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Breweries in British Columbia

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS BC31212CA

Breweries in British Columbia industry analysis

Revenue for the Breweries industry in British Columbia is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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Definition of the Breweries in British Columbia?

The Breweries industry in Canada produces alcoholic beverages, such as beer and malt liquor as well as nonalcoholic beer, using water, barley, hops, yeast and other occasional adjuncts. Manufacturers of wine, spirits and other alcoholic beverages are not included in this industry.

What’s included in the Breweries in British Columbia?

The Breweries in British Columbia includes canned beer production, bottled beer production, draught beer production and nonalcoholic beer production. Related terms covered in the Breweries in British Columbia industry report includes beer broadly defined as having annual production of less than two million barrels made by an independent brewer, an instrument used to determine specific gravity of liquid. for brewers, hydrometers are used before and after fermentation to determine if yeast has properly converted fermentable sugars to alcohol, nonessential beer ingredients such as rice or corn that are often included in the mash to alter flavor or reduce ingredient purchase costs, the process of soaking malted grains in hot water and then draining the water to create a liquid that contains fermentable sugars and a very small commercial microbrewery that is often operated by a single owner and produces very small batches for local distribution.

Industry Performance of the Breweries industry in British Columbia

Benchmark the Breweries in British Columbia industry performance with all BC Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Breweries in British Columbia

#2 in Highest Revenue 21.1% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Breweries in Canada


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Breweries industry in British Columbia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, gross domestic product, per capita disposable income, per capita alcohol consumption and world price of wheat are impacting Breweries in British Columbia

British Columbia Economic Indicators

Population
Median Houshold Income
Gross Domestic Product

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Canada Key External Drivers

Per capita disposable income
Per capita alcohol consumption
World price of wheat

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Breweries industry in British Columbia

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Breweries in British Columbia, such as Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Breweries industry in British Columbia

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What is the market size of the Breweries industry in British Columbia in 2025?

The market size of the Breweries industry in British Columbia is $1.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Breweries industry in British Columbia in 2025?

There are 321 businesses in the Breweries industry in British Columbia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Breweries industry in British Columbia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Breweries industry in British Columbia has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Breweries industry in British Columbia in 2025?

There are 275 employees in the Breweries industry in British Columbia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9% from 2020 to 2025.