This article covers various topics involving alcoholic beverages in Canada.

Comparative consumption

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This means that there is a separate agency (or agencies) in each province responsible for regulating the sale and co§nsumption of and, in all but one case, selling alcoholic beverages. Alberta is currently the only jurisdiction to have completely privatized its retail liquor industry (the AGLC maintains a monopoly over the wholesale distribution of wine, distilled spirits and imported beer - the distribution operation itself being contracted out to a private operator). × Most of the other jurisdictions have maintained a total or near-total control over the sale of hard liquor while allowing limited privatization of beer and wine sales. Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose                         Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage, also called spirits or liquor, is a preparation for consumption containing ethyl alcohol purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as wine, malt, or grain. ... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is one of the worlds oldest alcoholic beverages, possibly brewed for the first time over 10,000 years ago, according to renowned beer writer Michael Jackson. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes. ...

History

Following enactment of the British North America Act the federal and provincial governments disputed which level of government had the authority to issue liquor licences. Due to the leadership of Ontario Premier Oliver Mowat, the British Privy Council ruled in favor of the provinces with regards to this and other jurisdictional disputes. As a result, it was generally left up to the provinces to enact Prohibition when the temperance movement was at its strongest in the early 20th century. When Prohibition failed to curb the liquor trade, each of the provinces chose to replace it with tight government control of the liquor trade that persists to this day in most provinces. The British North America Acts 1867–1975 are a series of Acts of the British Parliament dealing with the government of Canada. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Honourable Sir Oliver Mowat, QC (July 22, 1820 – 19 April 1903) was a Canadian politician, and premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. ... The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ... Prohibition is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... A cartoon from Australia ca. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Legal issues

In Canada, there is no federally-defined age for legal alcohol purchase or consumption, and unlike in the United States there has not been a serious effort to enact a national drinking age. Canadian provincial governments fiercely protect their jurisdictions and would be outraged if the federal Parliament tried to do what the U.S. Congress successfully did (i.e. withhold transfer payments to coerce a province to adopt a policy unrelated to the transfer payments). Therefore, each province and territory is free to set its own drinking age. The legal age for purchase is: The Parliament of Canada (in French: le Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

• 18 years of age in in Alberta, and Manitoba and Québec.
• 19 years of age in all other provinces and in the territories.

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Notes

1. ^ SAQ Annual Report (PDF). Société des alcools du Québec. Retrieved on 2006-06-04.

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See also

• Alcoholic beverage
• Legal drinking age

Provincial and territorial alcoholic beverage authorities of Canada

Liquor Distribution Branch and Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (British Columbia) | Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission | Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority | Manitoba Liquor Control Commission | Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and Liquor Control Board of Ontario | Société des alcools du Québec | New Brunswick Liquor Corporation | Alcohol and Gaming Authority (Nova Scotia) and Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation | Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission | Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation | Liquor Licensing Board (Northwest Territories) | Liquor Licensing Board (Nunavut) | Yukon Liquor Corporation