Ontario will take all the American alcohol from its liqueur shelves administered by the Government as of Tuesday in response to 25% tariffs on the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in Canadian imports.
The points of sale of the Ontario Liquor Control Board also take out the products of the United States from their catalog so that other retailers cannot order or replenish those items, according to a Sunday statement from Prime Minister Doug Ford.
“Each year, LCBO sells almost $ 1 billion in American wine, beer, liquors and seftzers. Not anymore, ”said Ford. “There has never been a better time to choose an incredible product made by Ontario or Canadian.”
Ford’s announcement occurred only a few hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slapped 25% reprisal rates against $ 155 billion of US goods.
The LCBO is one of the largest alcohol wholesalers, who sells more than 1.1 billion liters of alcoholic products in Ontario in 2023. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Canada mainly imports hard liquors in the United States with an estimated $ 320 million in sales. The second main export destination of the United States for liquor as of October 2024 is Canada, with a commercial value of $ 25.9 million, according to the OEC.
In a statement provided to CNBC, the LCBO said it will stop all sales of alcohol products online and in stores “indefinitely”, and added that it is the “registration importer” for all American alcohol in Ontario. LCBO currently lists more than 3,600 products from 35 US states., Added the statement.
The measure follows other retaliation ads of other Canadian ministers similar to rates, including the Prime Minister of New Scotland, Tim Houston, directing the New Scotland Liquor Corporation to eliminate all the American alcohol of its shelves on Tuesday and the British Columbia Prime Minister David Eby. “Immediately stop buying American liquor of” Red State “and eliminates the best -selling” red state “brands.