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Beer Canada is pleased to announce Kyle Norrington, President of Labatt Breweries of Canada has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors. He replaces George Croft, President and CEO of Waterloo Brewing Limited who chaired the Association for two years.

In the true north, there are days dedicated to maple syrup, curling, and the noble beaver. But there’s never been a national day to annually celebrate one of Canada’s favourite products: beer. That ends today as Beer Canada is officially declaring the Wednesday before Thanksgiving: Canadian Beer Day. 

Beer Canada has released its 2018 Industry Trends update. The remarkable growth in the number of breweries in Canada is a clear sign of a vibrant and fiercely competitive domestic beer scene.

Beer Canada and its members commend the Government for supporting brewers by modernizing Canada’s beer standards.

On April Fool’s Day, the cost of your beer is going up again. That’s no joke.

Brewers are disappointed that the 2019 Budget does nothing to stop taxes on beer, wine and spirits from going up yet again. Federal excise tax on all beverage alcohol products will automatically go up on April 1, the third increase in just 2 years. Budget 2019 fails to repeal the rigid and unfair escalator tax on Canadians.  

Beer Canada has launched the Responsible Advertising and Marketing Code, a new statement of principles and best practices that demonstrate our members continued commitment to responsibility.

Beer Canada opposes any beer tax increase in New Brunswick. None of the political parties mentioned raising beer taxes during the recent election campaign.

Beer Canada today congratulates the Ford government on its decisive action to stop Ontario's automatically escalating beer tax and help beer drinkers.

The Government of Canada’s announcement that most beer cans imported from the U.S. will no longer be subject to retaliatory tariffs is welcome news for brewers and beer drinkers across Canada.

At the first ministers’ meeting, positive signals were announced that steps will be taken to consider ways to reduce the barriers that are currently in place in regards to the interprovincial trade of beer, wine and spirits.  Beer Canada, the voice of the people who brew our nation’s beers, welcomes the news that barriers related to beverage alcohol will be a priority going forward.

The Government of Canada’s Fall Economic Statement contains positive changes for the beer industry including a commitment to complete the modernization of the Beer Standard under Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations. Yet it misses the opportunity to make life more affordable for Canada’s middle class and fix a growing competitive disadvantage for domestic brewers.