Brewers Association Of Canada

Economic Facts

Canada's Brewing Industry: Economic Facts and Figures

'Canada's Brewing Industry' brochure

There is a lot to the story of beer …  the brewing industry contributes just under $14 billion to the Canadian economy. Of this, a total of $4.3 billion is provided to federal, provincial and municipal governments in taxes.

Brewing is also major job generator. The employment impact due to the production, marketing and sale of Canadian beer generates more than 205,000 jobs, or 1.2% of all jobs. 

This brochure will provide you with a sense of the industry’s contribution and importance to the Canadian economy. We hope it will leave you with a thirst to find out just how good beer is … for Canada. 

To learn more about how brewing contributes to the Canadian economy, please download our most recent brochure, or ask us to send you a printed copy.