Ontario, Nova Scotia sign deal to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
Posted on: Mar 03, 2026 03:12 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Ontario and Nova Scotia feature in agreement(p) to permit their residents purchase alcoholic drink directly from the other's province, part of the premiers' ongoing work to bolster interprovincial trade.
Producers of beer, wine and spirits can start applying Tuesday to the province's liquor corporation for authorizations to do the direct-to-consumer sales, a process the premiers say will only take a matter of days.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says strengthening interprovincial trade is a way to counter the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's economic attacks on Canada.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his goal is to have free trade countrywide and this agreement is a stepping stone toward that.
Houston says knocking down interprovincial trade barriers is "a bit like whack-a-mole," but that direct alcohol sales is a great one to tackle because it is so visible for consumers and producers.
Currently, Ontario consumers can only buy alcohol from another province if it is listed by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, through the LCBO's private ordering program or if they were in another province and brought some bottles home.
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