Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesaling in Canada - Market Size, Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecasts (2024-2029)

Tapped out: Deregulation will intensify competition for current wholesalers

Beer, wine and spirits wholesalers in Canada have expanded over the five years to 2023 in line with strengthening disposable income and renewed demand for a variety of alcoholic beverages. These wholesalers are beholden to provincial and territorial alcohol regulations, which include 13 different major liquor control agencies in charge of enforcing the wholesale of alcohol. This system has also become a key source of tax revenue for provincial governments. Nearly all provinces and territories have come to depend on the licence fees and tax revenue generated from the system to fund major public projects. That's why provincial liquor control boards have historically provided stability for licenced distributors and a controlled environment to provide the public with alcoholic beverages. With this strong support, overall industry revenue is projected to inch upward at a CAGR of 1.0% to $7.5 billion over the five years to 2023, including a 3.0% boost in 2023 alone. The surge in demand during the period has stemmed from COVID-19, which led people to spend more time at home in 2020.

The Beer, Wine and Spirits Wholesaling industry in Canada primarily purchases, stores and transports alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, distilled spirits, cider, ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, coolers, ethyl alcohol and other alcoholic beverages. This industry does not include revenue generated from the wholesale of nonalcoholic beverages.

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.