Figure 1
Number of legal cannabis stores added each quarter and by jurisdiction, Canada, fourth quarter of 2018 to fourth quarter of 2020
Data table for Figure 1
| Province or territory | 2018-Q4 | 2019-Q1 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q4 | 2020-Q1 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of locations | |||||||||
| N.L. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| P.E.I. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.S. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| N.B. | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Que. | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Ont. | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 53 | 73 | 140 |
| Manitoba | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Saskatchewan | 10 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Alta. | 66 | 10 | 35 | 157 | 114 | 67 | 31 | 52 | 29 |
| B.C. | 4 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 70 | 39 | 38 | 49 | 40 |
| Y.T. and N.W.T. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Notes: The data presented were the most complete available at the time of analysis. Counts are subject to multiple revisions at monthly, quarterly and annual intervals. Some provincial and territorial counts include e-commerce-only entities. There are no retail stores operating in Nunavut. Between the fourth quarters of 2018 and 2020 the number of legal cannabis stores increased nearly eightfold from 182 to 1,445. The corresponding data table is available in the HTML version of this article. Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register. |
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