Manitoba is set to begin consultations for licensing third-party delivery services for alcohol and cannabis orders from restaurants.
The consultations would potentially lead to an amendment to the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act and run for 45 days. This would further alter the act, which last June permitted restaurants to sell alcohol through these delivery services.
Delivery drivers had to have proper safe and serving certification and confirm identification upon delivery, but the sole licensing remained with restaurants, leaving them ultimately responsible.
Because of this, Shaun Jeffrey, executive director of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservice Association, said few restaurants took advantage of the opportunity.
“Considering the tribulations and issues of the last 18 months of COVID, having something alleviated from restaurant operators shoulders from baring the insurance costs or the liability of delivering alcohol, it’s obviously a win,” said Jeffrey.
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