Retail sales of beer, wine and liquor stores reached approximately 2.23 billion Canadian dollars in December 2023, a small decrease compared to December in the previous year. Monthly sales peaked in March of 2020 at 2.39 billion dollars.
Canadian liquor laws
Canada has complex liquor laws which have developed since Prohibition in the 1920s. Throughout Canada’s provinces and territories, there are 13 different organizations responsible for regulating the sale and distribution of alcohol. It is mostly the case that there are provincially owned stores who have a monopoly over spirit sales. In some provinces it is possible to buy a limited selection of spirits, wine or beer in privately owned shops or grocery stores.
Seasonally adjusted. Figures have been rounded. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, January 2015 to December 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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