Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

Type	Crown corporation
Industry	Retail (Department & Discount)
Founded	1930
Headquarters	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Products	Liquor sales and distribution to both consumers and businesses
Revenue	approx: $198.7 Million CAD (fiscal 2007-2008)
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 an 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.

External links

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

References

"Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation" retrieved August 21, 2006

Provincial and territorial alcoholic beverage authorities of Canada

Retail and/or licensing: BC Liquor Stores • Sask Liquor • MLCC (Manitoba) • LCBO (Ontario) • SAQ (Quebec) • Alcool NB Liquor • NSLC • PEILCC • NLC (Newfoundland) • NWT Liquor • Nunavut Liquor • YLC (Yukon)

Licensing only: Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (British Columbia) • Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission • Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario • Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (Quebec) • Alcohol and Gaming Authority (Nova Scotia) • Liquor Licensing Board (Northwest Territories) • Liquor Licensing Board (Nunavut)