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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
Religion - or more specifically, the growth of the Muslim population - no doubt plays a role, but I think you're overstating it. They still only amount to 5% of the population (up from 2% in 2001), and certainly not all of them are strictly halal. Most of the nominally Muslim folks I've known have been of the drinking variety at least (though obviously there's some confirmation bias there as I'm not hanging out with hardcore religious zealots).
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It's not the only main factor but it certainly has a big influence. The 5% Muslims figure is from 2021 and it's the fastest-growing religion in Canada and many newcomers who have arrived in recent years are Muslim. Plus younger generations are more than 5% Muslim as their age pyramid is a lot younger. Montreal and Toronto were already almost 10% Muslim in 2021. Younger generations may now be around 20% Muslim in these cities, and younger people are where a lot of your drinkers are traditionally.