The ''Liquor Licence Act of Ontario'' (the Act) is a provincial act in

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dealing with licensing and possession of alcohol. In most cases, the Act impacts eateries requiring a licence to serve alcohol. The Act's origins lie in the Prohibition period, when alcohol was deemed illegal. The Act was introduced in draft form in 1926 by the government of Premier George Howard Ferguson and passed quietly after the final reading on March 30, 1927.Genosko, Gary, and Scott Thompson. “Administrative surveillance of alcohol consumption in Ontario, Canada: pre-electronic technologies of control.” '' Surveillance & Society'' 4 (2006), https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/3452/3415. (accessed May 6, 2021). The Act helped establish the

Liquor Control Board of Ontario The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Provinces of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. It is accountable to the Legislati ...

to monitor and control the sale of liquor in the province. Later amendments created the

Liquor Licensing Board of Ontario Liquor Licence Board of Ontario was the regulatory agency responsible for issuing liquor permits and regulating the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages to promote moderation and responsible use in Ontario. The agency was in ope ...

(now '' Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act'') in 1947, which is now responsible for licensing of establishments serving liquor. Under the provisions of the Act, alcohol is still sold by the province at the

LCBO The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown corporation that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Canadian province of Ontario. It is accountable to the Legislative Assembly through the minister of finance. It wa ...

, but also sold by non-government locations like

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(as Brewers Warehousing Company Limited in 1927); the Wine Rack and Vineyard Estates/Wine Country started as retail stores of Vincor and Andrew Peller wineries respectively before the province restricted growth of winery stores in 1987. Agency stores, small retailers licensed by the LCBO, appeared in 1962. The Act is also used as the basis for qualification for provincial

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s, such as the Ontario Deposit Return Program. Several revisions to the Act have been made to reflect changes to liquor laws in Ontario, such as in 2015, when premier

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and her advisor Ed Clark allowed the sale of six-packs of beer in Ontario grocery stores amid a ''

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'' exclusive on the anti-competitive practices made by The Beer Store. The changes took effect on December 15, 2015, when 58 grocery stores throughout the province began selling beer.

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Text of the Liquor Licence Act
from the Government of Ontario Ontario provincial legislation Alcohol law in Canada 1927 in Ontario 1927 in Canadian law Alcohol in Ontario

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