{"id":955,"date":"2022-07-27T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/british-columbia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card-2\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:05:00","slug":"british-columbia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/british-columbia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card-2\/","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia earns B grade on pandemic liquor policy report card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Restaurants Canada has just released a special COVID-19 edition of its Raise the Bar report praising British Columbia for exceptional progress on liquor pricing.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The grades are in: For the fourth time since 2015, Restaurants Canada has given each province a report card on how industry-friendly their liquor policy landscape is for bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this year\u2019s Raise the Bar report, British Columbia\u2019s grade jumped from a C to a B, largely due to the province implementing Restaurants Canada\u2019s longstanding recommendation to implement a wholesale pricing regime for all liquor licensees. This was one of the most impactful policy changes the province made to help liquor licensees survive the pandemic and will certainly help the long-term recovery of British Columbia’s struggling bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter implementing major liquor policy changes recommended by the province\u2019s Business Technical Advisory Panel, British Columbia has been able to significantly improve its ranking since our 2019 report,\u201d said Mark von Schellwitz, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Western Canada. \u201cWhile Alberta still ranks highest for favourable liquor policy conditions, British Columbia has a fair shot at catching up if the province continues to cut red tape and reduce costs for licensed establishments. Bars and restaurants want a better process for ordering non-stocked specialty liquor products, a return of the liquor server wage, and the ability to purchase liquor products directly from other licensees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how British Columbia\u2019s performance record on Restaurants Canada\u2019s Raise the Bar report compares with the rest of the provinces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/td>GRADES<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PROVINCE<\/strong><\/td>2015<\/em><\/strong><\/td>2017<\/em><\/strong><\/td>2019<\/em><\/strong><\/td>2022<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
British Columbia<\/strong><\/td>C+<\/td>C<\/td>C<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
Alberta<\/strong><\/td>B+<\/td>B<\/td>B<\/td>B+<\/td><\/tr>
Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/td>D+<\/td>C-<\/td>C-<\/td>C-<\/td><\/tr>
Manitoba<\/strong><\/td>C<\/td>C<\/td>C<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
Ontario<\/strong><\/td>D+<\/td>D+<\/td>C-<\/td>C+<\/td><\/tr>
Quebec<\/strong><\/td>C+<\/td>B-<\/td>B-<\/td>C<\/td><\/tr>
New Brunswick<\/strong><\/td>C-<\/td>D<\/td>D-<\/td>B-<\/td><\/tr>
Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/td>C+<\/td>B-<\/td>B-<\/td>B<\/td><\/tr>
Prince Edward Island<\/strong><\/td>B-<\/td>B-<\/td>B-<\/td>C+<\/td><\/tr>
Newfoundland & Labrador<\/strong><\/td>F<\/td>D-<\/td>D-<\/td>C+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How can British Columbia raise the bar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants Canada is continuing to work with the B.C. government to improve the liquor policy landscape for bars and restaurants. Here\u2019s how the province can increase its grade by the next Raise the Bar report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n