Canada’s Cannabis Sales Reach CA$466 Million in January, Up Around 7% From a Year Ago
- Canada’s legal marijuana retail sales in January reached CA$466.1 million, marking a 6.6% increase from January 2025’s CA$437.9 million.
- January sales, while up year-over-year, fell short of December 2025's record high of CA$508 million.
- Ontario led provincial sales with CA$173.1 million, followed by Alberta (CA$81.9M), British Columbia (CA$79.2M), and Quebec (CA$57.4M), collectively dominating national sales.
- Since legalization in October 2018, legal cannabis sales in Canada totaled over CA$5.62 billion in 2025, with regulated possession, cultivation, and taxation frameworks in place nationwide.
Canada’s legal marijuana market generated more than CA$466 million in retail sales in January, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada, up nearly 7% from January 2025. Total marijuana retail sales for January came to CA$466.1 million, up from CA$437.9 million in January 2025. That’s an increase of 6.6%, continuing the country’s trend of maintaining a large and steady legal market even as monthly totals fluctuate throughout the year.
Despite the year-over-year increase, January’s total fell short of the record-breaking $CA508 millions old in December 2025.
In January, Ontario again led all provinces by a wide margin, posting CA$173.1 million in sales for the month. Alberta ranked second with CA$81.9 million, followed closely by British Columbia at CA$79.2 million. Quebec was next at CA$57.4 million, giving Canada’s four largest provincial markets a dominant share of total national sales. Among the remaining provinces, Manitoba recorded CA$21.1 million and Saskatchewan brought in CA$20.5 million.
Other provinces and territories posted smaller but still notable totals. Nova Scotia reached CA$10.8 million, Newfoundland and Labrador recorded CA$9.4 million, and New Brunswick brought in CA$7.7 million. Prince Edward Island added CA$2.4 million, while Yukon reported just over CA$1.2 million. As in prior months, no sales figures were listed for the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
In 2025, legal cannabis sells topped CA$5.62 billion.
Canada legalized marijuana nationwide in October 2018, becoming the first G7 country to do so, with the first legal retail stores opening that same month. Those 18 and older are allowed to possess up to 30 grams of dried marijuana in public, with home cultivation allowed in most provinces. Marijuana is subject to a federal excise tax of either CA$1 per gram or 10% of the sale price, whichever is higher, alongside additional provincial taxes and retail markups.