Canada’s government released new sales data for the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry. According to Statistics Canada, the nation’s licensed cannabis retailers sold nearly $500 million worth of legal cannabis products in August 2025.

“Statistics Canada released August retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales increasing from the July levels, up 1.4% to C$498.7 million. This sequential growth was also up on a per-day basis due to the same number of days as the prior month.” reported New Cannabis Ventures about Canada’s sales data.

“In 2024, total sales increased 4.5% to C$5.39 billion, and they are up 4.5% so far in 2025.” the outlet also reported. Ontario’s legal cannabis market led the way, with retail outlets selling over $197 million worth of products in August. Below is a table of historical sales data via Statistics Canada:

Canada remains the top legal national cannabis market on the planet and a glowing example of how countries should approach cannabis public policy and industry regulation. Canada became the second country to adopt national adult-use cannabis legalization in 2018, and the first G-7 nation to implement the public policy change.

A report published earlier this year found that in 2024, Canada’s legal cannabis industry contributed more than $16 billion to national GDP and generated roughly $29 billion in total economic output.

Canada’s legal cannabis industry’s direct GDP contribution in 2024 was more than that of the forestry and logging sector ($3.4 billion), breweries ($2.6 billion), and wineries and distilleries ($975 million). The report also found that Canada’s legal cannabis industry supported over 227,000 jobs across the country in 2024.