ontario regulation 1/26

made under the

Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019

Made: December 11, 2025
Filed: January 5, 2026
Published on e-Laws: January 5, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 24, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 747/21

(PERMITS)

1. (1) Subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 747/21 is amended by adding the following definition:

“bring-your-own event” means a public event that is held at an outdoor premises that is at ground level,

(a) where the event,

(i) is held in connection with and in proximity to a professional, semi-professional or post-secondary sporting event, or

(ii) has been designated by a municipal council or its delegate as a cultural or community event, and

(b) at which individuals may possess and consume liquor brought to the premises by attendees; (“fête «apportez à boire»”)

(2) The definition of “tailgate event” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked.

(3) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) For the purposes of subclause (a) (ii) of the definition of “bring-your-own event” in subsection (1), nothing in this Regulation shall be read as requiring a municipal council or its delegate to designate an event as a cultural or community event, or as requiring or otherwise providing for procedures in respect of such a designation.

2. Paragraph 5 of section 2 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

5. A public event that,

i. is of provincial, national or international significance, or

ii. has been designated by a municipal council or its delegate as an event of municipal significance.

3. Subsection 10 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) The applicant shall submit the following documents, as applicable, together with the application:

1. A copy of every notice given under subsection (2).

2. In the case of an application respecting a bring-your-own event or other public event that is contingent on a designation of a municipal council or its delegate, proof of the designation.

4. Subsection 18 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) The holder of a sale bring-your-own permit or no-sale bring-your-own permit shall not allow an attendee who has brought liquor to the permitted premises as provided for under subsection 17 (4) to remove any of the liquor from the premises when the attendee departs, except in the following circumstances:

1. The attendee is departing in a motor vehicle other than a form of public transportation, but only if the liquor is,

i. in a sealed and unopened container, or

ii. packed in baggage that is fastened closed or not otherwise readily available to any person in the motor vehicle.

2. The permitted premises is within or adjacent to a public place in which the possession and consumption of liquor are permitted under clause 41 (1) (d) of the Act, and the attendee is departing to that public place.

3. Any other circumstance, if the liquor is in a securely closed container.

5. The Regulation is amended by striking out “tailgate” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “bring-your-own”.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on April 30, 2026.