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by The EditorsLiquor Boards of Canada
Each of Canada's provinces and territories has a liquor board or commission to oversee the distribution and sale of alcohol. Each jurisdiction operates on its own but all of the liquor boards are supervised by the Canadian Association of Liquor Jurisdictions (CALJ).
British Columbia
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
In British Columbia two agencies are responsible for regulating the liquor industry; the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) and the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB). The LCLB issues licences for making and selling liquor. The LDB is responsible for the importation, distribution and retailing of alcohol and operates government liquor stores and distribution centres. The LDB also makes agreements with private interests for the operation of retail stores.
www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/lclb/index.htm
Alberta
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC)
The Alberta government privatized liquor retailing in 1993. The private sector retails, warehouses and distributes liquor in Alberta. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC), continues to regulate the industry, issue liquor licences, and collect revenues from the sale of liquor.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA)
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is responsible for the distribution, control and regulation of liquor across the province. SLGA distributes licences for the sale of alcohol. They operate a number of liquor stores and franchise outlets in the province.
Manitoba
Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC)
The mission of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is to regulate, distribute and sell beverage alcohol. There are 176 agency liquor outlets and 46 board controlled outlets in the province.
Ontario
Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
The LCBO purchases wine, spirits and beer for Ontario consumers and licensees. More than 600 LCBO retail stores operate across the province.
Vintages is the fine wine and premium spirits division of the LCBO. The Vintages collection is available in 190 LCBO stores thought Ontario.
Quebec
Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ)
The Société des alcools du Québec SAQ sells liquor throughout the province of Quebec. They operate more than 800 stores. They supply holders of alcoholic beverage sales licenses (hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.) and food wholesalers who serve the needs of grocers.
Newfoundland
Newfoundland Liquor Corporation (NLC)
The Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) is responsible for managing the importation, sale and distribution of beverage alcohol within the province. NLC operates 24 retail stores, serves over 112 agency stores and distributes to more than 1,500 licensees.
Prince Edward Island
PEI Liquor Control Commission
The Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission (PEILCC) is responsible for the purchase, control, and sale of alcohol in the province. The Licensing and Security Department is responsible for licensing. The commission operates 19 retail outlets.
New Brunswick
Alcool New Brunswick Liquor (ANBL)
Alcool NB Liquor is responsible for the purchase, importation, distribution, and retail of beverage alcohol in New Brunswick. ANBL services the public and licensees through a network of 50 retail outlets and 70 private stores.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC)
The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, one of the largest retailers of beverage alcohol in Canada, generates more than a half a billion dollars of revenue a year.
Yukon
Yukon Liquor Corporation
Yukon Liquor Corporation is responsible for the purchase, distribution, and sale of liquor products in the Yukon. YLC operates six government liquor stores as well as directly serving some licensees.
Northwest Territories
NWT Liquor Commission
The Northwest Territories Liquor Commission is responsible for the distribution of beverage alcohol across the territory. The commission operates stores to sell liquor to consumers.
Nunavut
Nunavut Liquor Commission
Nunavut's liquor board, the Nunavut Liquor Commission works to ensure the lawful purchase, sale, and distribution of liquor in Nunavut.
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