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Bottled Water Production in Canada Industry Data and Analysis

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Federico Irigoyen
Analyst New York, United States July 2025

The Canadian bottled water industry stands at a crossroads. In recent years, it's felt the push and pull of mounting environmental scrutiny and a strong shift toward health-conscious consumption. While bottled water remains a staple across the country, government actions—such as the 2022 ban on certain single-use plastics—have sparked a renaissance in packaging innovation. Leading companies have leaned into eco-friendly commitments, with alternatives like recycled plastic and paper-based cartons. At the same time, public campaigns, shifting consumer values, and new regulatory pressures are challenging the sector to balance profitability with responsibility. This has led to bottled water production to decrease at a CAGR of 0.8% to $826.3 million over the past five years, including a 1.9% climb in 2024, when profit will reach 8.8%.

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What's included in this industry analysis

IBISWorld's research coverage on the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released July 2025.

About this industry

What's this industry report about?

The Bottled Water Production industry in Canada operates under the NAICS industry code 31211bCA. Operators in this industry purify and bottle water into plastic bottles for retail. Bottles are capped and labelled before being sold to wholesalers or directly to retailers. Companies in this industry typically have a variety of water offerings, including spring water, mineral water, sparkling water and flavoured water in a range of sizes. This industry includes ice manufacturing, but does not include any beverage production operations other than water varieties. Related terms covered in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada include still water, spring water, purified water, mineral water, well water and sparkling water.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in Bottled Water Production industry in Canada include Single-serve bottles of still water, Single-serve bottles of sparkling water and Bulk bottled water.

What companies are included in this industry?

Companies covered in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada include BlueTriton Brands, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Canada.

Performance

What's included in the Performance chapter?

The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.

Products & Markets

What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?

The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed product and service segmentation, analysis of major markets and international trade data for the for the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.

Geographic Breakdown

What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?

The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.

Competitive Forces

What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?

The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.

Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.

Companies

What's included in the Companies chapter?

The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.

Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.

External Environment

What's included in the External Environment chapter?

The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.

Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.

Financial Benchmarks

What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?

The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.

Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.

Industry Data

What's included in the Industry Data chapter?

The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada in 2026?

The market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is $826.3m in 2026.

How many businesses are there in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada in 2025?

There are 61 businesses in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The biggest companies operating in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada are BlueTriton Brands, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Canada

What does the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada include?

Purifying and bottling water varieties and Labelling bottled water products are part of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The company holding the most market share in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is BlueTriton Brands.

How competitive is the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

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