Refer Wine-on-Shelf Grocery Stores Motion

Summary

• Motion directing staff to report back by end of Q2 2023 on updating the City's grocery liquor retail guidelines to allow wine-on-shelf sales in Vancouver grocery stores, including any required bylaw amendments.
• Vancouver currently limits liquor sales in grocery stores to a "store-within-a-store" model; numerous other BC municipalities already allow wine-on-shelf.
• Cited changes to provincial regulations since 2015 and the time elapsed since the City last reviewed the issue in 2017.
• Referred to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services on April 12, 2023, for speakers and debate.

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Documents

• Motion – Updating Guidelines to Allow for Wine-on-Shelf Sales in Vancouver Grocery Stores