{"id":963,"date":"2022-07-27T12:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/nova-scotia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:40:42","slug":"nova-scotia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/nova-scotia-earns-b-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia 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 Nova Scotia for continuing to show leadership with meaningful liquor policy improvements.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — 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, Nova Scotia\u2019s grade rose from a B-minus to a B. This improvement was mainly due to the expansion of the province\u2019s existing 10% liquor pricing discount for bars and restaurants, to include bottled and canned beer, ready-to-drink liquor products, and cider. Nova Scotia was also the only province in Atlantic Canada to place a cap on third-party delivery fees to help hard-hit businesses preserve their profits in the wake of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNova Scotia has gone above and beyond to help licensed establishments keep their costs down amid the ongoing pandemic,\u201d said Richard Alexander, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Atlantic Canada. \u201cAs bars and restaurants continue to transition from survival to revival, Restaurants Canada looks forward to working with the provincial government on ways to further support their recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how Nova Scotia’s 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 Nova Scotia raise the bar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants Canada is continuing to work with the Nova Scotia 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