Cultivators & Producers
Licensed cultivators and producers, including Canadian licensed producers regulated by Health Canada.
“Cannabis producer” means different things on either side of the border. In Canada, a licensed producer (LP) is a company holding a federal licence from Health Canada under the Cannabis Regulations — standard or micro cultivation, standard or micro processing, nursery, and a sales licence for medical cannabis — and the same company can hold several. Health Canada publishes the full list of licence holders, but it is a regulatory register, not a business directory: it tells you a licence exists, not what the company grows, which brands it sells, or whether it exports. In the United States there is no federal licence; cultivators are licensed state by state, and the largest operate greenhouses or indoor facilities in California, Oregon, Michigan and the Northeast, often alongside their own manufacturing and retail.
This page lists producers whose main business is growing and processing cannabis: the large Canadian LPs (Canopy Growth, Tilray, Aurora, Organigram, Cronos, SNDL, Village Farms and its Pure Sunfarms), mid-size and craft LPs (Rubicon Organics, Avant Brands, Cannara Biotech, Decibel, Simply Solventless, Greenway, Auxly, LOT420, Tantalus Labs, Aqualitas, Christina Lake Cannabis, Purplefarm, Greencraft), licensed processors that supply the medical, ingredient and export channels (MediPharm Labs, Nextleaf Solutions), and U.S. commercial cultivators (Glass House Brands, Grown Rogue, Connected Cannabis, Vireo Growth). Each profile records HQ, licence type, facilities, consumer brands, export activity and public-company status where it applies, drawn from the company’s own site and filings. Retail chains, holding companies with no cultivation of their own, and producers in receivership or CCAA are left off.
Canadian licensed producers, compared (23)
| Company | Known for | Brands |
|---|---|---|
| Aqualitas NS | Organic aquaponics; medical patients and veterans; exports to the EU, Israel, Australia, US | Aqualitas |
| Aurora Cannabis Inc. Edmonton, AB | Medical and adult-use; European medical distribution | — |
| Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. Toronto, ON | Consumer packaged goods: flower, vapes, edibles | Foray, Kolab Project, Back Forty, Dosecann |
| Avant Brands Vancouver, BC | Four facilities; recreational and medical | BLK MKT, Tenzo, Flowr, Treehugger |
| Cannara Biotech Saint-Laurent, QC | Indoor flower at two large Quebec facilities | — |
| Canopy Growth Corporation Smiths Falls, ON | EU-GMP processing; beverages and devices; medical export | — |
| Christina Lake Cannabis Vancouver, BC | Outdoor cultivation; on-site extraction; CSE-listed | — |
| Cronos Group Inc. Toronto, ON | Flower, vapes, edibles; medical in Israel | Spinach, Peace Naturals, LIT |
| Decibel Cannabis Company Inc. Calgary, AB | Craft flower, pre-rolls, concentrates; EU-GMP export | Qwest, General Admission, BlendCraft, VOX |
| Greencraft Cannabis Dauphin, MB | Small-batch flower and pre-rolls for Manitoba | Greencraft |
| Greenway Greenhouse Cannabis Corporation Kingsville, ON | Large greenhouse; nursery propagation; export | — |
| LOT420 Mansonville, QC | Small-batch indoor flower; medical sales; export | LOT420, Greyscales, Flodega |
| MediPharm Labs Barrie, ON | GMP extraction; white-label and export | — |
| Nextleaf Solutions Coquitlam, BC | Licensed processor; patented extraction; bulk ingredients | Glacial Gold, High Plains, Yard |
| Organigram Global Inc. Moncton, NB | Flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles; EU medical | Edison, SHRED, Trailblazer, Big Bag o' Buds |
| Pure Sunfarms Delta, BC | Village Farms' greenhouse producer; medical export to Europe | Pure Sunfarms, Fraser Valley Weed Co., Soar |
| Purplefarm | Hand-finished whole flower; exports to Germany and the UK | PURPLEFARM |
| Rubicon Organics Vancouver, BC | Certified-organic flower, pre-rolls, rosin | Simply Bare, 1964 Supply Co, Wildflower |
| Simply Solventless Concentrates Calgary, AB | Solventless hash, rosin and diamonds | Frooty Hooty, Lamplighter, Astrolab |
| SNDL Inc. Calgary, AB | Cultivation and processing plus retail banners | — |
| Tantalus Labs Vancouver, BC | Greenhouse craft flower; Tantalus RX medical | Tantalus Labs |
| Tilray Brands, Inc. New York, NY | Canadian cultivation; European medical; beverages | — |
| Village Farms International, Inc. Delta, BC | Greenhouse grower; parent of Pure Sunfarms | Pure Sunfarms |
From each company's own site and filings at our last check; Health Canada's licence register is the authority on licence status. Listed alphabetically; U.S. cultivators are in the list below.
Aqualitas
UnclaimedAqualitas is a Nova Scotia licensed producer growing organic cannabis in living soil with an aquaponics system, serving medical patients and veterans in Canada and exporting to the EU, Israel, Australia, and the USA.
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
UnclaimedLicensed producer of medical and adult-use cannabis, with international medical distribution through European subsidiaries.
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
UnclaimedCannabis consumer packaged goods company selling a multi-tier portfolio of flower, vape and edible brands in the Canadian adult-use market.
Avant Brands
UnclaimedHealth Canada licensed producer operating four cannabis cultivation and processing facilities supplying recreational and medical brands across Canada.
Cannara Biotech
UnclaimedHealth Canada licensed producer growing craft-quality indoor cannabis flower at two large-scale Quebec facilities totaling over 1.6 million square feet.
Canopy Growth Corporation
UnclaimedLicensed cannabis cultivator and processor with EU GMP-certified production and international medical distribution.
Christina Lake Cannabis
UnclaimedChristina Lake Cannabis is a Vancouver-headquartered CSE-listed licensed producer growing outdoor cannabis on a 32-acre British Columbia property, with on-site extraction for oils, distillate, and terpenes.
Connected Cannabis Co.
UnclaimedPrivate, vertically integrated California cannabis cultivator known for genetics-driven flower, with licensed grow and retail operations expanding to.
Cronos Group Inc.
UnclaimedGlobal cannabinoid company producing dried flower, vapes and edibles for Canada with medical distribution in Israel.
Decibel Cannabis Company Inc.
UnclaimedMulti-facility licensed cultivator and processor selling craft-positioned flower, pre-rolls and concentrates, with EU GMP export capability.
Glass House Brands
UnclaimedLarge-scale licensed California cannabis cultivator operating multiple greenhouses, including a 5.5-million-square-foot flagship facility, plus.
Greencraft Cannabis
UnclaimedGreencraft Cannabis is a small-batch craft producer near Dauphin, Manitoba, growing flower and whole-flower pre-rolls in a 7,000 square foot purpose-built facility sold through Manitoba's cannabis stores.
Health Canada licensed producer growing cannabis in a large-scale Ontario greenhouse, with nursery propagation and expanding international export sales.
Grown Rogue International
UnclaimedMulti-state licensed cannabis cultivator growing flower indoors and outdoors across Oregon, Michigan and New Jersey.
LOT420
UnclaimedLOT420 is a founder-led Quebec licensed producer in Mansonville, growing small-batch indoor flower under standard cultivation and processing licenses and selling to Canadian retail, medical patients, and export markets.
MediPharm Labs
UnclaimedHealth Canada licensed cannabis processor manufacturing purified cannabinoid extracts and white-label derivative products for domestic and international.
Nextleaf Solutions
UnclaimedNextleaf Solutions is a federally licensed cannabis processor in Coquitlam, B.C., known for patented extraction technology, bulk cannabinoid ingredients, and consumer brands led by Glacial Gold.
Organigram Global Inc.
UnclaimedLicensed cannabis cultivator and processor producing dried flower, pre-rolls, vapes and edibles, expanding into European medical cannabis.
Pure Sunfarms
UnclaimedPure Sunfarms is the Delta, British Columbia cannabis producer owned by Village Farms, known for Pink Kush flower and vapes and for exporting medical cannabis to Europe.
Purplefarm
UnclaimedPurplefarm is a Canadian flower producer growing hand-finished whole flower at facilities in Johnstown, Ontario and Fredericton, New Brunswick, with exports to Germany and the United Kingdom.
Rubicon Organics
UnclaimedHealth Canada licensed producer of certified-organic cannabis flower, pre-rolls and rosin grown across multiple British Columbia facilities.
Simply Solventless Concentrates
UnclaimedHealth Canada licensed Alberta producer growing cannabis and manufacturing solventless concentrates (hash, rosin, diamonds) for the Canadian recreational.
SNDL Inc.
UnclaimedDiversified Canadian cannabis operator with Health Canada licensed cultivation and processing, cannabis retail banners, and private liquor retail banners.
Tantalus Labs
UnclaimedTantalus Labs is a Vancouver craft cannabis producer growing flower in its SunLab greenhouse in the Fraser Valley and selling pre-rolls, diamond-infused MAX pre-rolls, and a direct medical program, Tantalus RX.
The Deafening Ziplock
UnclaimedNew Mexico craft cannabis producer growing small-batch, living-soil greenhouse flower for wholesale to licensed dispensaries and processors statewide.
Tilray Brands, Inc.
UnclaimedGlobal cannabis, beverage and consumer products company with Canadian cannabis cultivation and European medical distribution.
Village Farms International, Inc.
UnclaimedGreenhouse produce grower whose wholly-owned subsidiary Pure Sunfarms is one of Canada's largest single-site licensed cannabis cultivators.
Vireo Growth
UnclaimedVireo Growth Inc. is a Minneapolis-based multistate cannabis operator running 170 dispensaries across 10 states, with pending acquisitions of Planet 13, FLUENT and Cannabist stores that would take it to roughly 265–270.
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- What is a licensed producer (LP) in Canada?
- A licensed producer is a company holding a federal cannabis licence issued by Health Canada under the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations. Licence classes include standard and micro cultivation, standard and micro processing, nursery, and a sales licence for medical cannabis. Most of the companies on this page hold standard cultivation, processing and medical sales licences; adult-use product then moves through the provincial wholesalers (OCS, SQDC, AGLC, BCLDB and others) rather than being sold directly to consumers.
- Where can I find the Health Canada list of licensed cannabis producers?
- Health Canada maintains a public list of licence holders (the “Licensed cultivators, processors and sellers of cannabis under the Cannabis Act” page on canada.ca), searchable by company name, licence class and province. It shows the legal entity, licence type and address, but not the company’s brands, facility size, or whether it is still commercially active — several licence holders are in CCAA proceedings or have paused operations. This directory covers the operating companies and links to their own sites.
- Who are the largest cannabis producers in Canada?
- By revenue and cultivation footprint the largest Canadian LPs are Tilray Brands (Aphria and HEXO assets), Canopy Growth (Tweed, 7Acres, Spectrum), Aurora Cannabis, Organigram (which has absorbed The Edibles & Infusions Corp. and Motif Labs), SNDL, Cronos Group (Spinach, Peace Naturals) and Village Farms’ Pure Sunfarms. Rankings shift with acquisitions; each profile here notes the company’s current brands and public listing so you can check the latest filings.
- What is the difference between a cultivator, a processor and a producer?
- A cultivator grows the plant and sells dried or fresh cannabis; a processor turns cannabis into extracts, edibles, vapes and packaged products; “producer” is the general term for a company that does either or both under licence. In Canada these are separate licence classes and many LPs hold both. In the U.S. the split is similar at state level — cultivation, manufacturing and distribution licences — and vertically integrated operators hold all of them. Some companies on this page, such as MediPharm Labs, are processors that buy biomass rather than grow it.
- Do Canadian licensed producers export cannabis internationally?
- Yes. Several LPs export dried flower and extracts for medical use to Germany, Australia, Israel, the UK and other markets, which requires an EU-GMP or equivalent certification and a Health Canada export permit for each shipment. Tilray, Aurora, Organigram, Canopy, Cronos, Decibel, Greenway, Rubicon and MediPharm all describe international medical sales or export on their sites; the profiles here note export activity where the company publishes it.
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