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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...
Prime Minister Announcements – March 30th
HIGHLIGHT: Today the Prime Minister gave further clarity regarding the 75% wage subsidy which is now called the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. To be eligible for this subsidy, businesses will need to show that revenue has gone down by at least 30% due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of...
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...
Advocacy on Parliament Hill
Arguably the primary role of any national industry association is to advocate for its members with the federal government. This practice of lobbying is strictly regulated. In fact, Canada has its own Commissioner of Lobbying, Nancy Bélanger. Her department’s website is here. The CCBA has recently...
Canada Hits 1,000 Craft Breweries
In June, 2019 the CCBA conducted its first survey of every province and territory to determine how many craft breweries and brewpubs are presently operating in Canada. Here are the results: Breweries in Operation Breweries in Planning Brewpubs in Operation British Columbia 160 14 10 Alberta 100 15...
Cannabis and Craft—Just Don’t Call It “Beer”
On June 14, 2019 Health Canada released amendments to the Cannabis Regulations that will govern the production and sale of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals. This includes cannabis beverages made from infusing non-alcoholic beer with cannabis (THC to be precise), or from...
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