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Cannabis licensed area and employment

Definitions
Hectare
A unit of measure equal to 10,000 square meters.
Indoor growing area
The area, in square metres, within a licensed site where indoor cultivation activities occurred.
Outdoor growing area
The area, in hectares, within a licensed site where outdoor cultivation activities occurred.
Processing area
The area, in square metres, within a licensed site where processing activities occurred.
Total building area
The total area, in square metres, of all buildings within a licensed site.

The data on this page is also available on Open Government.

Licensed area

Year-Month Indoor growing area (m2)Reference * Processing area (m2) Total building area (m2) Outdoor growing area (hectares)
Square meters Hectares
2024-09 1,417,833 360,506 3,112,221 612
2024-08 1,409,309 361,525 3,107,662 611
2024-07 1,398,085 357,046 3,099,211 606
2024-06 1,331,102 341,682 2,943,723 601
2024-05 1,335,046 342,529 2,980,164 630
2024-04 1,399,027 348,701 3,085,637 628
2024-03 1,389,175 335,049 3,059,377 624
2024-02 1,399,582 352,121 3,109,395 655
2024-01 1,439,050 356,341 3,184,729 647
2023-12 1,480,895 362,124 3,230,887 646
2023-11 1,501,371 362,793 3,270,564 609
2023-10 1,487,516 357,782 3,252,775 611
2023-09 1,371,855 360,375 3,258,106 634
2023-08 1,373,422 371,395 3,265,891 622
2023-07 1,477,897 374,485 3,414,647 594
2023-06 1,570,299 375,254 3,465,100 571
2023-05 1,570,579 379,711 3,472,216 571
2023-04 1,573,872 381,791 3,469,340 578
2023-03 1,509,962 365,606 3,373,178 587
2023-02 1,597,234 375,471 3,441,828 589
2023-01 1,635,703 372,934 3,517,503 590
2022-12 1,595,724 378,863 3,413,258 595
2022-11 1,600,041 378,420 3,440,191 595
2022-10 1,584,199 374,031 3,405,108 594
2022-09 1,658,180 418,381 3,764,685 531
2022-08 1,710,100 421,489 3,865,565 533
2022-07 1,699,653 436,220 3,915,336 530
2022-06 1,688,294 425,567 3,862,688 543
2022-05 1,683,023 423,771 3,857,501 550
2022-04 1,680,173 423,236 3,857,259 642
2018-10 452,896 N/A N/A N/A
2018-11 474,069 N/A N/A N/A
2018-12 569,466 N/A N/A N/A
2019-01 610,833 N/A N/A N/A
2019-02 609,746 N/A N/A N/A
2019-03 699,724 N/A N/A N/A
2019-04 819,810 N/A N/A N/A
2019-05 1,236,653 N/A N/A N/A
2019-06 1,537,774 N/A N/A N/A
2019-07 1,658,136 N/A N/A N/A
2019-08 1,799,095 N/A N/A N/A
2019-09 1,475,888 N/A N/A N/A
2019-10 1,366,861 130,269 2,778,948 232
2019-11 1,521,631 152,134 2,937,222 232
2019-12 1,587,035 173,758 3,108,675 232
2020-01 1,832,522 238,600 3,617,722 248
2020-02 1,883,239 317,329 3,682,333 315
2020-03 2,016,458 336,456 4,046,415 336
2020-04 2,114,258 354,889 4,079,062 364
2020-05 2,217,216 399,778 4,224,727 401
2020-06 1,965,437 337,202 3,695,847 510
2020-07 1,985,302 347,157 3,729,188 531
2020-08 2,004,180 360,534 3,812,595 544
2020-09 1,998,001 362,167 3,887,057 586
2020-10 2,040,093 284,073 3,987,142 576
2020-11 2,088,323 279,664 4,051,573 619
2020-12 1,741,527 287,546 3,752,373 628
2021-01 1,788,608 339,896 4,163,503 629
2021-02 1,833,431 354,548 4,380,482 642
2021-03 1,822,985 351,575 4,354,409 587
2021-04 1,862,776 524,161 4,402,778 641
2021-05 1,874,329 526,726 4,429,847 688
2021-06 1,738,161 393,852 4,077,483 701
2021-07 1,740,784 395,644 4,106,754 704
2021-08 1,751,624 400,848 4,768,220 705
2021-09 1,755,958 400,036 4,066,857 710
2021-10 1,759,426 408,494 4,759,637 710
2021-11 1,757,669 414,912 4,776,534 711
2021-12 1,756,642 418,081 4,128,904 713
2022-01 1,674,950 422,316 3,873,954 685
2022-02 1,677,723 424,319 3,878,479 685
2022-03 1,673,356 422,946 3,875,271 692
Tablenote 1

Note: Prior to October 2019, indoor and outdoor growing area was combined and only included area being actively used for cultivation during the reporting period.

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Estimated employment on federally licensed sites

Year-Month Low estimate High estimate
2024-09 11,221 15,169
2024-08 11,105 15,040
2024-07 11,105 15,055
2024-06 10,780 14,934
2024-05 10,817 14,983
2024-04 11,092 15,137
2024-03 11,030 15,006
2024-02 11,250 15,079
2024-01 11,504 15,244
2023-12 11,490 15,192
2023-11 11,599 15,198
2023-10 11,557 15,399
2023-09 11,522 15,288
2023-08 11,695 15,307
2023-07 12,205 16,170
2023-06 12,318 16,170
2023-05 12,391 16,311
2023-04 12,494 16,391
2023-03 12,337 16,334
2023-02 12,479 16,614
2023-01 12,744 16,859
2022-12 12,576 16,812
2022-11 12,540 16,652
2022-10 12,427 16,639
2022-09 12,991 16,880
2022-08 13,236 17,356
2022-07 13,169 17,131
2022-06 13,045 17,056
2022-05 12,993 16,986
2022-04 12,997 17,103
2022-03 12,923 17,254
2022-02 12,920 17,274
2022-01 12,859 17,183
2021-12 13,210 17,453
2021-11 13,317 17,635
2021-10 13,283 17,322
2021-09 13,207 17,378
2021-08 13,235 17,355
2021-07 13,063 17,430
2021-06 12,871 16,981
2021-05 12,921 16,733
2021-04 12,794 16,692
2021-03 11,971 16,189
2021-02 11,887 15,920
2021-01 11,465 15,058
2020-12 12,378 15,453
2020-11 12,593 16,189
2020-10 12,413 16,016
2020-09 12,059 15,920
2020-08 11,853 15,730
2020-07 11,469 15,076
2020-06 11,064 14,859
2020-05 11,121 14,870
2020-04 10,789 15,011
2020-03 9,902 14,017
2020-02 9,494 13,595
2020-01 9,477 13,779
2019-12 11,863 13,655
2019-11 11,236 13,507
2019-10 10,744 13,223
2019-09 8,110 11,017
2019-08 7,922 11,111
2019-07 7,192 10,068
2019-06 6,745 8,825
2019-05 6,429 9,113
2019-04 5,618 8,110
2019-03 5,333 7,742
2019-02 4,750 6,640
2019-01 4,984 6,945
2018-12 6,417 7,400
2018-11 5,614 6,758
2018-10 5,167 6,468
Note:Estimates are based on voluntarily reported employment figures, and capacity data as reported under the Cannabis Tracking System Order. These estimates may differ from those published by Statistics Canada. This is because Statistics Canada's figures are for specific federal licence holders who are considered manufacturing businesses (e.g. processors) and exclude businesses that are primarily involved in cultivation or the sale of cannabis for medical purposes. Health Canada's estimated figures include all licence holders (i.e., cultivation, processing and or sale for medical purposes).

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