In the province of Ontario, how far can a smoker legally stand from the main entrance of their employers?

Question

Is there a legal distance you can stand from an entrance to your place of employment (mine is a major call centre)? If you have swiped out for the day and are technically "not on the clock", are you not officially than a member of the public/consumer? For example, tonight I swipe out, and am standing approx. 20 feet from the entrance waiting for my ride home. Does security have the right to have me written up and have this go on my work record?
With this in mind, if they can do this, do they not also have to enforce this policy on the general public if an event is being held in the facility? For example, the night before, a casino was held and many many people were allowed to smoke directly in front of the main doors, literally between the "Thank you for not smoking" signs. Does the same rule not apply to them, or am I being discriminated against?

Answer 1

from what I remember, you need to be 9 metres away from the door. It would also depend on if the company that you work for owns the property on which you are smoking. As an employee, even if you are off te clock or not, you could not smoke there. There are some places that I know of where you are not permitted to smoke on company property.

Answer 2

It may be a loose form of discrimination, but whether you are on the clock or not you are on work property and should conduct yourself in the same manner as if you were on the clock. you are expected to obey the same "laws" you are expected to enforce. Patrons are given the courtesy of a warning. Employees should be much more on the ball.

Answer 3

the shop i bypass to I see workers smoking precise out front under a hide approximately 30 or 50 ft from the main significant entrances...yet yeah they are able to impose any limit they like on smoking...I paintings for a dfense contractor and there is no smoking everywhere on sources.