The 1,600-square-foot space inside the casino will offer popular liquor, beer and wine brands at reasonable prices. The store will also have a non-alcoholic beverage section and stock a variety of cigars and cigarettes.
Please note this information is subject to further conditions as per Ontario’s COVID-19 response framework.
Permissible hours for the sale and service of alcohol for liquor sales licensed establishments and Special Occasion Permit* events are:
All orders for liquor must be served before 2:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. on New Year´s Eve). All signs of liquor must be cleared within 45 minutes after the end time on the licence; for most this is by 2:45 a.m. (3:45 a.m. on New Year´s Eve). This includes the clearing of all glasses and bottles off the tables.
*Some liquor sales licences and special occasion permits may have conditions that further limit the above noted permissible hours.
Liquor Sales Licensees located in restricted areas of certain airports in Ontario may sell and serve liquor at any time (except where hours are further limited by conditions on a licence).
These establishments must be located in what is called a “sterile area” beyond the passenger screening checkpoint of an airport. Eligible airports are those that are designated by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as an Ontario Airport of Entry (AOE) as well as Airport of Entry/15 (AOE/15).
For questions about meeting the necessary requirements by an airport to be designated as AOE or AOE/15 please contact:
Canada Border Services Agency
Email: contact@cbsa.gc.ca
Phone: 1-800-461-9999 (within Canada), or 1-204-983-3500 (outside Canada)
Permissible hours for the sale and service of alcohol under a Manufacturer’s Limited Sales Licence are:
In the spring the clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m., moving to 3:00 a.m. on the clock. At this time the sale of liquor must stop. The liquor sales licence holder has 45 minutes after this stop service time to clear all signs of service, even though the clock has gone forward one hour.
In the autumn the clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m., to show 1:00 a.m. The liquor sales licence holder may turn the clock back one hour and continue to sell until 2:00 a.m. (new autumn time) at which time the sale of liquor must stop. The liquor sales licence holder has 45 minutes after stopping service to clear all signs of service.
Permissible hours of sale for all retail stores that may sell liquor in Ontario are:
*Note that some grocery stores may have general hours of operation that are outside the permissible hours of alcohol sale (e.g. a 24 hour store) noted above, however they are only permitted to sell alcohol within the permissible hours. Some authorizations may have conditions that further limit the above noted permissible hours.
Permissible hours of sale for an occasional extension of an on-site winery retail store within a farmer’s market are the hours of sale of the farmer’s market.
Retail stores that sell alcohol may be permitted to open on a holiday in accordance with the permissible hours of sale depending on the laws or by-laws applicable to the business, such as the Retail Business Holidays Act (RBHA) and municipal retail holiday by-laws.
Please note that the RBHA does not fall under the AGCO’s authority. Questions about the RBHA may be directed to the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. More information about the RBHA can be found on the Ontario.ca website.