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2011 Editions of Licence Line
2011 Edition (Volume 11: Issue 3)
(cover) Chair’s Column, Additional Liquor Licence Act Regulatory Changes Now In Effect, New Ontario Photo ID Card Acceptable as Proof of Age; (pg 2) Additional Liquor Licence Act Regulatory Changes (cont'd), Revisions to Tiered Seating Licensing; (pg 3-4) Decision Summary, Chair’s Column Cont’d, (pg 5) AGCO’s Board of Directors, AGCO’s Streamlined Organizational Structure (pg 6) New Ontario Photo ID Card (cont’d), New Bureau Commander Appointed to AGCO’s Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, Investigation and Enforcement Bureau Enforces Ontario’s Liquor Laws, Attention All Licensees—We Want to Hear form You (pg 7) Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Rules on Medical Marijuana at Licensed Establishments, New AGCO Window Decals, AGCO Website has lots of Information; (pg 8) Free Educational Seminars on Liquor Laws Continue.
Special Edition (Liquor Licence Act Regulatory Reform 2011)
(cover) Chair’s Column, LLA Regulatory Amendments Remove Barriers, Add Flexibility; (pgs 2-3) Key Highlights of the Regulatory Amendment Changes; (pgs 4-6) Breakdown of Regulatory Amendment Changes Effective June 1st and August 2nd, 2011 (pg 5) AGCO Website has lots of Information (pg 6) Order Now! Free Information Material Available.
2011 Edition (Volume 11: Issue 2)
(cover) Chair’s Column, Update: AGCO Hearings Move to Licence Appeal Tribunal on July 1st, Amendments to Liquor Licence Act Regulations come into effect in June and August; (pg 2) Liquor Sales Licence Endorsements, Patio Noise Complaints; (pg 3) Amendments to Liquor Licence Act Regulations (cont’d), New AGCO Window Decals: “Licensed to Sell and Serve Alcohol, Reminder: Mandatory Licensing and Training for in-house Security Staff Working in Liquor Licensed Establishments, Get Ready for Patio Season; (pg 4) Interim Chair Appointed for the AGCO, David Gavsie named Chair of Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Former AGCO Chair appointed to the Order of Ontario, AGCO Hearings Move to Licence Appeal Tribunal (cont’d), Chair’s column (cont’d); (pg 5-6) Decision Summary; (pg 7) Decision Summary (cont’d), Order Now! Information Materials Available, Tracking Complaints: New AGCO Complaints Process, AGCO Website has lots of information; (pg 8) Seminars are popular: Free Educational Seminars continue – more are added.
2011 Edition (Volume 11: Issue 1)
(cover) Chair’s Column, Update: Compliance up across Ontario - Shift to compliance-based regulation already showing positive results, AGCO’s Public Affairs Educational Seminars well received; (pg 2-3) Update: Compliance up across Ontario - Shift to compliance-based regulation already showing positive results Cont’d; (pg 3) Order Now! Information materials available (pg 4) Decision Summary, Chair’s Column Cont’d, AGCO Website has lots of information (pg 5) AGCO’s Public Affairs Educational Seminars well received Cont’d, "Take Home the Rest" (pg 6) Seminars are popular: Free Educational Seminars continue in 2011, Educational Seminars Calendar.
2010 Editions of Licence Line
2010 Edition (Volume 10: Issue 4)
(cover) Chair’s Column, Responsibility for AGCO transferred to Ministry of the Attorney General, AGCO adjudication function to move to Licence Appeal Tribunal; (pg 2) New Year’s Eve hours of operation, Check capacity: Holiday season crowds, Catering endorsements—minimum 10 day prior notification required; (pg 3) Decision Summary; (pg 4) Decision Summary Cont’d, OPP-led Illegal Gambling Unit: Keep illegal gambling machines out of a licensed establishment, A reminder: Smart Serve training is mandatory; (pg 5) Sandy’s Law Poster – English; (pg 6) Sandy’s Law Poster – French; (pg 7) Order Now! Information materials available, Chair’s Column Cont’d, AGCO website has lots of information; (pg 8) Seminars are popular: Free Educational Seminars continue into the new year.
2010 Edition (Volume 10: Issue 3)
(cover) Chair’s Column, Two years in operation – An Update on Risk-Based Licensing: How is it working?, Register Early: AGCO Educational Seminars Continue; (pg 2) An Update on Risk-Based Licensing: How is it working? Cont’d; (pg 3) AGCO Educational Seminars Continue Cont’d, Educational Seminar Calendar (pg 4) Decision Summary; (pg 5) Decision Summary Cont’d, AGCO Website has lots of information; (pg 6) Decision Summary Cont´d, AGCO Website has lots of information; (pg 7) Questions & Answers, What is a “Confirmation Notice”, Annual Reports Available, Attention all Licensees – We want to hear from you! (pg 7) AGCO’s website completely redesigned, New and updated liquor information materials now available (pg 8) Board Profiles, Chair’s Column Cont’d, A Reminder: Smart Serve Training is Mandatory.
2010 Edition (Volume 10: Issue 2)
(cover) Chair´s Column, Know the Liquor Laws: Province-wide Seminars to Begin, New Information Materials Now Available – Get in the Know, Advisory: Liquor Server Wage Rates, Extension of Hours to 10 a.m. for FIFA World Cup; (pg 2) New Information Materials Now Available – Get in the Know Cont´d; (pg 3) Know the Liquor Laws: Province-wide Seminars to Begin Cont´d; (pg 4) Decision Summary; (pg 5) Decision Summary Cont´d, Board Profiles, ACCO Website Has Lots of Information; (pg 6) Guest Column: From the Front Line; (pg 6) Chair´s Column Cont´d, A Reminder: Smart Serve® Training is Mandatory, Update: Mandatory Licensing, Training and Testing for all Private Security Personnel Includes In-House Security Staff Working in Liquor Licensed Establishments, Attention All Licensees – We Want to Hear From You!; (pg 8) Changes to LCBO Prices and HST.
2010 Edition (Volume 10: Issue 1)
(cover) Chair´s Column, Risk-based Licensing Extended Across Ontario, Licensee, Staff Education Program-- To Roll Out Across the Province This Spring; (pg 2) Submitting a temporary extension application, Movie Theatres, Bingo Halls now Eligible for a Liquor Licence, Chair´s column Cont´d; (pg 3) Board Profiles, New Minister Appointed, Moving a Licensed Establishment to a New Municipal Location, Top-to-bottom Redesigned AGCO Website to be Launched this Spring; (pg 4) Decision Summary (pg 5) Decision Summary Cont´d, Attention Licensees—We Want to Hear From You!, AGCO Website Has Lots of Information; (pg 6) Risk-based Licensing Cont´d; (pg 7) Risk-based Licensing Cont´d, Question and Answers About Risk-based Licensing; (pg 8) Licensee Education and Information Cont´d, AGCO Booth at CRFA/Hostex Trade Show 2010 Stocked with Info and Answers.
2009 Editions of Licence Line
2009 Edition (Volume 9: Issue 4)
(cover) Chair´s Column, "Warn range" Drinking and Driving Countermeasures; (pg 2) Chair´s Column Cont´d, "Warn range" Drinking and Driving Countermeasures Cont´d, New Years Eve Hours of Operation, Attention All Licensees! We Want to Hear from You; (pg 3) Tip Sheet: Just Saying "No" to Drugs is Not Enough; (pg 4) Decision Summary (pg 5) Decision Summary Cont´d, Need to Know: Planning to Offer an all-you-can-drink Package on New Year´s Eve, AGCO Website has Lots of Information; (pg 6) Mandatory Training and Certification, Board Profiles.
2009 Edition (Volume 9: Issue 3)
(cover) Chair´s Column, Liquor Enforcement: Compliance with Ontario´s laws; (pg 2) Chair´s Column Cont´d, Court Decision Regarding Permitting Drunkenness in Licensed Establishments, AGCO Now Reports to the Ministry of Consumer Services, A handful of Liquor Stats; (pg 3) Keep the AGCO Informed, Attention all Licensees! We Want to Hear from You; (pg 4) New Tip Sheet on taking "Reasonable Measures" Outside a Licensed Establishment (pg 5-7) Decision Summary; (pg 7) What´s Changed with the LCBO BYID Card?, AGCO Website has Lots of Information; (pg 8) Policy on medical marijuana, Board Profiles.
2009 Edition (Volume 9: Issue 2)
(cover) Chair´s Column, Is Your Liquor Licence Coming up for Renewal?, Responsibility for Outside Security; (pg 2) Is Your Liquor Licence Coming up for Renewal? Cont´d, Monetary Penalties Chart; (pg 3) Get in the Know – Education Material for Liquor Sales Licensees and Their Staff (pg 4-6) Decision Summary (pg 7) Decision Summary Cont´d, Is the "Washroom, Hallways, Stairwells" (WHS) Endorsement Right for Your Establishment?, Swimming Pools, Responsibility for Outside Security Cont´d; (pg 8) Questions Asked by the Readers of Licence Line, Attention all Licesees! We Want to Hear from You; (pg 9) Toronto Entertainment District, Overcrowding in Liquor Licensed Establishments; (pg 10) Board Profiles, Chair´s Column Cont´d, Reminder…Bring Your Own Wine.
2009 Edition (Volume 9: Issue 1)
(cover) Chair's Column, Monetary Penalties System Now in Effect, Risk-Based Licensing Extended to Transfers and Changes; (pg 2) Monetary Penalties System Now in Effect, (pg 3) Questions & Answers: Monetary Penalties (pg 4-7) Decision Summary (pg 7) Chair´s Column Cont´d (pg 8) Fairness in Hearings, Attention All Licensees – We Want to Hear From You! (pg 9) Risk-Based Licensing Extended to Transfers and Changes Cont´d (pg 10) AGCO Launches ECO Committee, New Appointment to AGCO Board, Tips for a Greener Workplace, Get Ready for Patio Season.
2008 Editions of Licence Line
2008 Edition (Volume 8: Issue 3)
(cover) Holiday Season – Planning for New Year´s Eve, Risk-Based Enforcement and Your Establishment; (pg 2) The Drinking Age in Canada and Around the World, World Drinking Ages, Interesting Ontario Liquor Statistics (2007/08); (pg 3) Holiday Safety Decorating Tips, Holiday Season, Planning for New Year´s Eve Cont´d; (pg 4-7) Decision Summary; (pg 7) AGCO Website; (pg 8) Applying for a Catering Endorsement, Liquor Licensing in Movie Theatres, Risk-Based Enforcement and Your Establishment Cont´d; (pg 9) Change of Ownership, Questions and Answers; (pg 10)Attention All Licensees – We Want to Hear From You, Board of Directors of the AGCO, AGCO Board Reappointments.
2008 Edition (Volume 8: Issue 2)
(cover) New Liquor Licensing Model: Risk-Based Licensing to Help Licensees Stay Compliant, Focus AGCO Resources, All Security Personnel Must Now Be Licensed; (pg 2-3) Risk-Based Licensing Cont´d.; (pg 4-6) Decision Summary; (pg 7) Sandy´s Law – Colour Graphic; (pg 8) Decision Summary Cont´d., Chair´s Column Cont´d.; (pg 9) Security Personnel Cont´d., New AGCO Board Member Appointments; (pg 10) Representation at Hearings, Liquor Licence Renewals.
2008 Edition (Volume 8: Issue 1)
(cover) House Policy: Responsible Liquor Service, Taking "Reasonable Measures" Outside Your Establishment; (pg 2) Smart Serve® Training and Certification is Now Mandatory for all Liquor Sales Licensees and Liquor Delivery Services, Changes to the Pricing and Promotion of Liquor; (pg 3) Ontario Driver´s Licence – A New Look, New Minister Has Responsibility For Ontario´s Liquor Laws; (pg 4-11) Decision Summary; (pg 12) Card Tournaments in Licensed Establishments, Get Ready For Patio Season; (pg 13) Noise Violations, Buying or Selling a Licensed Premises?, Update - Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW), Parliamentary Assistant Appointment; (pg 14) Reminder to licensees: Is WHS Extension Right For Your Establishment?
2007 Editions of Licence Line
2007 Edition (Volume 7: Issue 1)
(cover) Statutory and Regulatory Changes to Liquor Laws Now in Effect, Major Liquor Licence Act Regulatory Changes Now Apply, Editor´s Note; (pg 4-5) Questions & Answers; (pg 6) Mandatory Server Training Requirements for all Liquor Sales Licensees, Licensing of Hotel and Motel Lobbies, Liquor Licence Suspended for Allowing Unlawful Gambling; (pg 7) New Director of Liquor Enforcement; (pg 8) Letting a Patron Take Their Drink With Them, "By the Glass" – Manufacturer´s Limited Liquor Sales Licence, Bingo Halls Can Now Apply for a Liquor Licence.
Decision Summary (Nov 2006 - July 2007)
2006 Editions of Licence Line
2006 Edition (Volume 6: Issue 3)
(cover) Proposed Changes to Ontario´s Liquor Laws; (pg 2) Parliamentary Assistant Appointed, Recent appointments to the Board of the AGCO, Director of Licensing and Registration Branch Appointed; (pg 3) A Day in the Life of a Liquor Inspector, Questions & Answers, Province-wide Anti-smoking Laws in Effect; (pg 4) Warning Sign; (pg 5-9) Decision Summary; (pg 10) Sandy´s Law– Reminder, Update – Bring Your Own Wine, Liquor Delivery Service Requirements.
2006 Special Edition (Volume 6: Issue 2)
(cover) Ontario Proposing Major Changes to Liquor Laws; (pg 2) Liquor Licence Act Reforms.
2006 Edition (Volume 6: Issue 1)
(cover) We have Moved, Liquor Licence Act is under review; (pg 2) New Parliamentary Assistant, Relocation of Liquor Inventory; (pg 3) Decision Summary; (pg 4-8) Decision Summary Cont´d.; (pg 8) Bulletin -- Poker Illegal in Licensed Premises; (pg 9) Sandy´s Law (Reminder), Violations by Brew-on-Premises (U-Brew/U-Vin) operators, Extension of payment terms, AGCO Website; (pg 10) Guidelines on suspension dates, AGCO Board of Directors
2005 Editions of Licence Line
2005 Edition (Volume 5: Issue 2)
(cover) New Chair Appointed for Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Revisions to Hearings Process and New Rules of Practice; (pg 2) New Minister for Liquor Regulations, Liquor Review Report (pg 3) Decision Summary; (pg 4-8) Decision Summary Cont´d.; (pg 9) Questions & Answers, Parliamentary Assistant Appointed, AGCO Board Changes, New Year´s Eve Hours; (pg 10) Sandy´s Law, BYOW initiative popular, New Director of Liquor Enforcement Branch Appointed.
2005 Edition (Volume 5: Issue 1)
(cover) Bring Your Own Wine/Take Home The Rest - Liquor changes mean more choice for consumers - licensees, Sandy´s Law – Mandatory Signage Requirement effective February 1, 2005; (pg 2) G.R. Randy Barber Retires, Interim Chair Appointed, Appointments to the Board, Selling Your Business, Check Your Liquor Expiry Date Now!; (pg 4) Warning Sign; (pg 5) Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) Questions and Answers; (pg 8) Decision Summary; (pg 9) Decision Summary Cont´d.; (pg 10) Poker Tournaments at Bars and Restaurants, AGCO Board of Directors.
2004 Editions of Licence Line
2004 Edition (Volume 4: Issue 3)
(cover) Sandy´s Law; (pg 2) AGCO Annual Report, New plainclothes unit for Toronto entertainment district; (pg 3,4 & 5) Decision Summary; (pg 6) Questions & Answers, Ontario near top in alcohol consumption, Interesting stats, The liquor enforcement inspection system.
2004 Edition (Volume 4: Issue 2)
(cover) More Choice; (pg 2) Note: Chair; (pg 3,4,5 & 6) Decision Summary; (pg 7) New CEO for AGCO, Know the Law on SOP´s, AGCO Website; (pg 8) Public Safety Main Concern of AGCO Inspectors, Correction.
2004 Edition (Volume 4: Issue 1)
(cover) New minister responsible for AGCO; (pg 2, 3,4,5 & 6) Decision Summary;(pg 6) Ontario Health Card as ID; (pg 7) Apply for Patio Licence Early, Obstructing an Inspection, Smart Serve® Wins Award; (pg 8) Questions & Answers, OPP Seize Illegal Gaming Equipment, Correction, AGCO Website.
2003 Editions of Licence Line
2003 Edition (Volume 3: Issue 1)
(cover) Could This Happen To My Premises? Timely Advice From the Ontario Fire Marshall´s Office; (pg 2) Reappointment, AGCO Chair Term Extended, Did You Know?, AGCO Website; (pg 3,4,5,6,&7) Decision Summary; (pg 8) Beware ! Rape Drugs; (pg 9) Corrections, Gambling Machines Seized; (pg 10) Bulletin.
2002 Editions of Licence Line
2002 Edition (Volume 2: Issue 2)
(cover) Changes made to Ontario´s Liquor Licence Regulations; (pg 2) AGCO Website; (pg 3) Executive Council, Bar Fined $93,000); (pg 4,5,6,&7) Decision Summary; (pg 8) Decision Summary, Police Seize Illegal Video Games, Correction; (pg 9) Court Ruling on Claw Machines; (pg 10) Questions & Answers.
2002 Edition (Volume 2: Issue 1)
(cover) Randy Barber appointed new chair of AGCO; (pg 2) New Board Members, Police Leadership Program, AGCO Website; (pg 3,4,5&6) Decision Summary; (pg 7) Tavern Owners´ Responsibilities Clear, Patio Licence, Bar Owner Charged, 3 Month Suspension, Cheating The Public; (pg 8) Qs & As, Letter to Editor, Board of Directors, New Post for Ian McPhail.
2001 Editions of Licence Line
2001 Edition (Volume 1: Issue 1)
(cover) Less is more where higher alcohol content drinks are concerned, New Board Member; (pg 2) Operation POINT, Wine Pub Endorsement; (pg 3) Decision Summary; (pg 4) Executive Council, The E-Laws Website, Change to Wine Content Act, Company Fined; (pg 5) Police Issue Warning; (pg 6) Qs & As, Liquor Inspections, Enforcement Activities, Icewine Victory.
2000 Editions of Licence Line
2000 - Winter Edition
(cover) Ontario to crack down on crime in bars; (pg 2) Decision Summary; (pg 3) Plans and Capacities, Liquor Stats, Room Service Endorsement, Toronto bar fined, Interesting facts; (pg 4) New Years Eve Hours, Apply for patio licence early, Bar fined $10,000.
2000 - Summer/Fall Edition
(cover) How to make your Bar a safer place; (pg 2) Canadian Alcohol Facts, VQA Act proclaimed, Brew-on-Premises; (pg 3&4) Decision Summary; (pg 4) Ads promote sober driving; (pg5) New ID guide from LCBO; (pg 6) Bar owner fined, Concert-goers enjoy beverage alcohol, Claw Machines, Track Licence Line, Qs&As.
2000 - Spring Edition
(cover) The New Chair, Brew-on-premise sector, New Board Member; (pg 2) Illegal liquor, Fake ID cards, Fatal accident; (pg 3&4) Decision Summary; (pg 4) Move to curb illegal activities; (pg 5) Intoxication; (pg 6) Changes at AGCO, Licences not big costs, Qs&As.
1999 Editions of Licence Line
1999 Winter Edition
Special Edition - Severe Sanctions for Illegal Gaming Machines; (pg 2) Changes to Liquor Licence Act, Residency and citizenship requirements, Financial relationships and SOPs.
1999 - Fall Edition
(cover) The LCBO's BYID Photo ID Card; (pg 2) Some things you should know about AGCO; Apply for your patio licence early, Illegal for licensees to raffle liquor; (pg 3 & 4) Decision Summary; (pg 5) Many changes to liquor laws, Uphold liquor laws, Accepting credit cards; (pg 6) New Year's Eve hours extended, Smart Serve® video program.
1999 - Summer Edition
(cover) AGCO questionnaire, New Minister and Parliamentary Assistant; (pg 2) Decision Summary; (pg 3) Wineries can now deliver, Licensees may not purchase alcohol from agency store, AGCO Board of Directors, New Deputy; (pg 4) Major Mack licence revoked, Smart Serve® video training, Changes to Brew pub endorsements; (pg 5) Value added on licensee orders, Drinking & driving messages; (pg 6) Q&As, Manufacturers reminded to obtain pre-approval, What can I advertise?
1998 Editions of Licence Line
1998 - Fall Edition
(cover) Checking RST, new board members; (pg 2) Product/cash losses, LCBO consignment plan, Inspectors must have unrestricted access; (pg 3) Decision summaries, Bar blitz; (pg 4) Gifting, Wine pub endorsements, Qs&As, special insert--Readership Survey.
1998 - June Edition
(cover) AGCO relocation; (pg 2) Having a house policy; (pg 3) Decision summaries, Tip sheets, Nightclub is tough case; (pg 4) Mixed drinks at stadiums, Cash or credit, New guides and forms, Qs&As.
1998 - March Edition
(cover) AGCO up and running; (pg 2) AGCO board of directors; Extension of licence; (pg 3) AGCO organizational structure, Qs&As; (pg 4) Decision summaries, Toronto SOPs.