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Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 UP BY
4.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 UP BY
2.4%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-4.1%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

UP BY
2.7%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-5.05%

Domestic Production (hL)

Domestic Production (hL)

% Change in Domestic Production from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-1.4%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022

Change in Price of Beer from 2019/2020: 0.5%***

* Per every 100,000 legal drinking age adults
** Based on legal drinking age population (18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, 19+ everywhere else)
***Based on Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index for Retail Stores
Data Sources: Beer Canada, Provincial Liquor Boards, Statistics Canada, Canada Revenue Agency
Please note: For confidentiality purposes, the total number of breweries in some provinces have been rounded to the nearest ten

Alberta
140
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-2.5%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-3.3%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-2.9%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-5.5%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


British Columbia
250
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 UP BY
4.2%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

UP BY
1.8%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-1.0%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-1.6%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-3.4%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Manitoba
20
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-6.1%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-46.7%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-11.3%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


New Brunswick
60
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.00%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-3.2%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-3.9%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-17.8%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-7.0%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Newfoundland and Labrador
20
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

0.0%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-5.3%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

UP BY
6.2%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-6.0%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Northwest Territories
1
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-6.2%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-22.3%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-7.1%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Nova Scotia
70
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-3.5%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-1.7%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

UP BY
4.1%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-4.3%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Nunavut
1
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-2.4%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

UP BY
32.2%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-6.0%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

UP BY
26.8%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Ontario
380
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-3.1%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-2.2%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-0.9%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-4.2%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Prince Edward Island
10
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

0.00%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-4.0%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

 UP BY
0.1%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-3.7%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-3.8%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Quebec
300
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 UP BY
7.1%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 UP BY
5.0%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-8.2%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

 UP BY
13.5%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-5.9%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Saskatchewan
40
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-2.2%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-8.4%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-17.3%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-9.9%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022


Yukon
5
Breweries

Number of Breweries

Number of Breweries

% Change in Number of Breweries from 2021/2022

 0.0%

Breweries Per Capita*

Breweries Per Capita*

% Change in Breweries Per Capita from 2021/2022

 DOWN BY
-1.4%

Domestic and Import Beer Sales (hL)

Domestic Beer Sales (hL)

Import Beer Sales (hL)

% Change in Domestic Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-1.9%

% Change in Import Sales from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-23.2%

Per Capita Consumption**

Per Capita Consumption**

% Change in Per Capita Consumption from 2021/2022

DOWN BY
-4.2%

% Sales by Package Type

% Sales by Package Type in 2015

% Sales by Package Type in 2022

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