Keeping Costs Down for Beer and Spirits

• As part of our government’s plan to keep costs down and provide immediate support to businesses and consumers, the province is ending minimum retail prices for all spirits products.
• By removing the minimum retail pricing for spirits in Ontario, which is the highest of any province in Canada, the government is creating a more dynamic and competitive market environment, while keeping costs down for consumers.
• Both Alberta and Quebec do not have a minimum retail price for spirits.
• Furthermore, the government is also pausing an increase to the LCBO’s beer cost-of-service fee, which was scheduled to increase by 4.4 per cent on April 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025.
• These measures will provide immediate relief to local Ontario businesses and consumers amid financial pressures in a period of economic uncertainty.