Quebec is shutting down a cannabis store in Montreal

Quebec will soon have one less cannabis store in Montreal, as the SQDC location is expected to close on March 2nd.

The Plaza Saint-Hubert location, which has 11 employees, will close on March 2, in news first shared by The Canadian Press. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members have been notified of a work stoppage. Most of the union members at SQDC branches and say the end of the work will be on March 23, which will allow time for a full shop closure.

SQDC has 98 locations in Quebec. It will be the first store to close in the province. In an interview with StratCann in 2023, SQDC's then-president and CEO said the province was moving away from approving new stores with a new focus on approving new products to attract customers.

CUPE president David Clement told The Canadian Press he believes the store closings are retaliation against the union for a recent job action against several SQDC stores.

The SQDC's latest quarterly report, released in November 2023, showed the province sold $151.7 million worth of cannabis in the second quarter of 2023, generating $61.4 million in revenue from cannabis sales and taxes.

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