Shipping alcohol to Ontario
A producer in another province can ship to you in Ontario once it has been authorized by LCBO — and you must be 19 or older to receive it. What is allowed, and since when, varies by province; here is what is on the record.
- Participating
- Yes — signed July 2026
- Drinking age
- 19
- Authority
- LCBO
- Go-live date
- not yet verified — not published — signing day is not the same as shipments open
- Public producer list
- Yes
- Producer remits
- Multi-band schedule (see below) — not a single retail %
- Reporting
- quarterly
- Personal limit
- not yet verified — check with the authority
- Signature on delivery
- not yet verified
- Seasonal limits
- not yet verified — none on record
Today. Today, a producer in another province can ship to Ontario only after LCBO has authorized it. Ontario and Nova Scotia signed the first bilateral agreement on 2 March 2026, and producer applications opened the next day. LCBO lists eight participating jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. Quebec is not among them. The public list includes producers from Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia. Applications may take up to three weeks. Our register, as of 2026-11-09, records 25 LCBO authorizations.
Not yet published. LCBO has not published an official date for the first authorizations or the first shipments. Authorizations were forecast to begin “in the coming weeks.” That is why the go-live field reads as not yet verified, even though producers are already on the list.
Source. Authorization holders file quarterly reports, including a nil report when there are no sales, and remit amounts calculated on basic price — excluding shipping, container deposits, and HST. Mark-up is multi-band, not a single retail percentage: no mark-up on 100 percent Canadian wine and cider, 19.1 percent of basic price on other wines, per-litre beer rates, and spirits bands by ABV. Remittance also includes ODRP deposits and HST on the mark-up. The mark-up table on this page is taken from LCBO’s DTC quarterly templates. Source: LCBO, checked 5 October 2026.
DTC mark-up schedule
Authorization holders remit to LCBO on a quarterly basis (including a nil report when there are no sales). Mark-up is calculated on basic price — excluding shipping, container deposits and HST — using the official out-of-province DTC quarterly templates (v1.0). These amounts are paid by the producer, not as a separate line at the consumer’s checkout.
- Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP) container deposit, by volume and material
- LCBO mark-up on basic price (excl. HST, deposit and shipping) — schedule by product class
- HST on the LCBO mark-up (13%)
| Product class | Band | LCBO mark-up |
|---|---|---|
| 100% Canadian wine & cider | — | 0% of basic price |
| All other wines or wine coolers | — | 19.1% of basic price |
| Beer and malt-based RTD | Microbrewer | $0.46/L |
| Beer and malt-based RTD | Manufacturer | $1.18/L |
| Spirits (including spirit-based RTDs and coolers) | ≤7.1% alcohol by volume | 20% of basic price |
| Spirits (including spirit-based RTDs and coolers) | >7.1% and ≤18% alcohol by volume | 25% of basic price |
| Spirits (including spirit-based RTDs and coolers) | >18% alcohol by volume | 30.75% of basic price |
Rates from LCBO DTC quarterly financial report templates v1.0, checked 2026-07-26. LCBO — Know your obligations. Templates may change — confirm with LCBO before relying on a figure.
Our record for Ontario is 29% confirmed against official sources. Blanks above are things we have not checked — not things that don’t exist. Know a source? Send it our way.
Who can ship to Ontario today
25 producers are authorized by LCBO to ship into Ontario as of 2026-11-09. See the full list →
Questions
Is it legal to ship alcohol to Ontario?
Yes, within limits. Ontario is one of nine provinces in the July 2026 agreement, so a Canadian producer authorized by LCBO may ship directly to a Ontario resident of legal drinking age, for personal use. The producer must be on that list first.
How old do I have to be to receive alcohol in Ontario?
19. The destination province's drinking age applies, not the producer's.
Who regulates this in Ontario?
LCBO. Producers must be authorized by LCBO before shipping into Ontario, and it is the authority to check with if you are unsure about a specific order.
Which producers can ship to Ontario right now?
25 producers are on our register as authorized by LCBO to ship into Ontario as of 2026-11-09.
Rules change. Verify with LCBO before ordering. Compare all provinces → Producers listed for each province →