Canada
British Columbia
BC Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (CCLA)
Cannabis Distribution Act (CDA)
- The province will use a government-run wholesale distribution model through its liquor distribution branch
- Public and private retail operations will be permitted; provincial government will operate online sales
Cannabis Retail Store Licence Terms and Conditions Handbook
Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Licence Information
Cannabis licensing application portal
Alberta
An Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis
- Private retailers to operate physical stores under the supervision of the province’s liquor commission; the provincial government to operate online retail
- Cannabis sales will not be permitted where alcohol, pharmaceuticals and tobacco are available for sale
Saskatchewan
The Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Act
- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming (SLGA) will select 51 stores in 32 communities to sell cannabis
- Physical retail store and online sales operated by private retailers
Manitoba
The Safe and Responsible Retailing of Cannabis Act
- Private retailers will be used to sell cannabis to consumers, through retail stores and online
- Communities within Manitoba will be allowed to hold a plebiscite to prohibit cannabis sales
Lottery complete. Not accepting new applications at this time.
Ontario
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 26, Sched. 2
- Distribution and sales to be managed by the province through its liquor control board; private retail will also be permitted
Quebec
An Act to constitute the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related provisions
- Distribution and sales will be managed by the province via the new Société québécoise du cannabis
- No private retail
New Brunswick
Cannabis Control Act
Cannabis Management Corporation Act
An Act to Amend the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation Act
- The province’s liquor corporation will operate cannabis retail operations through a subsidiary
- No private retail
Newfoundland/Labrador
Cannabis Control Act
- The province’s liquor corporation is responsible for, among other things, buying importing and controlling the sale of cannabis
- Private retailers to be used to sell cannabis, public online sales
Nova Scotia
Cannabis Control Act
- The distribution and sale of cannabis will take place through the province’s liquor corporation
- No private retail
Prince Edward Island
An Act to Respond to the Legalization of Cannabis
- The province’s liquor corporation will operate cannabis retail operations through a subsidiary
- No private retail
Yukon
Cannabis Control and Regulation Act
- The territorial government will own and operate at least one retail store and provide an option for online purchases
- Private retail will be permitted through a controlled licensing regime
- Private cannabis retailers would be required to obtain a retail license issued by the Cannabis Licensing Board once regulations are developed.
Northwest Territories
Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act
- The territory’s liquor commission will be responsible for the importation and sale of cannabis
- No private retail
Nunavut
Cannabis Statutes Amendment Act
Cannabis Act
- Allows the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission to sell cannabis remotely (on-line and by phone), in physical stores, and through an Agent
- Allows the GN to licence establishments that sell cannabis, including stores and lounges.
- Private retail will be permitted