Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province’s cannabis retail stores will be opened up to the market and move away from its initial lottery system. While Premier Ford did not specify how many stores will be opened, he did indicate they will open in the New Year. ...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has approved two new break open ticket types (BN31 and SP44) that includes unique expense maximums. The unique expense maximums are not available to existing ticket types. The tickets were developed by the charitable gami...
Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General is proposing a change to Regulation 719 of the Liquor License Act to allow alcohol to be sold and served at licensed establishments in the post-security area of certain airports 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The current hou...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford yesterday announced that the Ministry of the Solicitor General will open up applications this week for the Proceeds of Crime – Front-Line Policing (POC-FLP) Grant. A total of $6 million will be invested from 2020 to 2023 with the grant using assets f...
The Ontario government announced that it has reached an agreement with Bell Mobility to update the Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN), the communications network supporting front-line and emergency responders across the province. Last updated in 1998, the PSRN does not meet...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission today (AGCO) announced the Ontario government has approved two changes to regulation that increase the hours of sale for liquor manufacturers and increases flexibility for wineries that sell at Farmers’ Markets. These changes are part of t...
The government is proposing a regulatory framework for amendments made to the Safer School Zones Act by the previous government in 2017. The amendments were designed to prevent speeding and include the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE – or, more commonly, photo ...
In the context of the Attorney General recently opening consultations to reform the system, AMCTO has released a third edition of its briefing note series, Issue at a Glance , on Joint and Several Liability. The issues surrounding joint and several liability, its recent...
Following the announcement at the end of January at the annual Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) by Premier Doug Ford, the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario has opened up consultations on joint and several liability, insurance costs, and the affect ‘li...
Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Rod Phillips, and Attorney General, Doug Downey, today announced the next phase of the province’s cannabis stores, which will authorize an additional 42 private cannabis retail stores. Similar to the first phase, the Alcohol and Gaming Commis...