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What is a private special event?
To qualify as a private special event, attendance must be limited to invited guests, members and staff of an organization, or persons to whom advance tickets have been given or sold. If uninvited attendees or members of the general public are allowed to participate, the event is no longer a private special event, but rather a public special event.
A private special event includes:
| · | A social, cultural, recreational, religious, sporting or community event; |
| · | A tasting event to acquaint the public with products from a winery, brewery or distillery; |
| · | A celebration of a family occasion, including, but not limited to, weddings, christenings, bar mitzvahs or other religious occasions, birthdays or wedding anniversaries. |
| · | Pre-wedding parties (bachelor and bachelorette party, stag and stagette night/party) cannot be licensed; these
events must be held in a residence. |
What is a public special event?
A public special event is a community or public celebration (community festival, outdoor concert) where anyone may attend. Events are public if they are held in a place open to the public, such as a park, open room in a community centre, business open to the public or outdoor location such as a parking lot. Distilled spirits, other than spirit-based coolers, are not generally permitted. Beer, wine, cider and coolers may be sold.
Special Occasion Licences are regulated by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and administered by the Liquor Distribution Branch.
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