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18 years of age in Alberta, [26] Manitoba, [27] [28] and Quebec. [29] Most provinces of Canada enacted prohibition of alcohol sales, consumption and distribution between the years of 1910 and 1920, during Prohibition in Canada. After prohibition ended, provinces enacted minimum drinking ages of 20 or 21 years.
The legal drinking age varies by state, and many states have no age requirements for supervised drinking with one's parents or legal guardians. In Canada, most provinces have a minimum age of 19 years to buy or consume alcohol, while in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec, the minimum age is 18 years.
Quebec allowed sales of alcoholic beverages in 1919, and reintroduced public drinking in 1921, British Columbia and Yukon Territory by 1921, Manitoba in 1923, Alberta in 1924, and Saskatchewan in 1925 all managed to implement public drinking management faster than Ontario's Liquor Control Act of 1927. Although it was forbidden to drink regular ...
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A police raid confiscating illegal alcoholic beverages, in Elk Lake, Ontario, in 1925.. Prohibition in Canada was a ban on alcoholic beverages that arose in various stages, from local municipal bans in the late 19th century (extending to the present in some cases), to provincial bans in the early 20th century, and national prohibition (a temporary wartime measure) from 1918 to 1920.
Strikers at the LCBO HQ in downtown Toronto in July 2024. On July 5, 2024, employees went on strike for the first time in the LCBO's history. [41] The strike ended on July 22, 2024. [42] In February 2025, the LCBO was ordered by Ontario premier Doug Ford to remove all sales of American alcohol in response to the Second Trump tariffs. [43]
Nonetheless, drinking in public establishments remained illegal until seven years later. [15] Some communities maintained a ban on the sale of liquor under local option until the 1970s and The Junction neighbourhood of Toronto remained "dry" until 2000, largely because of the efforts of former Ontario CCF Member of Provincial Parliament for ...