The Liquor Licence Act allows for the addition of a variety of special conditions to a sales licence which will alter
the normal circumstances under which alcohol may be sold and served. This special condition is referred to as a licence
"Endorsement".
The holder of a "sales" licence may apply to the Commission for any of the following eight types of endorsements, each of which has
its own rules and regulations you must follow:
Catering Endorsement
The holder of a catering endorsement may sell and serve liquor at a catered event in an unlicensed area of a licensed establishment
and at a catered event away from the licensed premises in an unlicensed area where a Special Occasion Permit would otherwise be required.
Light meals must be offered at the catered event. For example, a catering endorsement would allow you to cater liquor and food to
weddings, private parties, etc.
Mini Bar Endorsement
The holder of a mini bar endorsement may sell and serve liquor in a licensed establishment and from a dispenser (a mini bar) in a room
that is rented for overnight accommodation in a facility adjacent to the licensed establishment.
Room Service Endorsement
The holder of a room service endorsement may sell and serve liquor in a licensed establishment and to people registered as guests in a
room that is rented for overnight accommodation in a facility adjacent to the licensed establishment. Food must be available.
Brew Pub Endorsement
The holder of a brew/wine pub endorsement may sell and serve beer or wine that is manufactured on the premises by the licensee.
The licensee must own and operate both the pub and the manufacturing facilities. The beer or wine must be sold and consumed only in
the licensed area.
Wine Pub Endorsement
The holder of a wine pub endorsement may sell and serve wine that is manufactured on the premises by the licensee. The licensee
must own and operate both the pub and the manufacturing facilities. The wine must be sold and consumed only in the licensed area.
The holder of a wine pub endorsement, consistent with manufacturing wine on the premises, must perform the minimum steps of fermenting,
filtering, carbonating and, where appropriate, bottling on the premises.
Golf Club Endorsement
A golf course operator who currently holds an active liquor sales licence may apply to the AGCO to sell and serve liquor for
consumption on the playing area of the golf course.
Stadium Endorsement
A stadium endorsement permits the sale and service of beverage alcohol in the fixed tiered seats of a stadium that is used primarily
for live entertainment events or live professional sporting events. Liquor sales licensees issued a stadium endorsement are
required to obtain approval by the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming for sale and service of liquor on an event-by-event basis.
Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) Endorsement
A bring your own wine endorsement authorizes the holder of a liquor sales licence for a restaurant or for a banquet room located in a
hotel or motel to permit patrons to bring unopened bottles of commercially made wine into the restaurant or banquet room to which the
licence applies, for their own consumption. A restaurant employee must open the wine, as would be the case if the patron had
purchased the wine from the establishment. The wine must have its manufacturer's seal intact when presented to the restaurant
employee for opening.
In order to apply for a liquor sales licence, you must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. If the applicant for
the licence is a corporation, more than 50 percent of the corporation's directors must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
The establishment must be supervised by someone with at least six months' experience in the food and alcoholic beverage industry.
Licence applicants who do not have enough experience must hire a full-time experienced person to manage the food and beverage service for the
first three months of operations.
It is strongly recommended that all licensees, managers, and servers take the Smart Serve responsible training program.
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