Two new ways to buy alcohol

Ontario is making it more convenient to buy alcohol while protecting social responsibility and helping grow the province’s wine industry.
The LCBO will be launching two new store formats:

•LCBO Express stores in large grocery stores will carry a wide range of products, including Ontario wine, spirits, and beer.
These smaller format stores will enable the LCBO to meet consumer demand for convenience.
•LCBO VQA Destination Boutiques inside selected full-size LCBO stores will offer customers an expanded selection of Ontario’s VQA wines, including hard-to-find wines from smaller producers.
These boutiques will make it easier for customers to discover and learn about VQA wines while helping support Ontario wineries.
The LCBO immediately will begin to explore options for these new store formats, with openings expected over the next 12-18 months.
Through the introduction of these two new store formats, coupled with the LCBO’s current store expansion plan, additional revenues will help contribute to eliminating the deficit and protect priorities, such as health care and education.
Ontario currently has the lowest number of alcohol retail stores per capita of any province.