Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2019 [Canada]

The main objective of this survey is to collect information on Canadians’ use of alcohol and drugs. Health Canada and other organizations will use the information to monitor changes in alcohol and drug use. The other objectives of the Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CADS) are the following: to measure frequency of alcohol use, to measure frequency of cannabis use, to measure frequency of use of other drugs and to measure potential harmful effects of using alcohol, cannabis and other drugs. The CADS is the only Statistics Canada survey that meets Health Canada’s need for continuous and detailed information on drug consumption and drinking prevalence by province, sex or age group, for age groups 15 to 19, 20 to 24 and 25 and over.