Number of beer, wine and liquor stores in Canada by region 2021

As of December 2021, there were over 14 hundred beer, wine and liquor stores in the Canadian province of Ontario. With roughly 13 hundred liquor stores, the province of Alberta ranked second that year. There was just one of these types of stores to be found in the Nunavut.

Canadian wineries by region

Canada has a considerable number of active wineries: in British Columbia alone, there were over 200 establishments to be found in 2019. This province is also home to 2019’s top winery: with 18 medals in total, Mission Hill Family Estate was announced Canada’s winery of the year at the 2019 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada. Ontario had the second-highest number of wineries, namely just under 200. Other noteworthy provinces that year included Québec and Nova Scotia, which each had about 40 and 20 wineries, respectively.

Value of the Canadian wine market

In terms of retail sales, the wine industry in Canada has additionally experienced growth in recent years and is expected to keep growing. In 2018, the retail sales value of wine in Canada exceeded the 10 billion U.S. dollar mark. By 2022, this number is expected to reach over 13 billion U.S. dollars.