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Member Newsletter | April 2021
April 2021 Member Newsletter
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House Finance Committee Recommends CCBA’s Excise Tax Proposal for Adoption by Finance Minister Freeland
In its report titled Investing in Tomorrow: Canadian Priorities for Economic Growth and Recovery, the House Standing Committee on Finance recommended the adoption of the CCBA's pre-budget proposal to eliminate the excise tax on the first 10,000 hl of beer brewed by Canadian breweries annually....
Members of Parliament From Across Canada Unite in Support of Craft Breweries
Français On December 3, 2020 the newly-formed Craft Beer Caucus consisting of MPs from all parties held its first meeting. Invited guests were representatives from the Canadian Craft Brewers Association. MP Francis Drouin (Liberal), member from Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, ON will serve as chair of...
CCBA Publishes List of Recommended Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Resources
The Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Committee of the CCBA has published its initial list of recommended resources to assist craft breweries across Canada in addressing and combating all forms of discrimination and racism. "This is the first phase in the rollout of a comprehensive initiative,"...
CCBA Seeks Communication and Member Support Coordinator – Contract Position Available
<< Français >> Thank you for your interest. The position has been filled.
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...
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