January 15, 2020 – Federal, provincial and territorial governments (“Parties”) have committed to review their own Party-specific exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). The CFTA has been amended to allow Parties to remove or narrow their own Party-specific exceptions more quickly and efficiently. Parties will now be able to remove their exceptions without requiring the approval of all …

January 13, 2020 – The Federal, provincial, and territorial governments have developed a new website to give businesses involved in Canada’s alcoholic beverage industry a comprehensive source of information on rules and regulations across the country related to the liquor industry. The website makes it easier for alcohol manufacturers, agents and other related businesses seeking to expand their operations into …

Winnipeg – August 6, 2019 – A Panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) has issued its report regarding the request to ensure compliance for the decision in the Person to Government dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the Government of Alberta regarding beer mark-ups. The Panel found the Province of Alberta to be in compliance with the …

Federal, provincial, and territorial governments have agreed on an Action Plan to enhance interprovincial trade of alcoholic beverages, outlining commitments to improve consumer choice and greater transparency and access to markets for alcohol producers. The Action Plan stems from the 2017 Canadian Free Trade Agreement, which established the Alcoholic Beverages Working Group (ABWG). The ABWG sought to identify specific opportunities …

Montreal, Quebec – November 23, 2018 – The federal, provincial and territorial Ministers, and senior officials, responsible for Internal Trade met today in Montreal for the annual meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT). Under the Chairmanship of Pierre Fitzgibbon, the Québec Minister of Economy and Innovation, this meeting served as a work session during which Ministers reviewed the …

Winnipeg – June 11, 2018 – The Appellate Panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) has issued its decision in the appeal of the Panel Report in the Person to Government dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the Government of Alberta regarding mark-ups on beer. The Appellate Panel reversed some parts of the Panel Report but upheld the …

Winnipeg – January 10, 2018 – An Appeal Panel will hold a hearing under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) to hear the appeal from the decision of the dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the government of Alberta regarding mark-ups on out-of-Province beer. In July 2016 Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. requested that a Person to Government proceeding be …