Cannabis store hours by province and territory

Legal hours at a glance

The limits below come from each jurisdiction’s regulations or its regulator’s published guidance:

• Ontario: a licensed store may be open to the public between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on any day. The earlier opening took effect on May 1, 2026; before that the window started at 9 a.m. The AGCO notes that opening at 7 a.m. is each retailer’s own decision. Ontario province page.
• British Columbia: subject to any limit set by the provincial general manager, a store must not be open to customers before 9 a.m. or after 11 p.m. Local governments and Indigenous Nations can limit store hours further. B.C. province page.
• Alberta: stores may set hours anywhere between 9 a.m. and 2 a.m., Monday through Sunday, and may run shorter hours or the hours set by municipal bylaw. Alberta province page.
• Saskatchewan: stores may operate from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following day, extended to 3:30 a.m. on the night of December 31, unless a municipality or First Nation sets more restrictive hours. Stores must also be open at least six hours a day, five days a week, unless SLGA grants an exemption. Saskatchewan province page.
• Manitoba: cannabis must not be sold in a licensed store from midnight until 8 a.m., or from midnight until 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day. Manitoba province page.
• Quebec: the public may be admitted to SQDC outlets between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day of the year. Quebec province page.
• Newfoundland and Labrador: a retailer and its staff may not sell or supply cannabis between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. Newfoundland and Labrador page.
• Yukon: the maximum hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., and municipalities can limit them further. Yukon page.
• Northwest Territories: store hours are set by the NWT Liquor and Cannabis Commission in consultation with the community government and the vendor, rather than by one territory-wide window. Northwest Territories page.
• Nunavut: stores can operate from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on any day that is not a holiday. Community consultation informs each store’s hours, communities can impose stricter hours by bylaw, and each licence notes the approved hours. Nunavut page.

For New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Health Canada lists the stores as government-operated, and we did not find a separate published maximum on the official pages we checked. Hours there are set store by store, so check the official store’s own listing. See the New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island pages.

Why local hours are often shorter

In several places the provincial number is only a ceiling. B.C.’s guidance to local governments and Indigenous Nations says they may limit store hours as part of their role in licensing. Alberta’s handbook allows stores to follow hours set by municipal bylaw. Saskatchewan’s regulations give way to more restrictive municipal or First Nation hours, and the province’s guide for municipalities confirms councils can regulate store hours through business licensing. In Yukon, municipalities can further limit the maximum hours, and in Nunavut both community bylaws and the licence itself can narrow them.

Beyond the law, stores choose their own schedules inside the legal window. A store that may legally open at 7 a.m. may still open at 10 a.m. Holiday hours, staffing and building rules can all change what you find at the door.

Delivery and pickup can follow different hours

Where licensed stores are allowed to deliver, the delivery window is not always the same as the store window:

• Ontario: curbside pickup next to the store follows the 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. window, but delivery is still limited to 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and only while the store is open (with a narrow exception when a landlord closes the building).
• British Columbia: delivery by a store or its delivery person must take place between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m., only within B.C., and must respect any local limits on store or delivery hours.
• Alberta: a delivery order must leave the store during regular business hours, but the delivery itself may continue for up to 30 minutes after closing.
• Saskatchewan: SLGA’s policy manual says cannabis may only be sold or delivered within the maximum regulated hours.
• Newfoundland and Labrador: the government corporation may sell online at any time. Retailers may take online orders at any time, but unless they hold a tier 1 licence with the corporation’s approval, payment and handover take place at the store. Someone 19 or older must take the delivery.

For the wider picture on who may sell online in each province, see legal delivery and online ordering.

Special days and clock changes

A few rules apply only on particular days. Manitoba bars sales until 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day. Saskatchewan allows an extra half hour on New Year’s Eve. Nunavut’s 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. window applies to days that are not holidays. Alberta’s handbook says that on the day daylight saving time begins or ends, sales must stop before the clocks change and may not restart until the next business day.

If you plan to visit late at night or on a statutory holiday, it is worth calling the store or checking its own website first.

How hours appear on this directory

Store listings come from official provincial and territorial registries. When a listing shows hours, they come from the registry where it publishes them or from the store’s verified owner, and the “open now” label is worked out in the store’s local time zone. If no hours are known, the listing says “Hours not listed” rather than guessing. How to read a store listing explains each field, and how we verify listings explains where the data comes from.

Store counts by province are on the statistics page. To confirm that a store is licensed at all, see how to tell a licensed cannabis store.

Frequently asked questions

What time can cannabis stores open in Ontario?

Since May 1, 2026, licensed stores in Ontario may be open between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on any day. Each store decides its own hours inside that window, and delivery is still limited to 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Can a cannabis store in Alberta stay open until 2 a.m.?

Alberta’s maximum window is 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., but stores may keep shorter hours and must follow any hours set by municipal bylaw.

Which province allows the latest cannabis store hours?

Among the limits we found, Saskatchewan’s is the latest: stores may operate until 3 a.m. the following day (3:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve), unless a municipality or First Nation sets more restrictive hours.

Why does the store near me close earlier than the legal limit?

Provincial limits are a ceiling. Many municipalities can set shorter hours, and stores choose their own schedules within the legal window.

In our directory

• All provinces and territories
• Store statistics by province
• How we verify listings

Sources

Facts in this guide were taken from these official sources, checked October 27, 2026.

1. Health Canada: Authorized cannabis retailers in the provinces and territories
2. Ontario e-Laws: O. Reg. 468/18 (General) under the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018
3. AGCO: Cannabis retail store hours extended, opening permitted from 7:00 am
4. Government of B.C.: Cannabis Retail Store Licence Handbook (PDF)
5. Government of B.C.: Delivering cannabis
6. Government of B.C.: Role of local governments and Indigenous Nations in cannabis retail licensing
7. AGLC: Retail Cannabis Store Handbook (PDF)
8. Government of Saskatchewan: The Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Regulations (PDF)
9. Government of Saskatchewan: Cannabis guide for municipalities (PDF)
10. SLGA: Cannabis regulatory policy manual (PDF)
11. Manitoba Laws: Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Regulation (M.R. 117/2023)
12. LégisQuébec: Regulation respecting periods of admission to commercial establishments (CQLR c H-2.1, r. 1)
13. House of Assembly NL: Cannabis Licensing and Operations Regulations (NLR 94/18)
14. Government of Yukon: Find types of cannabis licence sub-classes
15. NTLCC: Guide to the NWT's cannabis retail framework (PDF)
16. Government of Nunavut: Liquor and cannabis FAQ

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