Nunavut Liquor Commission

Nunavut Liquor Commission

Type	Agency
Industry	Beverages
Founded	Rankin Inlet (1999)
Headquarters	Rankin Inlet, Canada
Key people	Chris D'Arcy, Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance - Financial Management
Products	Alcohol
Revenue	CAD1,173,760 (2009)
Employees	17
Website	[1]

The Nunavut Liquor Commission regulates the distribution, purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages in the Nunavut. The retail arms is referred to as Nunavut Liquor Management. It is the smallest and newest liquor control agency in Canada.

The Agency came into existence as a result of the creation of Nunavut and transfer of the liquor control under the territory's own Liquor Act. From 1999 to 2005 the Northwest Territories Liquor Commission was responsible for liquor control and sales. The agency currently has no liquor stores and two warehouse.^[1]

With no retail locations, alcohol purchases are made via mail order to the agency and are flown to the locations across Nunavut. Individual must obtain a permit to order and ship liquor into Nunavut.^[2] It also provides licensed premises in Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. ^[3] Bulk orders from breweries are not permitted.^[4]

Despite the tight restrictions, liquor access has not prevented bootleggers or control drinking problems in the territory.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.finance.gov.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=liquor
2. ^ ^{a b} http://web.archive.org/web/20100426105155/http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=2945139
3. ^ http://www.canadiandistillers.com/eng/infocentre/factsheets-nun.htm^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2005-07/jul4_05bee.html