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Type of beverage Biggest consumer in Canada Litres per adult in 2013
Beer
Newfoundland and Labrador
101.2
Red wines
Quebec
16.2
White wines
British Columbia
7.4
Brandy
Quebec
0.3
Gin
Quebec
0.3
Rum
Newfoundland and Labrador
4.5
Whisky
Saskatchewan
2.6
Vodka
Alberta
2.7
Liqueurs
Alberta
1.2
Other spirits
PEI
0.9
Coolers with spirits
Saskatchewan
4.1
Ciders
British Columbia
3.7
Sparkling wines
Quebec
1.7
Wine coolers
Alberta
5.2
Other wines
Quebec
22.0
Unidentified wines
Alberta
6.5
With all the drinking over the warm summer, CGE’s Dashboard
takes a look at the impact of alcohol on Canadians over the years.
What constitutes a Canadian standard drink
(17.05 ml or 13.45 g of pure alcohol)?
341 mL (12 oz.) bottle of 5% beer, cider or cooler
142 mL (5 oz.) glass of 12% wine
43 mL (1.5 oz.) shot of 40% spirits
Canadians have also been drinking more over time. The national consumption has risen from
117 litres
per adult in 1998 to
124 litres
in 2013. The increase was bigger in Quebec, going
from
128 litres
to
144 litres
per head in the same period.
Coast to coast, beer is by far the favourite drink of Canadians. Collectively, Canadians spent
$9.14 billion
on beer in 2013, or $324 per adult. That works out to
2.27 billion litres of
beer
. This could fill 908 Olympic-sized pools.
Estimated percentage of Canadians 15 years
and older who consume alcohol
Alcohol and Health
Type of beverage and the biggest consuming province
Men
80.6%
Women
71.2%
Total
75.9%