Table 1
Profile of federally licensed cannabis producers
| Fiscal year 2016/2017 | Fiscal year 2017/2018 | Latest data available | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | |
| Company characteristics | |||
| Number of companies | 37 | 83 | 1751 |
| Number of employees | 1,438 | 2,630 | 9,2001 |
| square metres | square metres | square metres | |
| Active cultivation area | 87,173 | 187,709 | .. |
| Inactive cultivation area | 857,488 | 854,265 | .. |
| metric tonnes | metric tonnes | metric tonnes | |
| Licensed cannabis sales | 27 | 46 | 562 |
| Inventories | 18 | 40 | 2161 |
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Revenues | 246 | 472 | 6473 |
| Expenses | 303 | 706 | 8143 |
| Profits | -57 | -234 | -1663 |
| Investment spending | 46 | 233 | .. |
| Assets | 704 | 2,523 | 4,1693 |
..
not available for a specific reference period
Note(s):
Based on data from the Survey of Licensed Cannabis Producers combined with administrative data from Health Canada and Canada Revenue Agency. About half of all companies have fiscal periods corresponding to the calendar year while others have fiscal periods overlapping two calendar years. Fiscal year data are aggregated without regard to the varying calendar periods.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Licensed Cannabis Producers Survey (5252); Health Canada; Canada Revenue Agency.
Table note 1
As of April 2019.
Table note 2
April 2018 to March 2019.
Table note 3
End of 2018.
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