Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2022 to March 2023

Release date: March 6, 2024
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Infographic: Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2022 to March 2023
Description: Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2022 to March 2023

Growth rates of total salesNote 1Note 2, by type, 2021/2022 to 2022/2023

Alcohol:

  • Ciders and coolers: +4.5%
  • Beer: +4.1%
  • Spirits: +3.0%
  • Wine: +0.6%

Cannabis:

  • Inhaled extractsNote 3: +59.0%
  • Solid edibles: +27.0%
  • Beverages: +25.9%
  • Ingested extractsNote 4: +7.6%
  • Dried: +5.8%
  • OtherNote 5: -59.9%

Total sales in Canada

  • Alcohol: $26.3 billion
  • Cannabis: $4.7 billion

Canadians spent more on cannabis ($4.7 billion) than on ciders and coolers ($2.1 billion).

Northwest Territorians spent the most on alcohol ($1,477 per person of legal age), while Prince Edward Islanders spent the least ($674).

Yukoners spent the most on cannabis ($314 per person of legal age), while Quebeckers spent the least ($88).

The average Canadian of legal age bought $800 of alcohol and $150 of cannabis.

Governments earnedNote 6 $433 from the sale of alcoholic beverages and $62 from the sale of cannabis products per person of legal age.

Source: Statistics Canada, Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis, April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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