Page 4: National and provincial/territorial tobacco sales data 2021
Cigar sales
- Cigar sales in Canada from 2001-2021
- Cigar sales in Canada by province 2021
- Alberta cigar sales from 2001-2021
- British Columbia cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Manitoba cigar sales from 2001-2021
- New Brunswick cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Newfoundland and Labrador cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Nova Scotia cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Ontario cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Quebec cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Saskatchewan cigar sales from 2001-2021
- Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon cigar sales from 2001-2021
Since 2001, tobacco companies have been required by the Tobacco Reporting Regulations to provide Health Canada with reports on sales of tobacco products.
There are three important factors to consider when using these data:
- The data are subject to ongoing revision due to re-submissions by tobacco companies and/or audits by Health Canada.
- Sales represent shipments to wholesalers or retailers in a province/territory. Sales totals may not be representative of tobacco consumption for that province/territory.
- In certain cases, provincial/territorial sales were not reportable due to a limited number of companies active in that market. In these cases, the data were merged into a larger geographical grouping.
Cigar sales in Canada from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 206,446,214 |
2002 | 211,603,074 |
2003 | 241,528,822 |
2004 | 303,517,287 |
2005 | 354,536,247 |
2006 | 439,888,210 |
2007 | 602,766,356 |
2008 | 604,684,827 |
2009 | 649,687,094 |
2010 | 556,069,737 |
2011 | 457,026,608 |
2012 | 444,979,808 |
2013 | 443,857,084 |
2014 | 424,425,258 |
2015 | 374,166,663 |
2016 | 354,135,698 |
2017 | 337,335,121 |
2018 | 344,303,690 |
2019 | 314,958,137 |
2020 | 323,946,395 |
2021 | 322,214,247 |
Cigar sales in Canada from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Canada from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 206 million in 2001 to 322 million in 2021.
Cigar sales in Canada by province 2021 – 322,214,247 units

Province | Units of cigars |
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Ontario | 105,185,177 |
Quebec | 61,583,155 |
British Columbia | 43,691,384 |
Alberta | 40,753,859 |
Nova Scotia | 25,669,825 |
Manitoba | 20,108,673 |
New Brunswick | 18,090,247 |
Saskatchewan | 3,641,364 |
Newfoundland & Labrador | 3,329,254 |
P.E.I., Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon | 161,309 |
Canada | 322,214,247 |
Cigar sales in Canada by province 2021 – Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales by province in 2021. Ontario had the highest unit sales followed by Quebec and British Columbia.
Alberta cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 29,171,889 |
2002 | 25,407,577 |
2003 | 27,437,199 |
2004 | 38,675,211 |
2005 | 44,320,486 |
2006 | 57,777,256 |
2007 | 91,567,737 |
2008 | 109,741,274 |
2009 | 118,005,574 |
2010 | 87,705,997 |
2011 | 83,541,284 |
2012 | 80,239,071 |
2013 | 81,928,006 |
2014 | 80,939,851 |
2015 | 55,159,564 |
2016 | 51,760,426 |
2017 | 48,512,376 |
2018 | 47,132,701 |
2019 | 41,926,740 |
2020 | 42,021,050 |
2021 | 40,753,859 |
Alberta cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Alberta from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 29 million in 2001 to 41 million in 2021.
British Columbia cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 25,075,965 |
2002 | 25,630,062 |
2003 | 28,544,304 |
2004 | 34,835,567 |
2005 | 38,598,366 |
2006 | 48,862,646 |
2007 | 77,115,183 |
2008 | 83,205,636 |
2009 | 84,331,891 |
2010 | 74,335,441 |
2011 | 59,373,087 |
2012 | 51,987,715 |
2013 | 54,807,567 |
2014 | 54,197,754 |
2015 | 48,582,173 |
2016 | 48,887,827 |
2017 | 42,157,717 |
2018 | 42,800,423 |
2019 | 40,705,612 |
2020 | 43,267,587 |
2021 | 43,691,384 |
British Columbia cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in British Columbia from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 25 million in 2001 to 44 million in 2021.
Manitoba cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 11,587,660 |
2002 | 13,191,616 |
2003 | 14,858,428 |
2004 | 14,992,986 |
2005 | 13,068,095 |
2006 | 12,518,611 |
2007 | 15,024,391 |
2008 | 17,431,659 |
2009 | 21,354,794 |
2010 | 18,254,674 |
2011 | 18,204,075 |
2012 | 19,178,272 |
2013 | 18,764,363 |
2014 | 20,518,988 |
2015 | 17,398,073 |
2016 | 19,235,430 |
2017 | 18,694,196 |
2018 | 18,951,114 |
2019 | 19,043,971 |
2020 | 19,193,232 |
2021 | 20,108,673 |
Manitoba cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Manitoba from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 11.6 million in 2001 to 20 million in 2021.
New Brunswick cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 3,589,889 |
2002 | 3,875,975 |
2003 | 4,326,353 |
2004 | 4,827,724 |
2005 | 7,126,663 |
2006 | 12,316,311 |
2007 | 16,658,443 |
2008 | 21,750,053 |
2009 | 26,446,439 |
2010 | 20,131,729 |
2011 | 17,249,362 |
2012 | 16,331,203 |
2013 | 16,615,324 |
2014 | 15,656,378 |
2015 | 12,681,656 |
2016 | 13,031,354 |
2017 | 14,718,100 |
2018 | 17,974,637 |
2019 | 16,440,289 |
2020 | 17,281,133 |
2021 | 18,090,247 |
New Brunswick cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in New Brunswick from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 3.6 million in 2001 to 18 million in 2021.
Newfoundland and Labrador cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 1,649,357 |
2002 | 1,807,182 |
2003 | 1,902,428 |
2004 | 2,607,683 |
2005 | 2,926,052 |
2006 | 3,345,144 |
2007 | 4,199,249 |
2008 | 5,557,658 |
2009 | 7,297,681 |
2010 | 5,704,576 |
2011 | 4,346,193 |
2012 | 3,659,964 |
2013 | 4,544,446 |
2014 | 4,509,090 |
2015 | 3,862,426 |
2016 | 3,783,585 |
2017 | 3,125,426 |
2018 | 3,537,942 |
2019 | 3,304,996 |
2020 | 3,711,190 |
2021 | 3,329,254 |
Newfoundland and Labrador cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Newfoundland and Labrador from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 1.6 million in 2001 to 3.3 million in 2021.
Nova Scotia cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 7,095,962 |
2002 | 7,732,907 |
2003 | 8,668,235 |
2004 | 10,454,865 |
2005 | 11,136,179 |
2006 | 13,616,258 |
2007 | 18,785,590 |
2008 | 23,073,079 |
2009 | 28,332,257 |
2010 | 23,124,856 |
2011 | 19,484,145 |
2012 | 19,051,041 |
2013 | 19,058,125 |
2014 | 19,896,058 |
2015 | 15,781,514 |
2016 | 19,675,325 |
2017 | 22,318,298 |
2018 | 27,363,135 |
2019 | 26,875,990 |
2020 | 26,297,069 |
2021 | 25,669,825 |
Nova Scotia cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Nova Scotia from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 7.1 million in 2001 to 26 million in 2021.
Ontario cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 84,710,346 |
2002 | 84,064,680 |
2003 | 96,183,138 |
2004 | 120,488,441 |
2005 | 143,207,146 |
2006 | 146,993,570 |
2007 | 170,093,260 |
2008 | 181,024,760 |
2009 | 185,743,828 |
2010 | 178,160,014 |
2011 | 146,853,259 |
2012 | 153,137,662 |
2013 | 150,258,186 |
2014 | 135,578,233 |
2015 | 140,090,699 |
2016 | 130,422,095 |
2017 | 121,265,105 |
2018 | 122,847,664 |
2019 | 107,465,997 |
2020 | 106,493,538 |
2021 | 105,185,177 |
Ontario cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Ontario from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 84.7 million in 2001 to 105.2 million in 2021.
Quebec cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 37,419,928 |
2002 | 42,765,200 |
2003 | 50,795,899 |
2004 | 66,454,932 |
2005 | 85,402,117 |
2006 | 138,421,544 |
2007 | 198,056,408 |
2008 | 154,747,354 |
2009 | 169,292,899 |
2010 | 141,873,734 |
2011 | 101,339,173 |
2012 | 94,611,071 |
2013 | 90,658,753 |
2014 | 85,913,736 |
2015 | 74,306,264 |
2016 | 61,582,292 |
2017 | 61,721,025 |
2018 | 60,702,050 |
2019 | 55,730,109 |
2020 | 61,971,282 |
2021 | 61,583,155 |
Quebec cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Quebec from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 37 million in 2001 to 62 million in 2021.
Saskatchewan cigar sales from 2001-2021

Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 3,058,345 |
2002 | 3,344,472 |
2003 | 4,112,547 |
2004 | 4,978,742 |
2005 | 5,066,677 |
2006 | 5,594,822 |
2007 | 6,660,021 |
2008 | 7,583,670 |
2009 | 8,199,781 |
2010 | 6,356,396 |
2011 | 6,353,546 |
2012 | 6,383,461 |
2013 | 6,959,756 |
2014 | 7,060,713 |
2015 | 6,088,323 |
2016 | 5,561,367 |
2017 | 4,698,434 |
2018 | 4,602,262 |
2019 | 3,348,920 |
2020 | 3,601,938 |
2021 | 3,641,364 |
Saskatchewan cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Saskatchewan from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales increased from 3.1 million in 2001 to 3.6 million in 2021.
Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon cigar sales from 2001-2021

Sales data for PEI and the territories are merged due to the limited number of companies active in those markets. Unit sales may not represent total consumption as they only include direct shipments by tobacco companies and exclude products shipped from wholesalers in other provinces.
Year | Units of cigars |
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2001 | 3,087,914 |
2002 | 3,783,403 |
2003 | 4,700,291 |
2004 | 5,201,136 |
2005 | 3,684,466 |
2006 | 442,048 |
2007 | 384,573 |
2008 | 569,844 |
2009 | 682,030 |
2010 | 422,320 |
2011 | 288,766 |
2012 | 400,348 |
2013 | 262,638 |
2014 | 227,383 |
2015 | 215,971 |
2016 | 195,997 |
2017 | 124,444 |
2018 | 126,534 |
2019 | 114,763 |
2020 | 108,376 |
2021 | 161,309 |
Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon cigar sales from 2001-2021 - Text Equivalent
Bar graph showing cigar sales in Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon in from 2001 to 2021. Cigar unit sales decreased from 3.1 million in 2001 to 161 thousand in 2021.
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