Browse Data and Analysis

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has announced retail price adjustments for beer, effective April 1, 2025, due to changes in the Cost of Service.

On May 24, 2024, the Ontario provincial government announced an accelerated plan to allow sales of wine, beer, cider, and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages in grocery and convenience stores by the end of October 2024. The initial timeline provided for implementation to begin in January 2026.

Canada is the top export market for U.S. wines by value, and Ontario’s provincial liquor board is a major purchaser of beverage alcohol.

Québec is the largest wine-importing province in Canada, importing approximately160 million liters of wine valued at $720 million in 2018.

Canada is the top export market for U.S. wines by value, and Ontario’s provincial liquor board is a major purchaser of beverage alcohol.

Québec is the largest wine-importing province in Canada, importing approximately 160 million liters of wine valued at $720 million in 2018.

Canada revised prescriptive vodka compositional standards to promote competition and growth in the vodka industry.

On June 16, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency opened consultations on proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations to update Canada’s beer compositional standards.

Effective March 12, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) changed the wine country of origin label statement for wines blended in Canada.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is opening a 60-day comment period on proposed changes to beer compositional standards in the Food and Drug Regulations....

The Quebec provincial government opened a 45 day consultation period for several proposals meant to bring modifications to a number of regulations related to the sale and distribution of alcoholic...