What is the drinking age in Canada?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Canada is one of 135 countries classified “18–20” for the drinking age — 70% of the 192 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Legal drinking age
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

United States
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Bermuda
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Iceland
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 20.
Bahamas
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Mexico
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Cuba
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Other laws in Canada

Cannabis
Legal
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Decriminalized / tolerated
Salvia Divinorum
Legal / unregulated
Khat
Illegal
E-Cigarettes
Regulated

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