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Fees
2-year renewal: $265.
4-year renewal: $530.
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Manage your Licence
You must tell the AGCO about any changes to your business. This includes changes to ownership and/or management.Β Β
You may need to provide additional information, depending on the situation. Examples of information we might need include personal disclosure information if thereβs a change in the ownership structure or you hire a new manager who oversees day-to-day operations of the sale of beer and cider or beer and wine.Β
Fees
Type of applicationΒ | One timeΒ | Two yearsΒ | Four yearsΒ |
RenewalsΒ | Β | $265Β | $530Β |
TransferΒ | No feeΒ | N/AΒ | N/AΒ |
Relocation β transfer of locationΒ | No feeΒ | N/AΒ | N/AΒ |
Relocation β transfer of location with wine boutique endorsementΒ | No feeΒ | N/AΒ | N/AΒ |
Voluntary surrender of licenceΒ | No feeΒ | N/AΒ | N/AΒ |
Renew your licence
You can select a two-year or four-year term when you renew your licence. There are fees that reflect these terms.Β
Important: expired licences canβt be renewed.Β Β
Your renewal application should be received prior to the expiry date of your manufacturerβs licence forΒ your off-site winery retail store licences to remain valid. To renew your manufacturerβs licence, the AGCO will need confirmation that:Β Β
- Your tax status is up-to-date (check your status on the Ministry of Financeβs Tax Compliance Verification portal)
- If youβve changed owners, youβve reported it to the AGCO (if you havenβt, youβll need to apply for a liquor sales licence transfer first)
Move an off-site winery retail store to a new location
You must apply to the Registrar if you want to move your winery retail store and its licence to a different place.Β
Once the Registrar has approved the transfer, the store being relocated must be open and operating in the new locationβ―withinβ―sixβ―months.Β
Required documentsΒ
When applying to transfer an offsite winery retail store licence to a different location, youβll be asked to provide the following as part of your application:Β Β
- Completedβ―βMunicipal information for a retailβ―storeβ―licenceβΒ
- Floor plan of the proposed retail store includingβ―squareβ―footageΒ
Site inspectionΒ
The AGCO will need to inspect the constructed retail store to confirm that youβve met all the requirements.Β Β
Transferring an off-site winery retail store licence to a different person
To transfer of an off-site winery retail store licence to a different person, the Registrar also must approve the transfer of the winery licence associated with the off-site winery retail store licence. Please contact the AGCOβ―for more information on theβ―process.Β
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