O. Reg. 527/24: MINIMUM PRICING OF LIQUOR AND OTHER PRICING MATTERS, Filed December 13, 2024 under Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 22
ontario regulation 527/24
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. 750/21
(MINIMUM PRICING OF LIQUOR AND OTHER PRICING MATTERS)
1. (1) Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 750/21 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3.1) During the period beginning on December 14, 2024 and ending on February 15, 2025, if HST does not apply to the sale of a given container of liquor, an operator of a retail store may offer the container for sale or sell it at a retail price lower than the minimum retail price established in accordance with this Regulation for the type of liquor and container size, provided that the retail price, exclusive of any container deposit, at which the container of liquor is offered for sale or is sold would, if HST were to be added to it, be equal to or greater than that minimum retail price.
(2) Subsection 3 (3.1) of the Regulation is revoked.
Commencement
2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
(2) Subsection 1 (2) comes into force on February 16, 2025.