Cannabis Age and Possession Limits by Province

The minimum age for cannabis in Canada is 19 in ten of thirteen provinces and territories, 18 in Alberta and 21 in Quebec. Health Canada’s table, which carries a 26 October 2022 page date, lists a public possession limit of 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent for every jurisdiction. Use the table below as a lookup, then check the province’s own page, because ages and local rules do change. Figures are as of 27 October 2026 where the source page was current.

What is the age and public limit in each province?

Province or territory	Minimum age	Public possession
Alberta	18	30 g dried or equivalent
British Columbia	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Manitoba	19	30 g dried or equivalent
New Brunswick	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Newfoundland and Labrador	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Northwest Territories	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Nova Scotia	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Nunavut	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Ontario	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Prince Edward Island	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Quebec	21	30 g dried or equivalent
Saskatchewan	19	30 g dried or equivalent
Yukon	19	30 g dried or equivalent

Provinces and territories may raise the minimum age but not lower it below the federal floor, and may lower the personal possession limit. The federal Act itself prohibits supplying anyone under 18.

What are the home-growing and public-use rules?

The federal Act allows up to four plants per residence. These are the provincial details we could confirm on official pages.

Province or territory	Home growing	Public use and vehicles
British Columbia	Up to four plants; up to 1,000 g at home per household	Generally where tobacco smoking is allowed; not in parks, playgrounds, near schools; not in or on vehicles or boats as driver or passenger
Manitoba	Up to four plants for persons 19 and over (Act, s. 101.26.1)	Not confirmed
Newfoundland and Labrador	Up to four plants per dwelling, indoors only	Not in a public place, motor vehicle or boat
Northwest Territories	Up to four plants per household, indoors	Allowed on trails, roadways and parks outside public events; banned where children gather; sealed and out of reach in a vehicle
Ontario	Up to four plants per residence, if lease or condo rules allow	Private homes and many outdoor places; not in enclosed workplaces or while in a vehicle or boat being driven
Prince Edward Island	Up to four plants per household; renters need written permission	Illegal in public spaces and in any vehicle
Quebec	Described as prohibited in Health Canada’s 2023 review report; we could not open Quebec’s own pages	Not confirmed
Saskatchewan	Up to four plants per household	Prohibited in public places; prohibited in vehicles
Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Yukon	Not confirmed from an official page we could open	Not confirmed

For narrative detail on these, see cannabis laws by province and the page on travel, driving and home growing. If you need to find a store, start with how licensed retail works.

How should I use this table?

Check the date. The age and possession columns come from a Health Canada table last updated in 2022, and its 2023 review report repeated the same pattern. A change since then would show up on the province’s own page, which is the authority. Where a plant limit or public-use cell says “not confirmed,” we did not reach an official page for that item and chose not to guess.