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Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2022 to March 2023. The selling hours of alcohol, both on and off-premises, are also appointed by provincial and territorial jurisdiction, as long as off-premises sale hours do not coincide with curfew hours.
Wines and spirits sold in Canada are subject to the Excise Act, 2001, [60] which contributes greatly to the cost of beverage alcohol, although most liquor tax is provincial. Wine Access, [61] a Canadian food and wine magazine, has claimed that high-end luxury brands sell in Ontario for up to 60% more than in New York. [62]
The average Canadian of legal age bought $800 of alcohol and $150 of cannabis. Governments earnedNote6 $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.
Worldwide consumption in 2019 was equal to 5.5 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older. [6] This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010. Distilled alcoholic beverages are the most consumed, followed by beer and wines .
And while some projections have the alcohol industry growing from $2.1 trillion in 2022 to around $4 trillion by 2029, the growth of low and non-alcohol alternative drinks is also steadily ramping up.
[1]: 43 The ability to purchase liquor was limited to those who purchased an annual liquor permit for five dollars and who were above 21 years of age. [5]: 9 British Columbians were not able to buy liquor by the glass between 1921 and 1924. A 1925 amendment of the Government Liquor Act allowed for the establishment of beer parlours.
Growth in revenue for beer makers averaged 1.3 per cent per year during 2011–2016; the estimated annual growth over the subsequent five years is only 0.4 percent per annum. [5] Nonetheless, the number of licensed breweries in Canada increased from 310 in 2010 to 640 in 2015.
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