Data on commercial cannabis licence applications and licences

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Health Canada collects data on licence applications and licence holders for each type of commercial cannabis licence. This page includes data on licence holders and applicants for:

This is in addition to the list of all licensed cannabis cultivators, processors and sellers for medical purposes.

These data are updated periodically. These numbers change regularly with the receipt and processing of applications, and licensing decisions.

Licence applicants

Table 1 shows the number of standard, micro, nursery and sale for medical purposes only licence applicants in queueFootnote 1 with Health Canada as of September 30, 2023. Applications for standard, micro and nursery licences may also include an application for a licence for sale for medical purposes at the same site. The 'sale for medical purposes only' licence type includes applications for sale for medical purposes licences that aren't combined with other licence types. Note that the total number of applicants per licence type includes self-identified Indigenous applicants and applicants for outdoor cultivation.

Table 1: Licence applicants in queue
Province or territory Number of applicants Licence type Total
Standard Micro Nursery Sale for medical purposes only
Alberta Total number of applicants 4 7 0 0 11
Indigenous applicants 1 5 0 0 6
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 2 0 N/A 2
British Columbia Total number of applicants 14 17 1 0 32
Indigenous applicants 9 5 0 0 14
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 4 4 0 N/A 8
Manitoba Total number of applicants 0 5 0 0 5
Indigenous applicants 0 4 0 0 4
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 1 0 N/A 1
New Brunswick Total number of applicants 1 1 0 0 2
Indigenous applicants 1 0 0 0 1
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 1 0 N/A 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Total number of applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Nova Scotia Total number of applicants 0 1 1 1 3
Indigenous applicants 0 0 1 0 1
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Northwest Territories Total number of applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Nunavut Total number of applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Ontario Total number of applicants 12 12 1 0 25
Indigenous applicants 5 4 0 0 9
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 3 3 0 N/A 6
Prince Edward Island Total number of applicants 0 1 0 0 1
Indigenous applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Quebec Total number of applicants 7 15 0 3 25
Indigenous applicants 2 3 0 0 5
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 1 5 0 N/A 6
Saskatchewan Total number of applicants 1 2 0 0 3
Indigenous applicants 1 1 0 0 2
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Yukon Territory Total number of applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous applicants 0 0 0 0 0
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Canada Total number of applicants 39 61 3 4 107
Indigenous applicants 19 22 1 0 42
Applicants conducting outdoor cultivation 8 16 0 N/A 24

Figure 1 shows the number of applicants for standard, micro, nursery and sale for medical purposes only licences submitted each month from October 1, 2022 until September 30, 2023. Applications for standard, micro and nursery licences may also include a sale for medical purposes licence at the same site. The 'sale for medical purposes only' category is for applications for medical sales that are not combined with other licence types.

Figure 1: Licence applicants
Figure 1: Licence applicants

The data presented in this figure is shown in Table 2.

Table 2: Number of licence applications submitted each month
Month application submitted Standard Micro Nursery Sale for medical purposes only Total
Oct. 2022 9 8 0 2 19
Nov. 2022 5 5 1 1 12
Dec. 2022 4 15 0 1 20
Jan. 2023 5 4 0 1 10
Feb. 2023 6 10 0 1 17
Mar. 2023 3 12 1 1 17
Apr. 2023 7 9 0 1 17
May 2023 3 8 0 0 11
Jun. 2023 6 6 1 2 15
Jul. 2023 2 7 1 0 10
Aug. 2023 1 4 1 0 6
Sep. 2023 6 2 1 1 10

Licence holders and licensed sites

Table 3 shows the number of standard, micro, nursery and sale for medical purposes only licence holders as of September 30, 2023. Licence holders with standard, micro and nursery licences may also hold a sale for medical purposes licence at the same site. The 'sale for medical purposes only' licence type includes sites at which a sale for medical purposes licence isn't combined with other licence types. Note that the total number of licence holders per licence type includes self-identified Indigenous licence holders and outdoor cultivation licence holders.

Table 3: Active licence holders
Province or territory Number of licence holders Licence type Total
Standard Micro Nursery Sale for medical purposes only
Alberta Total number of licence holders 44 46 2 4 96
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 5 ≤ 5 0 0 8
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 2 1 0 N/A 3
British Columbia Total number of licence holders 108 97 14 12 231
Indigenous licence holders 8 13 ≤ 3 ≤ 3 24
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 27 16 3 N/A 46
Manitoba Total number of licence holders 8 15 0 0 23
Indigenous licence holders 0 ≤ 3 0 0 ≤ 3
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 1 0 0 N/A 1
New Brunswick Total number of licence holders 13 12 1 0 26
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 3 0 0 0 ≤ 3
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 3 2 0 N/A 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Total number of licence holders 4 3 0 0 7
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 3 0 0 0 ≤ 3
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Nova Scotia Total number of licence holders 11 22 1 2 36
Indigenous licence holders 0 ≤ 3 0 ≤ 3 ≤ 3
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 2 9 1 N/A 12
Northwest Territories Total number of licence holders 1 0 0 0 1
Indigenous licence holders 0 0 0 0 0
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Nunavut Total number of licence holders 0 0 0 0 0
Indigenous licence holders 0 0 0 0 0
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 0 0 0 N/A 0
Ontario Total number of licence holders 178 88 4 17 287
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 3 4 0 ≤ 3 9
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 36 18 1 N/A 55
Prince Edward Island Total number of licence holders 4 5 0 0 9
Indigenous licence holders 0 0 0 0 0
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 0 2 0 N/A 2
Quebec Total number of licence holders 88 101 2 5 196
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 3 ≤ 3 0 0 4
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 17 23 0 N/A 40
Saskatchewan Total number of licence holders 12 21 1 0 34
Indigenous licence holders ≤ 3 ≤ 3 0 0 ≤ 3
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 2 1 0 N/A 3
Yukon Territory Total number of licence holders 1 0 0 0 1
Indigenous licence holders 0 0 0 0 0
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 1 0 0 N/A 1
Canada Total number of licence holders 472 410 25 40 947
Indigenous licence holders 19 29 ≤ 3 4 54
Licence holders conducting outdoor cultivation 91 72 5 N/A 168

Figure 2 shows the number of new licensed sites for each month from October 1, 2022 until September 30, 2023 with standard, micro, nursery and sale for medical purposes licences. Licensed sites with standard, micro and nursery licences may also include a sale for medical purposes licence at the same site. The 'sale for medical purposes only' licence type includes sites at which a sale for medical purposes licence isn't combined with other licence types. Dashed lines represent overlapping data points.

Figure 2: New licensed sites by month
Figure 2: New licensed sites by month

The data presented in this figure is shown in Table 4.

Table 4: Number of new licensed sites by month
Month licence issued Standard Micro Nursery Sale for medical purposes only Total
Oct. 2022 2 9 1 0 12
Nov. 2022 1 9 1 1 12
Dec. 2022 1 7 0 1 9
Jan. 2023 2 16 0 0 18
Feb. 2023 3 3 1 0 7
Mar. 2023 3 5 0 0 8
Apr. 2023 10 19 0 2 31
May 2023 3 13 1 2 19
Jun. 2023 3 8 0 1 12
Jul. 2023 7 5 0 0 12
Aug. 2023 6 4 0 1 11
Sep. 2023 0 2 1 1 4

Table 5 shows the total number of revoked and expired licences as of September 30, 2023.

Table 5: Revoked or expired licences
Licences revoked at the request of the licence holder Licences revoked by Health Canada Expired licences Total number of inactivated licences
187 4 31 222

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Applications in queue include applications at the screening and review stages. For more information on the length of the application process, refer to Health Canada's service standards for cannabis licence applications.

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