Government Liquor Authority - Report of Operations for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2017

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Purpose

The purpose of this program is to provide statistical information on the operations of provincial and territorial liquor authorities in Canada.

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Definitions

Agency liquor stores:
Privately-owned retail locations that are supplied by the provincial liquor authority for consumption off-premises; includes duty free outlets (sales reported in the financial statements of the liquor authority).

Alcohol:
Alcoholic beverages with 80% alcohol content and greater.

Beer:
Alcoholic beverages brewed in whole or in part from malt, grain or any saccharine matter without any process of distillation, with alcohol content greater than 0.5%.

Beer coolers:
Alcoholic beverages containing beer mixed with various fruit juices and/or other flavourings, with an alcohol content less than 15% and greater than 0.5%.

Canadian:
Produced or blended with Canadian alcoholic beverages in Canada.

Cider:
Alcoholic beverages made primarily from fermented apples.

Ferment-on-premises:
Do-it-yourself retail establishments where clients produce their own alcoholic beverages on-site.

Fortified:
Includes wines to which distilled spirits have been added.

General merchandise and grocery stores:
Privately-owned retail locations that sell, among other goods, alcoholic beverages that are supplied by manufacturers and/or wholesalers.

Imported:
Imported in bottles, or in bulk for bottling by liquor authority.

Liqueurs:
Alcoholic beverages containing distilled alcohol with fruits, flowers, spices, and/or other sweetening agents, with a minimum alcohol content of 15%.

Off-site beer retail outlets:
Privately-owned retail locations that sell beer products supplied directly by the manufacturers.

Off-site wine retail outlets:
Privately-owned retail locations that sell wine products supplied directly by the manufacturers.

On-site breweries' retail outlets:
Privately-owned retail locations that produce and sell beer products directly to customers on the same premises.

On-site wineries' retail outlets:
Privately-owned retail locations that produce and sell wine products directly to customers on the same premises.

Other Refreshment Beverages (ORB):
Other refreshment and pre-mixed beverages not elsewhere classified, with an alcohol content less than 15% and greater than 0.5%.

Other retailers:
Any other retail establishment that sells alcoholic beverages to the general public for consumption off-premises.

Other spirits:
Other spirits not elsewhere classified.

Other wines:
Alcoholic beverages made primarily from other fermented fruits and/or botanical substances, excluding cider.

Spirit coolers:
Alcoholic beverages containing distilled alcohol mixed with various fruit juices and/or other flavourings, with an alcohol content less than 15% and greater than 0.5%.

Spirits:
Alcoholic beverages produced by distillation of a mixture produced from alcoholic fermentation.

Stores operated by liquor authority:
Retail locations that are wholly owned, operated, and supplied through the provincial/territorial liquor authority (sales reported in the financial statements of the liquor authority).

Wine:
Alcoholic beverages made primarily from fermented grapes.

Wine coolers:
Alcoholic beverages containing wine mixed with various fruit juices and/or other flavourings, with an alcohol content less than 15% and greater than 0.5%.

Instructions

1. Value is to be reported in thousands of dollars. Volume is to be reported in thousands of litres.
2. Net income in question 7 of section 2 should agree with net income as per your annual report.
3. If actual financial and non-financial data are not available, estimates may be used in this report. Indicate estimated data with "E".

Reporting period information

Reporting period information - Question identifier:1.

Please indicate the fiscal year ended for this reporting period.

Reporting period information - Question identifier:2.

Please provide the following contact information:

a): Mr./Mrs./Miss
b): First name, last name
c): Title
d): Telephone number (000-000-0000)
e): Date completed (YYYY-MM-DD)
f): Email

1. Retail outlets in operation at year end (please refer to definitions)

1. Retail outlets in operation at year end (please refer to definitions) - Question identifier:1.

Please provide the number of stores operated by the liquor authority in operation at year end.

1. Retail outlets in operation at year end (please refer to definitions) - Question identifier:2.

Please provide the number of agency liquor stores in operation at year end.

1. Retail outlets in operation at year end (please refer to definitions) - Question identifier:3.

Please provide the number of other retail outlets in operation at year end for the following:

a): General merchandise and grocery stores
b): Off-site beer retail outlets
c): Off-site wine retail outlets
d): On-site breweries' retail outlets
e): On-site wineries' retail outlets
f): Ferment-on-premises
g): Other retailers (specify type of outlet)

1. Retail outlets in operation at year end (please refer to definitions) - Question identifier:4.

Please provide the total (combined) number of retail outlets in operation at year end (sum of section 1, questions 1 to 3).

2. Finances

2. Finances - Question identifier:1.

Please provide the following information for sales of alcoholic beverages excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes, container value, and discounts (thousands of dollars):

a): Total sales as reported in Section 3, Sales by Liquor Authority (section 3, question 6)
b): Less: Discounts
c): Net sales (item 1a minus 1b)

2. Finances - Question identifier:2.

Please report the value of container and bottle sales.

2. Finances - Question identifier:3.

Please report the cost of sales.

2. Finances - Question identifier:4.

Please report the net trading profit (questions 1c plus 2, minus 3).

2. Finances - Question identifier:5.

Please provide the value of other income for the following items (exclude amounts collected on behalf of others):

a): Licences and permits
b): Fines, penalties and confiscations
c): Proceeds from sales of fixed assets included in net income
d): Interest income
e): Rental income
f): Other income
g): Total value of other income (items 5a to 5f)

2. Finances - Question identifier:6.

Please provide the selling and administrative expenses for the following items:

a): Employee wages, salaries, and benefits
b): Policing and enforcement
c): Depreciation expense
d): Interest expense
e): Property taxes
f): Other expenses
g): Total of selling and administrative expenses (items 6a to 6f)

2. Finances - Question identifier:7.

Please report net income (should agree with the value declared in your annual report) [sum of section 2, questions 4 plus 5g, minus 6g].

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value)

Please provide reasons for significant changes (if any) to reported data from the previous reporting period.

SALES BY LIQUOR AUTHORITY

(Include only sales by stores operated by liquor authority and agency liquor stores [see Section 1, questions 1 and 2])

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:1.

Please report the value of sales by the liquor authority for the following Canadian alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:2.

Please provide the total (combined) value of sales by the liquor authority for Canadian alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 1, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:3.

Please report the value of sales by the liquor authority for the following imported alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:4.

Please provide the total (combined) value of imported alcoholic beverages sold by the liquor authority (sum of section 3, question 3, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:5.

Please report the total (combined) value of sales by the liquor authority from section 3, questions 1 and 3 for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:6.

Please provide the total (combined) value of sales by the liquor authority for alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 5, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:7.

Please report the volume of sales by the liquor authority for the following Canadian alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:8.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of sales by the liquor authority for Canadian alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 7, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:9.

Please report the volume of sales by the liquor authority for the following imported alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:10.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of imported alcoholic beverages sold by the liquor authority (sum of section 3, question 9, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:11.

Please report the total (combined) volume of sales by the liquor authority from section 3, questions 7 and 9 for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Alcohol
2): Brandy
3): Gin
4): Liqueurs
5): Rum
6): Whisky
7): Vodka
8): Other
9): Total spirits (items A1 to A8)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4: Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:12.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of sales by the liquor authority for alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 11, items A9, B4, C4 and D5).

SALES BY ALL OTHER RETAIL OUTLETS (Sales not included in Section 3, Sales by Liquor Authority; excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:13.

Please report the value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for the following Canadian alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:14.

Please provide the total (combined) value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for Canadian alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 13, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:15.

Please report the value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for the following imported alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:16.

Please provide the total (combined) value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for imported alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 15, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:17.

Please report the total (combined) value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets from section 3, questions 13 and 15 for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:18.

Please provide the total (combined) value of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 17, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:19.

Please report the volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for the following Canadian alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:20.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for Canadian alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 19, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:21.

Please report the volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for the following imported alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:22.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for imported alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 21, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:23.

Please report the total (combined) volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets from Section 3, questions 19 and 21 for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

A: SPIRITS:
1): Total spirits (item A1)
B: WINES:
1): Sparking (White, Rosé)
2): Non-sparkling:
a): Red
b): White
c): Rosé
d): Fortified
3): Other
4): Total wines (items B1 to B3)
C: BEERS (excluding container value):
1): Light beer (0.6% to 4.0%)
2): Regular beer (4.1% to 5.5%)
3): Strong beer (5.6% and over)
4): Total beers (items C1 to C3)
D: CIDERS, COOLERS & OTHER REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES:
1): Ciders
2): Spirit coolers
3): Wine coolers
4): Other refreshment beverages
5): Total ciders, coolers & other refreshment beverages (items D1 to D4)
E: Total - Non-alcoholic Beverages (0.5% and under)

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:24.

Please provide the total (combined) volume of sales within the province/territory by all other retail outlets for alcoholic beverages (sum of section 3, question 23, items A1, B4, C4 and D5).

SALES TO LICENSED ESTABLISMENTS (bars, restaurants, etc.) included in Section 3, Sales by Liquor Authority and Sales by All Other Retail Outlets

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:25.

Please report the value of sales to licensed establishments for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of dollars):

a): Spirits
b): Wines
c): Beers
d): Ciders, coolers and other refreshment beverages

3. Sales within province/territory by type of beverage (excluding GST/HST, other retail taxes and container value) - Question identifier:26.

Please report the volume of sales to licensed establishments for the following alcoholic beverages (thousands of litres):

a): Spirits
b): Wines
c): Beers
d): Ciders, coolers and other refreshment beverages

Date modified:: 2019-04-18

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