products Miss Chance to Make Canada Smoke-Free Faster

News 14 Apr, 2019
Ontario Cannabis Accessory Retailers Claim Legislative Discrimination Amid Controversy - Retail Insider
News 29 Mar, 2019
Why Rothmans, Benson & Hedges plans to stop selling cigarettes - BNN Bloomberg
News 28 Mar, 2019
Here’s What Alberta’s Major Political Parties Say About a Tax on E-cigarettes - CBC Edmonton
News 27 Mar, 2019
Cigarette company offering smoke-free alternative - Toronto Sun
News 26 Mar, 2019
If Canada Wanted to Ban Cigarettes they could’ve done so by now: Rothmans, Benson and Hedges - BNN Bloomberg

News 21 Mar, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Granted Protection Under the Companies' Creditors
News 21 Mar, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Granted Protection Under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, Including a Stay of Litigation
News 18 Mar, 2019
Canada Considers Warnings on Sticks - Tobacco Journal International
News 17 Mar, 2019
Vaping ads should discourage youth, but urge smokers to switch - Chronicle Herald
News 10 Mar, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Update Regarding Québec Class Action Tobacco Suits

News 03 Mar, 2019
IQOS announces new name after Health Canada bans storefront signage - Retail Insider
News 02 Mar, 2019
IQOS announces new name after Health Canada bans storefront signage - Retail Insider
News 28 Feb, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges to Seek Leave for Supreme Court Review of Québec Class Action Tobacco Suits
News 05 Jan, 2019
Leading manufacturer wants to drop cigarettes for smokeless products - TVA Montreal
News 03 Jan, 2019
Bold Approach to Warning Labels Could Butt Out Cigarettes In Canada By 2035: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.

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Publications

Rothmans, Benson & Hedges’ Second Annual Federal Report on Forced and Child Labour in Canadian and International Supply Chains for 2024

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05/29/2025

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Rothmans, Benson & Hedges’ First Annual Federal Report on Forced and Child Labour in Canadian and International Supply Chains for 2023

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11/18/2024

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Submission in response to the draft Vaping Products Promotion Regulations (Gazette I)

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11/18/2024

223 kb
Unsmoke: Ideas for a Smoke-Free Canada

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11/18/2024

292 kb
Submission to the Consultation on the Proposed Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations

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11/18/2024

611 kb