{"id":964,"date":"2022-07-27T12:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/prince-edward-island-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:45:05","slug":"prince-edward-island-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/prince-edward-island-earns-c-plus-grade-on-pandemic-liquor-policy-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island to keep up with other jurisdictions on liquor policy progress.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI \u2014 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, Prince Edward Island\u2019s grade dropped from a B-minus to a C-plus, due to minimal progress on key recommendations from Restaurants Canada since 2019. Before the COVID-19 crisis, Prince Edward Island was one of the only provinces where bars and restaurants weren\u2019t forced to purchase wine, spirits, and beer at the same retail prices as consumers. The Island has since fallen behind British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, where licensed establishments can now purchase a wider variety of liquor products at discounted prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith bars and restaurants still facing a long road to recovery from the ongoing pandemic, further reductions in liquor costs and undue red tape are critically needed from the P.E.I. government,\u201d said Richard Alexander, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Atlantic Canada. \u201cMaking discounted pricing available to licensed establishments for all quantities of bottled beer, as well as canned beer and cider, would go a long way to improve conditions for hard-hit businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how Prince Edward Island\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 Prince Edward Island raise the bar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants Canada is continuing to work with the P.E.I. 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