Table 2 Distribution of legal retail cannabis stores by neighbourhood deprivation in the three largest census metropolitan areasa in Canada - September 2021 (n = 442)
From: Distribution of legal retail cannabis stores in Canada by neighbourhood deprivation
Store model type | Private | Public | Hybrid |
|---|---|---|---|
Toronto, Ontario | Montreal, Quebec | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Number of stores | 352 | 22 | 68 |
Percentage of stores by neighbourhood deprivation | |||
Material Deprivation | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Most privileged | 31.3 (110) | 18.2 (4) | 44.1 (30) |
Privileged | 17.6 (62) | 18.2 (4) | 13.2 (9) |
Not privileged or deprived | 12.8 (45) | 27.3 (6) | 16.2 (11) |
Deprived | 20.7 (73) | 22.7 (5) | 10.3 (7) |
Most deprived | 16.8 (59) | 9.1 (2) | 16.2 (11) |
Social Deprivation | |||
Most privileged | 4.6 (16) | 4.6 (1) | 4.4 (3) |
Privileged | 5.7 (20) | 18.2 (4) | 5.9 (4) |
Not privileged or deprived | 16.2 (57) | 18.2 (4) | 20.6 (14) |
Deprived | 35.5 (125) | 13.6 (3) | 33.9 (23) |
Most deprived | 37.2 (131) | 40.9 (9) | 35.3 (24) |
Deprivation score not assigned | 0.9 (1) | 4.6 (1) | 0 |