Alcohol

Attention Ontario Grocers: On October 31, 2024, Ontario took another big step in expanding alcohol sales at grocery stores. Now, all eligible grocery and big-box stores can apply to the Alcohol and G...Learn More

The government of Saskatchewan has raised the minimum age to legally purchase tobacco and vaping products to 19, aligning with existing restrictions on liquor and cannabis sales in the province. Bill ...Learn More

The Manitoba government has introduced a liquor modernizing act that would enable some retail stores to be licensed to sell liquor as part of a five-year pilot project to bring greater convenience and...Learn More

Following nearly a year of coordinated advocacy by RCC, Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis has amended the Retail Liquor Store Handbook to allow retail liquor store licensees to sell energy drinks i...Learn More

In recent years, Saskatchewan has taken several steps to modernize liquor laws and reduce red tape. Last week, the government announced additional red tape reduction, as part of a larger announcement ...Learn More

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would allow existing liquor retailers including beer vendors and wine stores to expand their offerings to all types of liquor but have, however,...Learn More

Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives won a second majority mandate on June 2, 2022, with 83 seats – seven more than the 2018 provincial election. Both NDP leader Andrea Horwath and Li...Learn More

The Manitoba Government has tabled new legislation that, if passed, will update liquor retailing to allow for all existing liquor retailers to carry wine, beer and spirits, as well as enable the provi...Learn More

Last Thursday, the federal government released its 2022 Budget. Outside of some of the larger items on dental care and military spending, there were some notable items for retailers, including: Small ...Learn More

The Manitoba government has proclaimed the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act that shifts the responsibility from restaurants and retailers, to third-party delivery companies when it co...Learn More