CANADA. December 14, 2020. Canadian and Albertan distilled spirits manufacturers cheer Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis’ (AGLC) decision to allow licensed on-premise bars and restaurants to offer their consumers spirits cocktails prepared on their premises for take-out or delivery Cocktails on-demand and virtual tastings delivered to your door.
TORONTO. December 10, 2020 Spirits Canada warmly welcomes new Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) alcohol regulations announced by Ontario Attorney General, the Honourable Doug Downey.
TORONTO. November 21, 2020 Spirits Canada welcomes today’s announcement of a Canada – United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA).
TORONTO, June 27, 2020. Spirits Canada welcomes today’s agreement between the Governments of Canada and Australia related to Australia’s WTO challenge of certain Canadian beverage alcohol policies (DS 537 “Canada – Measure Governing the Sale of Wine”), https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/07/canada-reaches-partial-agreement-with-australia-on-wine.html.
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Ottawa & Toronto ʹ April 24, 2020 – Today, the Exchange is pleased to announce that over one million litres of high-grade alcohol per month has been committed bLJ Canada͛s largest distillers. Through our exchange, this alcohol has been matched with various manufacturers of handsanitizers across the country. To put this volume into perspective, 1 million litres would have been sufficient to produce nearly the entire 2019 supply of hand-sanitizers for the consumer retail market prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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(March 27, 2020) – Ottawa & Toronto: Cosmetics Alliance Canada, the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association and Spirits Canada today launched the Hand-Sanitizer Manufacturing Exchange as part of their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Hand-sanitizers are recognized as one of the effective tools in combatting the transfer of the COVID-19 virus and a measure that can be easily and safely utilized by everyone in stopping the spread of this disease.
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(TORONTO, March 26, 2020) – Health Canada is issuing this notice in response to a number of questions coming from companies that are not currently manufacturers of health products, but have expressed interest in manufacturing hand sanitizers for public distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Canada is establishing an interim approach to support those companies in acquiring the needed licences during this public health emergency. Following this, Health Canada intends to discontinue this approach and returns to its regular licensing approach for hand sanitizers.
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(TORONTO, October 3, 2019) – Spirits Canada today welcomed new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA), which demonstrates the value of Ontario’s distilled spirits manufacturing and the serious consequences of artificially limiting the industry’s growth potential.
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August 13, 2019
Mr. Matthew Boswell
Commissioner of Competition
Competition Bureau of Canada
50 Victoria Street
Gatineau QC K1A 0C9
Dear Mr. Boswell:
We wish to commend your August 13, 2019 Open Letter to the Ontario Minister of Finance advocating for increased competition in alcohol beverage sales in Ontario Open Letter.
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August 5, 2019
Governor Tom Wolf
Office of the Governor
508 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Re. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board “Flexible Pricing” Model
Dear Governor Wolf:
We are writing to you today on behalf of a broad coalition of leading wine and spirits industry trade associations with an important export interest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These include representative bodies of Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, Scotland and the United Kingdom.
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