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CCSA > Home > Topics > Legislation > Legal Drinking Age by Province in Canada
Legal Drinking Age by Province in Canada
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| Province |
Current
legal age |
Former
legal age |
Date of change |
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Alberta |
18 |
21 |
1 April 1971 |
| British Columbia |
19 |
21 |
15 April 1970 |
| Manitoba |
18 |
21 |
1 August 1970 |
| New Brunswick |
19 |
21 |
1 August 1972 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
19 |
21 |
25 July 1972 |
| Northwest Territories |
19 |
21 |
15 July 1970 |
| Nova Scotia |
19 |
21 |
13 April 1971 |
| Ontario |
19 |
18 |
1 January 1979 |
| Prince Edward Island |
19 |
18 |
1 July 1987 |
| Québec |
18 |
20 |
July 1972 |
| Saskatchewan |
19 |
18 |
1 September 1976 |
| Yukon |
19 |
21 |
February 1970 | | Source: Canadian Profile 1999 |
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Date Modified: 2008-10-30
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