{"id":959,"date":"2022-07-27T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/manitoba-earns-c-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:15:00","slug":"manitoba-earns-c-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/manitoba-earns-c-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba earns C 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 calling on Manitoba to keep up with the rest of the class on liquor pricing.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — 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, Manitoba failed to improve its grade from a C, mainly due to the province\u2019s lack of progress on liquor pricing for licensees. While most other jurisdictions have either introduced or expanded discounted licensee pricing policies in the wake of COVID-19, Manitoba\u2019s bar and restaurant operators are still paying more than regular retail customers for the same products at government-run liquor stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ongoing pandemic continues to represent the most challenging crisis that Manitoba\u2019s foodservice and hospitality industry has ever faced,\u201d said James Rilett, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Central Canada. \u201cRestaurateurs have appreciated policy changes helping them improve takeout and delivery sales and Restaurants Canada is hopeful that the province will build on the progressive steps taken with the introduction of Bill 38 and receive a higher grade in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how Manitoba\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 Manitoba raise the bar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants Canada is continuing to work with the Manitoba 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