Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

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Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
Type Crown corporation
Founded 1930
Headquarters Halifax, Nova Scotia
Industry Retail (Department & Discount)
Products Liquor sales and distribution to both consumers and businesses
Revenue approx: $181.2 Million CAD (fiscal 2005-2006)
Website The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC)'s website

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) controls alcoholic beverages in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the sole distributor and runs all retail outlets selling alcohol except for four private wine specialty shops and, in rural areas where there is not a NSLC location, 23 private "agency" liquor stores.

Important dates:

  • 1930 created through the Liquor Control Act as the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission.
  • 1946 responsibility for licensing sites selling alcolholic beverages (e.g. bars and restaurants) transferred to the Tavern License Committee (now named Liquor License Board)
  • 1995 the Gaming Control Act made NSLC part of the Alcohol and Gaming Authority
  • 2001 was changed from a Commission to a Crown corporation and renamed the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.

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Provincial and territorial alcoholic beverage authorities of Canada Flag of Canada
Liquor Distribution Branch and Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (British Columbia) | Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission | Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority | Manitoba Liquor Control Commission | Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and Liquor Control Board of Ontario | Société des alcools du Québec | New Brunswick Liquor Corporation | Alcohol and Gaming Authority (Nova Scotia) and Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation | Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission | Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation | Liquor Licensing Board (Northwest Territories) | Liquor Licensing Board (Nunavut) | Yukon Liquor Corporation
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