O. Reg. 526/24: LICENSING, Filed December 13, 2024 under Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 22
ontario regulation 526/24
made under the
Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019
Made: December 12, 2024
Filed: December 13, 2024
Published on e-Laws: December 13, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: December 28, 2024
Amending O. Reg. 746/21
(LICENSING)
1. (1) Section 26 of Ontario Regulation 746/21 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4) During the period beginning on December 14, 2024 and ending on February 15, 2025, if HST does not apply to the sale of a serving of liquor, the licensee may, despite subsections (1) and (2), offer the serving of liquor for sale at a price that is less than the minimum price for the serving determined under those subsections, provided that the price at which the serving of liquor is offered for sale would, if HST were to be added to it, comply with those subsections.
(2) Subsection 26 (4) of the Regulation is revoked.
2. (1) Subsection 89 (7) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “that have a lower price than” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “that have a lower price, including all applicable taxes and the container deposit, if any, than”.
(2) Section 89 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(9) During the period beginning on December 14, 2024 and ending on February 15, 2025, if HST does not apply to the sale of a container of wine, excluding cider, the licensee may, despite subsections (7) and (8), sell the container of wine at a price that is less than the minimum price determined for the container under those subsections, provided that the price at which the container is sold would, if HST were to be added to it, comply with those subsections.
(3) Subsection 89 (9) of the Regulation is revoked.
Commencement
3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
(2) Subsections 1 (2) and 2 (3) come into force on February 16, 2025.