Newfoundland and Labrador Joins Other Jurisdictions in a Direct-to-Consumer Agreement on Alcohol Sales

The Newfoundland and Labrador craft brewers association welcomed a government agreement that allows direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across Canada. The article notes the new framework enabling this direct-to-consumer model.

Alberta joined an agreement with Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia to allow direct-to-consumer sales of beer, wine, spirits, and other alcoholic beverages from out-of-province. The deal aims to remove barriers to interprovincial alcohol sales, expanding…

Nova Scotia has signed a direct-to-consumer agreement allowing its beverage alcohol producers to sell wine, beer, and spirits directly to consumers in seven provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The agreement, signed at the Council of the Federation meeting,…

Premiers from nine provinces and one territory signed a final agreement to implement Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) sales of alcoholic beverages across Canada, building on the June 2025 MOU. British Columbia will enable DTC for all alcohol types by February 2027, while other signatories (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland…