There are approximately 400 cider producers in Canada - which you can see here on our map!

Cider is a rapidly growing industry in Canada. There were only a handful of producers in the 2000’s and now there are over 400 producers across Canada in all provinces (and all but one territory!). Similar to the craft beer movement, cider in Canada now employs an estimated 5000 full-time, 4000 part-time employees with an estimated 39,000,000 total litres of product each year making it the 4th largest alcoholic beverage behind beer, wine (which cider is currently classified under), and spirits.

Our members range from multi-million dollar producers, who support thousands of jobs across the country, to small farm-based producers, who are key economic drivers in their rural communities. Producers are currently facing large production increases due to increased price of apples and juice, transportation costs, bottle/can availability, the labour market, and inflation touching nearly every aspect of their business, especially cumbersome after the pandemic.