Stream Lined Liquor Applications - Anderson Consulting & Design

Anyone who has applied for, and made changes to a Liquor Licence in BC will know the pain of collecting all the required documents – This becomes even more challenging if your company has multiple shareholders, and you have to provide Personal Histories and Criminal record Checks for all of them….

Private corporations are now no longer required to report internal or external share transfers (TSE/TSI), except for Manufacturer and Agent licences. This means licensees will not need to submit complex legal entity structures showing every individual shareholder.

Instead, LCRB will now only collect information on directors and officers of private corporations for all liquor application types, except manufacturers and agents.

When applying for a new liquor licence or transfer, all directors and officers of private corporations must now submit a criminal record check and personal history summary form. Private corporations must also now report any changes to their directors or officers (except for Manufacturer and Agent licences).

Private corporations that are applying for a Manufacturer and/or Agent licence, licence transfer, or approval of new shareholders will continue to submit Criminal Record Checks and Personal History Summary forms for all shareholders holding 10% or more voting interest.
Manufacturer and Agent licensees will continue to report external and internal transfers of shares (TSE/TSI).

If a licensee holds both a Manufacturer/Agent licence and any other liquor licence type, they must report both external/internal transfers of shares and changes to directors/officers.

Please reach out to us with any questions, or for your application needs – New Licence Applications and Transfers can always be complex, especially for Corporations. These updated policies help significantly for Hospitality and Retail Licence holders, but a great deal of time, document collation, and follow up with LCRB Case Managers or Analysts is required – We are here to help with this, so you can spend time focussing on your business……