In Canada, the legal drinking age is either 18 or 19 , depending on which province or territory you are in.

Quick Scoop

  • Age 18: Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec.
  • Age 19: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut.
  • There is no single nationwide drinking age; each province/territory sets its own minimum legal drinking age.

A bit more detail

  • A safe rule of thumb if you are not sure is to assume the legal drinking age is 19, since most of the country uses 19.
  • Some provinces allow limited exceptions for minors (for example, small amounts of alcohol at home under parental supervision or for religious purposes), but public purchase and regular consumption are still restricted to the legal age.

Always check the specific rules of the province or territory you are in before buying or drinking alcohol, as penalties for underage drinking can be serious.

TL;DR: You can legally drink at 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec, and at 19 everywhere else in Canada.

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