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Changes to shipping laws?

Discussion in 'Canada' started by polloenfuego, May 27, 2020.

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  1. polloenfuego

    polloenfuego Jan 26, 2013 Canada (NB)
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    So I recently discovered that there have been some changes to interprovincial shipping rules for beer.

    This does not apply to all provinces, but it seems some barriers are coming down. After some research, I learned that Ontario has dropped import restrictions on beer from AB, SK, MB, NB, NS, PEI and NL. BC and Quebec are still out in the cold. Of course the rules are that it must be shipped by a registered producer or agent, and by a authorized shipper. On those over 19 blah blah blah.

    This is a major change. And it really opens things up, if the breweries are willing to ship. I know that Trailway Brewing in Fredericton NB is in the game. I received my first shipment from them today. They only ship to ON and the Atlantic provinces.

    I am hoping this is a sign of good things to come. I'll happily pay the shipping to try some beer from across the country.
     
    #1 polloenfuego, May 27, 2020
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  2. icormier

    icormier Jul 15, 2014 Canada (ON)

    I was pretty happy to get door-to-door deliveries from the local breweries in Ottawa. This is good news - hope things open up for Quebec brewers.
     
    #2 icormier, May 28, 2020
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  3. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    It’s a huge change. I keep meaning to pull the trigger on a Trailway order myself. Stillwell is doing it to I believe. Another I’ll likely order from.
     
    #3 Coronaeus, May 28, 2020
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  4. CurtisD

    CurtisD Aug 16, 2012 Canada (NB)
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    I believe craft alcohol producers in NB are now allowed to sell each other’s products. If that means that the breweries doing shipping are now defacto online boutique beer stores...well that would make it really enticing for out-of-province folks to place an order and sample a wider variety of products.
     
    #4 CurtisD, May 28, 2020
  5. polloenfuego

    polloenfuego Jan 26, 2013 Canada (NB)
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    Congratulations to New Brunswick, jumping miles ahead of Ontario. Your move Doug.
     
    #5 polloenfuego, May 29, 2020
  6. onezendad

    onezendad Apr 16, 2018 Canada (ON)

    A friend ordered from NS to Ontario and it worked out okay. It's not cheap and takes forever but the beer was a nice change. We split the order so the shipping cost was mitigated a bit
     
    #6 onezendad, May 30, 2020
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  7. CurtisD

    CurtisD Aug 16, 2012 Canada (NB)
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    Is there a resource that shows which Canadian breweries ship to which province? I know there are a few Ontario-centric lists that show who was doing home delivery.
     
    #7 CurtisD, May 30, 2020
  8. Electros

    Electros Feb 20, 2007 Canada (ON)
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    Definatly doing a Trailway order too!
     
    #8 Electros, May 30, 2020
  9. JonnyBeers

    JonnyBeers Oct 24, 2012 Canada (BC)

    Unfortunately BC is still far behind on this. Blame the wine lobbies :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #9 JonnyBeers, Jun 4, 2020
  10. CraigWilson506

    CraigWilson506 Apr 15, 2018 Canada (NB)

    I've ordered quite a bit of beer out of province into NB - mostly from Nova Scotia breweries, but one from Ontario shipped here as well. Some refuse to do it, and some won't even get back to you, but it would be great if there was a list of breweries willing to ship out of province. I'm sure I'm not aware of all of them.
     
    #10 CraigWilson506, Jun 16, 2020
  11. CurtisD

    CurtisD Aug 16, 2012 Canada (NB)
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    Can you let me know who shipped to you from Ontario?

    Cheers to a fellow NBer, btw!
     
    #11 CurtisD, Jun 17, 2020
  12. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    I can’t speak for the above, it I believe Flying Monkeys is shipping Canada wide now.
     
    #12 Coronaeus, Jun 17, 2020
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  13. CraigWilson506

    CraigWilson506 Apr 15, 2018 Canada (NB)

    Hi Curtis - we got an order from Left Field - I see above that Flying Monkeys is doing it too - that's sort of exciting. Left Field is very good as well.
     
    #13 CraigWilson506, Jun 17, 2020
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