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The Canadian Craft Brewers Association
CCBA Seeks Communication and Member Support Coordinator – Contract Position Available
The Canadian Craft Brewers Association represents the interests of over 1,100 craft breweries and brewpubs in every province and territory in Canada. The CCBA is looking to fill the contract position of Communication and Member Support Coordinator. You will work the equivalent of two days per...
CCBA Strives for Inclusion & Anti-Discrimination in Craft Beer
The Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Committee is a committee of the CCBA devoted to reducing discrimination against Black, Indigenous, POC, LGBTQ, Women, Asian Canadians, Disabled and other marginalized or discriminated-against persons. The committee was formed in the spring of 2020 in response...
CCBA Announces “Seal Deal”
To recognize the financial challenges facing craft breweries in today's environment, the cost to license the Independent Craft Seal of AuthenticityTM has been reduced by 50%. Also, new licensees will get the first 6 months free, while existing licensees will get an automatic 6 month deferral in...
Implementing Traceability Webinar now viewable on CCBA website
CCBA members now have access to the Implementing Traceability for Craft Breweries webinar that was held on October 7th, 2020. The webinar briefly outlines the new federal government Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), then demonstrates how a brewery can modify its existing production...
CCBA Urges Canadian Government to Exclude Aluminum Cans from Retaliatory Tariffs List
On August 10th the CCBA sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland making a case for the removal of aluminum cans from the list of products on which the government will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports. The letter read: Dear Deputy Prime Minister...
CCBA Writes Open Letter to Members of Parliament to Solicit Financial Support for Craft Brewing Industry
Today the CCBA published an open letter to all Members of Parliament referencing the recent survey results from 317 craft breweries across Canada. The letter read: To all Members of Parliament in Canada, We present for your consideration the results of a...
CCBA Publishes Results of Survey #1 – Effects of COVID-19 on Craft Breweries
The CCBA published the results of its first survey of craft breweries in Canada. Of the approximately 1,100 breweries, 317 responses were received from every province and terrtitory, giving the survey a 95% confidence factor with 5% margin of error. The highlights from the survey were: • 91% of...
CCBA Co-authors Letter to Establish New NAICS Code for Brewpubs
The CCBA has joined with the U.S. Brewers Association and Mexico's Acermix to revise portions of the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for 2022. The proposal suggests the creation of a new 6-digit national insudtry code that differentiates brewpubs underneath the current...
Traceability Update from CFIA – April 7, 2020
On March 25th the CCBA petitioned the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to delay the deadline for the implementation of the traceability standards imposed as part of the new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The letter to Dr. Siddika Mithani, President of the CFIA, can be seen here. On...
Provincial Cross-Border Beer Sales
The first line in the federal Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act states that no person shall, from within Canada or outside Canada, import, send, take or transport into any province any intoxicating liquor except such as has been purchased by or on behalf of the executive government of the...
World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup® is a biennial competition in which breweries from around the world compete for gold, silver, and bronze awards across 101 beer style categories. The competition is organized by the Brewers Association, the trade group representing America’s small and independent craft brewers....
New Beer Traceability Standards
The new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), require that certain food businesses track the movement of their food in the supply chain, forward to the immediate customer and back to the immediate supplier. These requirements apply to a...
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