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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.
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.
Wines and spirits sold in Canada are subject to the Excise Act, 2001, [59] which contributes greatly to the cost of beverage alcohol, although most liquor tax is provincial. Wine Access, [60] 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. [61]
Liquor-control agencies in some Canadian provinces have produced age-of-majority ID cards to facilitate the purchase of alcohol by Canadian adults. Only one still produces these cards, although their acceptability is limited and their purpose has been mostly supplanted by other forms of ID, such as provincial photo cards for non-drivers.
[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.
Canada's demographic landscape has undergone a profound transformation in recent decades, marked by a notable shift in age distribution. [4] The proportion of seniors, defined as individuals aged 65 and over, has surpassed that of children under 15, signaling a significant demographic shift. [ 3 ]
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 .
The province of Quebec has the lowest overall prices of alcohol in Canada. Restrictions on the sale of alcohol vary from province to province. In Alberta, changes introduced in 2008 included a ban on "happy hour," minimum prices, and a limit on the number of drinks a person can buy in a bar or pub at one time after 1 a.m. [55]