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Smoking, drinking, cannabis and vaping by province

Current smoking (daily or occasional), heavy drinking, cannabis use in the past 12 months, and vaping in the past 30 days. Percent of the population aged 18 and over, from the Canadian Community Health Survey (self-reported). The Canada row covers the ten provinces only (the survey's territorial estimates are published separately).

Reference period
2025
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
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Smoking, drinking, cannabis and vaping by province: Current smoker (%)10 areas ranked by Current smoker (%). Highest: Nova Scotia (15.2); lowest: British Columbia (8.0); national value 10.0.Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 15.215.2Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador: 14.714.7SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 13.313.3New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 11.411.4QuebecQuebec: 11.011.0Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island: 10.710.7ManitobaManitoba: 9.89.8OntarioOntario: 9.69.6AlbertaAlberta: 9.09.0British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 8.08.0National 10.0
Smoking, drinking, cannabis and vaping by province: Current smoker (%)10 areas ranked by Current smoker (%). Highest: Nova Scotia (15.2); lowest: British Columbia (8.0); national value 10.0.Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 15.215.2Newfoundland and …Newfoundland and Labrador: 14.714.7SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 13.313.3New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 11.411.4QuebecQuebec: 11.011.0Prince Edward Isl…Prince Edward Island: 10.710.7ManitobaManitoba: 9.89.8OntarioOntario: 9.69.6AlbertaAlberta: 9.09.0British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 8.08.0National 10.0
Current smoker (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Current smoker (%). Highest: Nova Scotia (15.2); lowest: British Columbia (8.0); national value 10.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada1017.1205.9
Newfoundland and Labrador14.723.424.68.1
Prince Edward Island10.717.326.68.4
Nova Scotia15.220.529.17.2
New Brunswick11.418.223.86.1
Quebec111915.16.5
Ontario9.615.620.55.1
Manitoba9.817.120.27.1
Saskatchewan13.319.119.56
Alberta917.220.57.1
British Columbia816.222.85.4

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01: Health indicator statistics, annual estimates. Reference period: 2025.

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Statistics Canada
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Table 13-10-0905-01
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Smoking, drinking, cannabis and vaping by province
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2026-10-29
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Smoking, drinking, cannabis and vaping by province (Canada, 2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-health-behaviours/