{"id":960,"date":"2022-07-27T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/ontario-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:20:53","slug":"ontario-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/ontario-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario earns C-plus 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 Ontario to keep up the good work on liquor pricing.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

TORONTO, ONTARIO — 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, Ontario\u2019s grade improved from a C-minus to C-plus. This was mainly due to bars and restaurants now getting a 10% discount compared to what retail customers pay for wine, spirits, and cider from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). Unfortunately, the 10% discount does not apply to kegs of beer or cider, holding back Ontario\u2019s overall grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRestaurants Canada is encouraged by the steps that Ontario is taking in the right direction to improve liquor pricing for licensed establishments as they continue to recover from pandemic losses,\u201d said James Rilett, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Central Canada. \u201cWe look forward to working with the province to raise its grade even further by our next report. Artificially high prices for beer remains a key area for improvement: The Beer Store still charges bars and restaurants a licensee price that\u2019s 30% higher than what they charge regular retail customers, due to the current Master Framework Agreement with the Ontario government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Restaurants Canada is continuing to work with the Ontario 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