Cannabis Industry and Edibles
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CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND EDIBLES LABOUR MARKET REPORT ABOUT US Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) is the food and beverage manufacturing industry’s workforce development organization. As a non-profit, located in Ottawa with representatives across Canada, we support food and beverage manufacturing businesses from coast to coast in developing skilled and professional employees and workplace environments. Our work directly and positively impacts industry talent attraction, workforce retention and employment culture. We care about assisting the industry in finding, training and retaining the very best people for the job. 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(613) 237-7988 Toll Free: 1-877-963-7472 Fax: 613-237-9939 [email protected] www.fpsc-ctac.com Table of Contents Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 History ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 The Current Value of the Industry ..................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Existing license holders ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Obtaining a Licence to Commercially produce Cannabis: Go Big or Go Home .....................................................................................................6 Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Canopy Growth Corp. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Aurora Cannabis ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Aphria .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Canntrust Holdings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Tilray ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Cronos Group Inc. ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 In the Queue ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Key Positions in an LP ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 License Holder ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Responsible Person..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Head of Security ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Master Grower ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Quality Assurance Person ................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Head of Laboratory .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Corporate Services ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Retail – Provincial Breakdown ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Retail and Distribution Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Working with Indigenous Communities .....................................................................................................................................................................................13 Estimate of Direct and Indirect Jobs ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Cannabis Export Market ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 International Experience ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Edibles............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Where we see the Industry Going ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Appendices ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Cannabis Industry Labour Market Report | FPSC 3 4 Cannabis Industry Labour Market Report | FPSC | Report Market Labour Industry Cannabis Industry Overview n October 7, 2018, Canada became the second country in the world, and the first G7 nation to fully legalize and regulate recreational cannabis. In Canada, the production O and sale of cannabis is regulated in essentially the same way alcohol is, with dual federal and provincial/territorial responsibilities. The government’s key motivation to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis was to make it more difficult for children