Statistics revealed both the challenges and confident gains of Canadian beer trends in 2019.  From environmental leadership to domestic production and the number of brewing facilities, percentages both rose and fell both nationally and provincially.

Brewing Facilities

Since most Canadian breweries are small (94% capacity), it was an interesting find that the number of brewing facilities increased by 12.9% from 995 in 2018 to an all-time high of 1123 in 2019.  New Brunswick led the way provincially with 9.5 breweries per 100,000 drinking age adults, followed by PEI with 8.0 and Nova Scotia with 7.5, while Manitoba at 1.5 breweries per 100,000 drinking age adults had the lowest rate.

Domestic Production

Domestic production went up increasing its numbers by 4.2% to 22.5 million hectolitres.  However, national beer sales declined by 3.0% to 21.4 million hL.

Economy

Beer continues to have a substantial impact on Canada’s economy.  In 2019, 85% of the beer consumed in Canada was brewed in Canada.  Conference Board of Canada figures show beer supports 149,000 Canadian jobs, with a labour income of $5.3 billion while contributing $13.6 billion to Canada’s GDP.

For the full breakdown of trends, visit Beer Canada Statistics.