Spirits Canada Welcomes Bill 24, the Alberta Whisky Act
March 31, 2026 – Statement from Spirits Canada Spirits Canada welcomes Bill 24, the Alberta Whisky Act, a landmark step in growth for the Alberta whisky industry Spirits Canada and its member companies welcome the Alberta Government’s tabling of Bill 24, the Alberta Whisky Act. This first-of-its-kind legislation represents an important step forward in showcasing […]
Removal of U.S. Spirits from Canadian Stores in Retaliation to U.S. Trade Dispute Resulted in Sharp Sales Decline of U.S. Products, Canadian Products and Total Spirits Sales
Sales of U.S. spirits in Canada have plummeted by more than 66% since Canadian provinces began pulling American products from liquor store shelves in response to U.S. trade tariffs, according to a new report by Spirits Canada. The analysis reveals a broader impact across the entire spirits sector, with total sales down over 12%—a stark illustration of the ripple effects when cross-border trade breaks down.
Welcome Debjit Das, Senior Manager, Policy and Strategic Planning
Debjit is the Senior Manager of Policy and Strategic Planning for Spirits Canada. With over 14 years of professional experience across industries, sectors and markets including, gaming, retail and consumer products, agribusiness and conventional and new energy industries among others in a global setting, Debjit brings his expertise in data, analytics and hypothesis driven approach […]
AGLC – U.S. Tariff Follow Up SAQ – March 12, 2025
In follow-up to the March 6 announcement regarding the removal of liquor products from the United States from sale at AGLC’s central warehouse, Connect Logistics Services (CLS), please see the linked FAQs. If you have any further questions, please contact AGLC at liquorservices@aglc.ca.
BCLDB: Expanded Response to U.S. Tariffs – Updated March 10, 2025
The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is taking further action as part of the provincial and federal government response to the U.S. tariffs. Following the Government of B.C.’s directive announced this morning, effective immediately, the LDB is halting the importation of all U.S.-made liquor products. BCLIQUOR (BCL) stores are immediately halting the retail […]
News Article | MBLL: Manitoba pulls U.S. booze, offers tax deferrals to businesses in wake of tariffs
LCBO – U.S. Product SKU list – Updated March 6, 2025 | Direction to implement restrictions on U.S. products
As part of Ontario’s response strategy to U.S. tariffs, the government of Ontario has directed LCBO to take operational steps to implement restrictions on all U.S. beverage alcohol sales and related imports into Ontario, effective immediately. LCBO will immediately: – Cease the purchase of all U.S. products and cancel existing orders where contractually possible. – Remove all […]
AGLC: U.S. Tariff Response – Suspension of US made liquor
As directed by the government of Alberta, AGLC will no longer accept liquor products from the United States and will remove those products from sale with AGLC’s central warehouse, Connect Logistics Services (CLS), effective March 6, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. All products with the United States as the country of origin when registering liquor product […]
U.S. Tariffs and LCBO Alcohol Purchases
Joint Statement by the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., the Chamber of the Tequila Industry, and Spirits Canada on Proposed Tariffs on Imports from Canada and Mexico
Spirits Canada urges collaboration to prevent U.S. tariffs on spirits, protecting jobs, trade, and industry growth across North America.
