Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2024 to March 2025

Release date: March 5, 2026

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Infographic: Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2024 to March 2025 — Description: Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2024 to March 2025

**Total sales^{Note 1} in Canada**

Alcohol: **$25.8** billion (-1.6% from 2023/2024)
Cannabis: **$5.5** billion (+6.1% from 2023/2024)

Sales of alcohol versus cannabis per person of legal age, by province and territory Table summary
This table displays the results of Sales of alcohol versus cannabis per person of legal age, by province and territory , calculated using (appearing as column headers).

Alcohol Cannabis

NL $1,125 $224

PEI $679 $182

NS $857 $143

NB $778 $145

QUE $870 $105

ONT $750 $168

MAN $748 $206

SASK $662 $219

ALTA $730 $250

BC $693 $167

YT $1,144 $384

NWT $1,558 X^{Note 2}

NVT $803 X^{Note 2}

For every $1 Canadians spent on **alcohol**, governments earned **$0.51**^{Note 3}
For every $1 Canadians spent on **cannabis**, governments earned **$0.45**^{Note 3}

On average, Canadians of legal age bought the equivalent of **8.0** standard alcoholic drinks^{Note 4} per week, down from **8.7** the previous year

**Demand for Canadian alcohol products has risen in recent years**

**Canadian: $15.6** **billion** (**+0.9%** from 2023/2024)
**Imported: $10.2** **billion** (**-5.4%** from 2023/2024)

**Source:** Statistics Canada, Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis, April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Notes

Footnote 1.

Includes sales of legal, non-medical products only.

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Footnote 2.

Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the *Statistics Act*.

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Footnote 3.

Includes net income of liquor and cannabis authorities and other government revenue.

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Footnote 4.

According to Health Canada guidelines, a standard drink is defined as follows: a bottle of beer, cooler or cider (341 mL / 12 oz. with 5% alcohol), a glass of wine (142 mL / 5 oz. with 12% alcohol), or a glass of spirits (43 mL / 1.5 oz. with 40% alcohol).

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Sales of alcohol versus cannabis per person of legal age, by province and territory Table summary
This table displays the results of Sales of alcohol versus cannabis per person of legal age, by province and territory , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
	Alcohol	Cannabis
NL	$1,125	$224
PEI	$679	$182
NS	$857	$143
NB	$778	$145
QUE	$870	$105
ONT	$750	$168
MAN	$748	$206
SASK	$662	$219
ALTA	$730	$250
BC	$693	$167
YT	$1,144	$384
NWT	$1,558	X^{Note 2}
NVT	$803	X^{Note 2}

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Date modified:: 2026-03-05

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