Alberta Liquor Laws

• Alberta streamlines liquor licensing, gives municipalities power to allow drinking in parks

  Another amendment would ease restrictions on liquor consumption in parks and let municipalities determine whether drinking in public parks will be allowed.

  Consumer

  Feb 26, 2020
  
• Edmonton festivals ditch beer gardens and loosen restrictions on where alcohol can be consumed

  K-Days and Taste of Edmonton aren't using beer gardens this year. Instead, they are expanding the amount of areas where liquor is allowed to be enjoyed.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2019
  
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• ‘Sit there, have a drink’: Campers now consume liquor at Alberta parks during May long weekend

  On Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney relaxed the rules around liquor consumption in provincial parks, allowing them to be consumed by adults at campsites.     

  Politics

  May 19, 2019
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• Alberta drops ‘prohibition-era’ liquor restrictions ahead of May long weekend

  Heading into the May long weekend, Premier Jason Kenney announced regulations to make it easier for people to consume alcohol in provincial parks and at festival sites in Alberta.

  Politics

  May 16, 2019
• Alberta spas, salons and barbershops can now apply for liquor licences: AGLC

  Effective immediately, spas, salons and barbershops are eligible to apply for a liquor licence from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2018
• ‘It limits our creativity’: Edmonton bartender on Alberta liquor law

  As the demand to prepare original, inventive cocktails grows in Alberta, some bartenders believe an Alberta liquor policy is tying their hands, creatively speaking.

  Consumer

  Aug 17, 2014
• Should Alberta modernize its liquor laws?

  According to the province, 76 per cent of Albertans consume alcohol; and the province leads the way nationally in alcohol sales growth. There are more than 1,900 liquor retailers in Alberta, selling nearly 19,000 products.

  Consumer

  Jul 4, 2014
• POLL: Do you think Alberta’s liquor laws should be relaxed?

  Ministers Jonathan Denis and Thomas Lukaszuk put the question up for discussion on Twitter and Facebook, and received dozens of responses.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2014