According to recent data, it was the month of October that helped Canada achieve a monthly record in regulated sales of recreational cannabis.
Sales totaled $364.2 million Canadian dollars that month, or $281.7 million.
October cannabis sales grew by nearly 2.8% over September’s total, according to retail sales figures reported this week by national data bureau Statistics Canada.
Adult-use consumers in Ontario, the largest provincial market, generated CA$145.7 million worth of legal marijuana, a month-over-month increase of nearly 3%.
Shoppers in Alberta had spent CA$63.2 million on cannabis in October, a 4.1% monthly increase.
In Quebec, monthly sales grew by 2.3% to CA$52.5 million while in the remaining provinces, October sales and monthly sales growth were:
British Columbia: CA$50.5 million (+2.7%)
Manitoba: CA$13.9 million (+0.6%)
Saskatchewan: CA$13.8 million (+1.5%)
Nova Scotia: CA$8.1 million (+0.6%)
Newfoundland and Labrador: CA$5.7 million (+7.6%)
October cannabis retail sales in selected Canadian cities were:
Toronto: CA$49.5 million (+4.7%)
Montreal: CA$27.2 million (+3.4%)
Edmonton, Alberta: CA$21.7 million (+5.2%)
Calgary, Alberta: CA$17.5 million (+3.8%)
Vancouver, British Columbia: CA$16.6 million (+3.3%)
Ottawa, Ontario: CA$14.5 million (-0.4%)
Winnipeg, Manitoba: CA$9.3 million (+1.1%)
Quebec City: CA$5.9 million (+2.9%)
Gatineau, Quebec: CA$1.8 million (+2.6%)
