Toronto - April 1, 2025 - Beer Canada applauds Pierre Poilievre’s public commitment to eliminate undemocratic annual automatic beer tax increases and roll back Trudeau-era beer taxes to 2017 levels. For beer alone, this measure will provide an estimated $100 million in critical savings to beer consumers, hospitality venues and Canadian brewers.
We call on the Leaders of all other federal parties to commit to providing real, substantive across the board beer tax relief to safeguard the livelihood of the 149,000 Canadian families working across beer’s value added supply chain, from barley farmers, to truckers, retailers and servers.
Canada has the highest beer taxes amongst all G7 countries, and annual beer tax hikes have imposed real harm, reducing investments, slowed growth and cost Canadian jobs.
We are facing a near unprecedented level economic uncertainty in the face of ongoing unjustified tariffs threats, and Canadian governments must do all in their power to support Canadian businesses and workers by lowering, not raising, taxes.
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Beer Canada is the sole national inclusive voice advocating on behalf of Canadian brewers of all sizes and regions and Canadian beer consumers.
Beer Canada’s member companies brew 90% of all beer consumed by Canadians annually. The production, distribution and sale of beer supports 149,000 Canadian jobs, generates $13.6 billion in Gross Domestic Product and $5.7 billion in government tax revenues.
Beer Canada promotes moderate and responsible consumption by those of the legal age and is the authoritative source for data & information on the Canadian beer industry.
