All liquor sales licences are
issued to individuals, business partnerships or corporations,
for operation
at a specific location. The owner – as licensed
with the AGCO – is responsible for the ongoing
operation of the licence.
Changes in ownership (more commonly
referred to as licence transfers) must be approved
by the AGCO. An
application must be submitted for approval BEFORE
the change is made.
Licence transfers fall into two general
categories: A 100% change in ownership from that
currently registered
with the AGCO; or a partial change in ownership from
that currently registered with the AGCO.
If the licensee is a corporation,
partnership or sole proprietorship, its business
trade
(operating) name must be registered with the
Companies and Personal Property Security Branch.
Also note that corporations must file updated
information with respect to officers and directors
of a corporation with the Companies and Personal
Property Security Branch on a regular basis.
For information and forms, please click
here. Forms must be forwarded to Companies
and Personal Property Security Branch for processing.
Important Notice:
Floor plans are not required as part of an application for a transfer of
a liquor sales licence.
An Authorization to Contract
Out allows a transfer applicant to operate a licensed
establishment until
the licence is either transferred into the applicant’s
name, the licence expires, or the AGCO refuses the
transfer, whichever comes first.
During
this period, both the current liquor sales licence-holder and the transfer applicant are responsible
for the sale and service of beverage alcohol.
The Authorization to Contract Out must be submitted
to the AGCO with the transfer application, and appropriate
licensing fee.
Important
Notice:
A personal history report for the person who will be responsible for
managing the premises must be submitted and approved by the AGCO, BEFORE
the Authorization to Contract Out becomes effective and the transfer
applicant is permitted to sell and serve beverage alcohol on the premises.
Check
the expiry date of the licence, and have
the licensee renew it (if necessary) to ensure
it does not expire during the transfer period.
You should apply for a transfer (corporate
rollover) of a licence if:
An individual or a partnership decides
to incorporate and become a corporation. In this
case the individual or the partners must be the
only officers and directors of the new corporation
and a corporate structure form must be completed.
A corporation with a sole officer, director and
shareholder decides to become a sole proprietor.
A corporation with more than one officer, director
or shareholder decides to become a partnership
and the officers; directors and shareholders are
the only partners.
Important Notice:
Floor plans are not required as part of an application for a transfer of
a liquor sales licence.
A premise with a valid liquor sales
licence may be eligible for a one-year non-renewable
transfer of liquor sales licence in order to dispose
of the business in an orderly fashion, if the licensed
premise is temporarily taken into possession by:
A trustee in bankruptcy
A court appointed receiver
A mortgagee (on the property)
A franchiser
A landlord by default of lease
An executor or administrator
An application for a Temporary Transfer must be completed
by one of the eligible applicants listed above and
forwarded to the AGCO along with the appropriate licensing
fee.
Applicants may not sell, serve or permit consumption
of beverage alcohol on the premises until the temporary
liquor sales licence has been issued by the AGCO.
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Please mail completed applications,
including all attachments, and appropriatealcohol
licensing fee to:
Alcohol and Gaming Commission
Licensing & Registration
90 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 0A4
**Please note:
(2689) Establishment Description form (To be completed and submitted for a new, transfer or change of a liquor licence application in any of the 11 Phase One municipalities. Click here to view the list.)
