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Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS AB41446CA

Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta industry analysis

Revenue for the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x% to xx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x% to xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta Market Research Report

Definition of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta?

The Toy and Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Canada wholesales various toys and craft supplies, including dolls, games, fireworks, playing cards, model planes and arts supplies, excluding video games. Merchandise is largely sourced from domestic and international manufacturers and sold to retailers such as small toy and hobby stores, big-box merchandisers and discount department stores.

What’s included in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta?

The Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta includes wholesale of vehicle toys (not including bicycles), wholesale of colouring books, wholesale of craft and model kits, wholesale of dolls, wholesale of fireworks, wholesale of electronic games, wholesale of playing cards and wholesale of board games and puzzles. Related terms covered in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta industry report includes a child between the ages of eight and 12 years old, the state where children outgrow toys at a younger age than the target market, resulting in greater demand for more adult-like merchandise, a popular trend within retail and manufacturing industries where producers supply goods directly to stores, eliminating the middleman and toys and learning games that operate using electricity and lower level computers. they are exemplified by toy robots, simple handheld gaming systems and remote control devices.

Industry Performance of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta

Benchmark the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta

#4 in Highest Revenue 7.8% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
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Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Canada


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Key Drivers of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta

See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, per capita disposable income, total jobs, consumer spending, demand from hobby and toy stores and number of fixed broadband connections are impacting Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in Alberta

Alberta Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Per Capita Disposable Income
Total Jobs

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Canada Key External Drivers

Consumer spending
Demand from hobby and toy stores
Number of fixed broadband connections

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta

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Key Statistics of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta

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What is the market size of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta in 2025?

The market size of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta is $105.4m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 43 businesses in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta has been growing at an average annual rate of 5.3% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 172 employees in the Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling industry in Alberta, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 9.0% from 2020 to 2025.