Major Shakeup of Ontario's Alcohol Market Starts Today

Thursday, 5 September 2024 04:32

By Noelle Sinclair

The move fulfils a campaign promise from Doug Ford back in 2018

Starting today you can buy booze at some corner stores in Niagara.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission has granted a total of 42-hundred licences to stores across Ontario.

They can sell sell alcohol between the hours of 7 a-m to 11 p-m.

Twenty per cent of the beer, cider and premixed cocktails on the shelves and 10 per cent of the wine must be from small Ontario producers.

The changes fulfil a 2018 campaign pledge from Premier Doug Ford, who promised to bring beer and wine to corner stores.

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