Bill 11 explained in plain English
Free My Rye Act (Liquor Statute Law Amendment), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 11 amends the Liquor Control Act and the Liquor Licence Act to increase spirit retail locations, adjust manufacturer mark-ups, and permit the sale of spirits by the glass.
This bill, known as the Free My Rye Act (Liquor Statute Law Amendment), 2016, makes changes to Ontario's laws regarding the sale of spirits. It aims to increase the number of stores selling spirits, set new limits on the mark-up manufacturers can apply to spirits sold to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario or at their own retail stores, and allow spirit manufacturers to sell their products by the glass. The bill also defines 'microdistillers' and outlines their ability to sell and deliver spirits to licensed liquor sellers.
- Requires the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to ensure at least a 20 per cent increase in the number of stores selling spirits within five years of the bill coming into force.
- Sets graduated maximum mark-up percentages on spirits sold by manufacturers to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, with lower rates for the first 50,000 litres sold.
- Sets graduated maximum mark-up percentages on spirits sold by manufacturers at their own retail stores, with lower rates for the first 50,000 litres sold.
- Allows manufacturers of spirits to obtain a licence to sell their spirits by the glass, under specific conditions.
- Defines a 'microdistiller' based on production volume and ownership/affiliation arrangements.
- Permits microdistillers to sell and deliver their spirits to persons who hold a licence or permit to sell liquor.
- Requires the Minister to annually compile and make public a list of microdistillers and their brands.
- Manufacturers of spirits in Ontario.
- The Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
- Consumers of spirits.
- Microdistillers in Ontario.
- Retailers licensed to sell liquor in Ontario.
- Municipal councils, if a manufacturer seeks a licence to sell spirits onsite.
- The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has an obligation to ensure a 20% increase in spirit store numbers.
- Manufacturers have new rights to obtain licences to sell spirits by the glass.
- Microdistillers have the right to sell and deliver spirits to other licensed liquor sellers.
- Manufacturers selling spirits to the Liquor Control Board or at their own stores are subject to new maximum mark-up limits.
- Manufacturers seeking to sell spirits onsite must obtain a licence and have municipal council support.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- The bill sets new maximum mark-up percentages for spirits sold by manufacturers to the Liquor Control Board and at their own retail stores. The mark-up for the first 50,000 litres sold to the Board or at a manufacturer's store is set at 10 per cent, for litres between 50,000 and 100,000 it is 20 per cent, and for litres over 100,000 up to 625,000 it is 40 per cent.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance.
- The specific date of Royal Assent is not provided, making the exact commencement date uncertain.
- The bill does not detail penalties for contraventions.
Changes provisions related to the number of stores authorized for spirit sales and sets new mark-up limits for spirits sold to the Liquor Control Board or at manufacturer-owned retail stores. It also allows for the creation of new retail store authorization clauses.
Source: Section 1, Section 2
Amends provisions to allow spirit manufacturers to obtain licences to sell their spirits by the glass under certain conditions. It also clarifies exceptions to general sale and delivery restrictions for microdistillers.
Source: Section 3, Section 4, Section 5
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