Data Source

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey. Special tabulation provided by the Health Unit

Measurement and Limitations

For more information: Canada Community Health Survey page

Patterns and Trends

About one in eight residents of Perth and Huron report the use of any illicit drug in the year. The same proportion of residents report the use of cannibus in that year. Most illicit drug users are using cannibus. The law has just changed in Canada in 2018 making the possession and use of cannibus no longer illegal. Its use might increase as a result.