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Alcohol Sales in Canada
According to the most recent figures from Statistics Canada, alcohol sales for the country totalled $14.5 billion, up 6.8% from 2000/01. Beer accounted for 51.1% of the total, and the remainder was split between spirits (25.6%) and wine (23.3%).
Ontario had the most in sales- $5.447 billion. Quebec came second with $3.73 billion in sales from alcohol. For British Columbia, it was just under $2 billion ($1.945 billion) and Alberta it was over $1.4 billion.
Nunavut which has the smallest population in Canada still had $3 million in sales, and in the Northwest Territories which also has a relatively smaller population, earned $37 million in sales. Prince Edward Island had $58.8 million in alcohol sales. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick all sold between $316,000,000 and $452,000,000.
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Sales of alcoholic beverages |
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 |
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Spirits |
Wine |
Beer |
Total |
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$ millions |
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Canada |
3,716.1 |
3,383.0 |
7,412.7 |
14,511.8 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
86.3 |
25.2 |
165.9 |
277.4 |
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Prince Edward Island |
20.0 |
8.9 |
29.9 |
58.8 |
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Nova Scotia |
148.4 |
60.3 |
214.8 |
423.5 |
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New Brunswick |
81.6 |
43.4 |
191.6 |
316.6 |
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Quebec |
463.9 |
1,197.6 |
2,069.1 |
3,730.6 |
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Ontario |
1,512.3 |
1,162.6 |
2,772.3 |
5,447.2 |
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Manitoba |
175.8 |
69.3 |
207.0 |
452.2 |
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Saskatchewan |
152.5 |
35.4 |
184.6 |
372.4 |
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Alberta |
474.9 |
276.1 |
672.4 |
1,423.4 |
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British Columbia |
576.2 |
496.2 |
873.1 |
1,945.4 |
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Yukon |
7.6 |
3.9 |
11.9 |
23.4 |
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Northwest Territories |
15.7 |
4.0 |
17.3 |
37.0 |
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Nunavut |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2003
Per Capita Sales
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Sales by volume of alcoholic beverages, per capita |
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 |
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Spirits |
Wine |
Beer |
Total |
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litres per capita |
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Canada |
7.1 |
12.4 |
84.7 |
104.2 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
7.1 |
5.6 |
95.2 |
107.9 |
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Prince Edward Island |
8.3 |
5.1 |
82.6 |
96.0 |
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Nova Scotia |
8.8 |
7.7 |
79.0 |
95.5 |
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New Brunswick |
6.4 |
7.7 |
81.3 |
95.4 |
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Quebec |
3.6 |
16.7 |
94.0 |
114.2 |
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Ontario |
8.2 |
10.9 |
81.9 |
101.0 |
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Manitoba |
9.1 |
7.9 |
77.9 |
95.0 |
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Saskatchewan |
9.0 |
5.0 |
76.8 |
90.8 |
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Alberta |
8.0 |
13.6 |
90.0 |
111.6 |
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British Columbia |
8.4 |
14.0 |
75.9 |
98.2 |
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Yukon |
13.8 |
17.6 |
144.2 |
175.6 |
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Northwest Territories and Nunavut1 |
8.9 |
7.7 |
84.3 |
100.9 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, 2003
Profits
Profits from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages in Canada reached $3.9 billion, up 2.7% from 2000/01. Of that amount, $3.2 billion was remitted to the provincial and territorial governments.
Statistics Canada notes:
"Per capita remitted profits in 2001/02 were highest in the Northwest Territories ($427), followed by Yukon ($218) and Newfoundland and Labrador ($210). The lowest revenues were in Prince Edward Island ($77), Quebec ($79) and Ontario ($92). Per capita remitted profits in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta were between $155 and $188."
Ontario and Quebec however, have much larger populations than other provinces or territories. As a result, the total profits remitted to government for those provinces are much higher than other provinces.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2003
References
Statistics Canada, The Daily, Control and sale of alcoholic beverages, 2001/02
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/030709/d030709b.htm
Page last updated: July 22, 2003
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