In June, 2019 the CCBA conducted its first survey of every province and territory to determine how many craft breweries and brewpubs are presently operating in Canada. Here are the results:
Breweries in Operation Breweries in Planning Brewpubs in Operation
British Columbia 160 14 10
Alberta 100 15 14
Saskatchewan 13 5 2
Manitoba 13 3 1
Ontario 269 60 55
Québec 174 80 68
Nova Scotia 45 5 2
New Brunswick 43 8 5
Prince Edward Island 7 1 2
Newfoundland & Labrador 11 3 5
Yukon 3 1 0
Northwest Territories 1 0 1
Nunavut 1 0 0

Here’s how we compare to the U.S.

(Our numbers are six months newer):

USA Canada
Population 329,461,000 37,477,000
Breweries/brewpubs in operation 7,346 1,005
Breweries in operation 4,752 840
Brewpubs in operation 2,594 165
Breweries vs. total 65% 84%
Brewpubs vs. total 35% 16%
Breweries/brewpubs per million people 22 27

Recent U.S. Brewery Count

 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2017 to 2018
% change
Craft 3,814 4,628 5,539 6,490 7,346 +13.2
Regional Craft Breweries 135 178 186 202 230 +13.9
Microbreweries 2,076 2,626 3,251 3,933 4,522 +15.0
Brewpubs 1,603 1,824 2,102 2,355 2,594 +10.1