Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Board of License Commissioners for Ontario
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Board of License Commissioners was created in 1915 and superceded the License Branch of the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary, and the municipal boards of license commissioners, which had previously regulated the sale of alcohol.
The Board of License Commissioners reported to the Legislature through the Provincial Secretary.
In 1927 it became legal once again to sell liquor from government approved stores. The Board of License Commissioners for Ontario was then replaced with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Board of License Commissioners for Ontario was responsible for control over the sale of alcohol in Ontario, and particularly for administering the provisions of the Ontario Temperance Act after 1916. Although the retail alcohol trade was stopped, the board regulated all remaining aspects of the alcohol trade, which included receiving reports from licensed vendors of alcohol detailing their sales, the granting of Standard Hotel Licenses, and the regulation of the sale of Ontario wines. The Board was also responsible for enforcement of the act.
Address
Liquor License Act, Statutes of Ontario 1915, Chap. 39.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Reports of the Board of License Commissioners on the operation of the Ontario Temperance Act, 1917-1926.
McTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964).
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk