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Dr. Schnarr is a highly accomplished and performance-focused senior executive with extensive experience in...
In: General - Tuesday, August 8, 2023
AGCO Announces Appointment of Chief Superintendent Craig Abrams, Investigation and Enforcement Bureau
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is pleased to announce that Chief Superintendent Craig Abrams has been appointed Bureau Commander of the Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), effective August 21, 2023. Ontario is one of the few jurisdictions in the world that has a dedicated and fully integrated police bureau...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Forestell as Chair of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Forestell is a sitting member of the AGCO Board, having first been appointed in December 2018. Over his last four and a half years on the AGCO Board, he has been a strong advocate for...
Lalit Aggarwal, the Chair of the AGCO’s Board of Directors, has announced his resignation from his role with the agency to spend more time with his family and to focus on his business affairs. The Board’s Vice-Chair, Heidi Reinhart, has assumed the Chair’s responsibilities in the interim. Ms. Reinhart joined the Board of the AGCO in October...
We’re making changes to our website to improve the user experience – and we want you to help us make it better!
We’re conducting one-hour personal interviews. Selected participants will be able to share their experience and ideas on making the AGCO website simpler and...
On behalf of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)’s Board of Directors, I am announcing Tom Mungham’s decision to retire this fall from the AGCO, and from his role as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer. Tom will continue in these roles while the Board conducts its search for the agency’s next Registrar and CEO and will remain...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is delighted to announce that Josée Turcotte (she/her/hers) will join the AGCO as the newest member of its Executive Management Team, serving as Chief Legal Officer, effective July 18, 2022.
Josée brings extensive executive management, legal counsel and governance experience in...
In: General - Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Ontario Announces Temporary Restrictions in Modified Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen
On Monday January 3, 2022, the Ontario Government announced it is temporarily moving the province into Step Two of its...
In: General - Monday, December 20, 2021
Ontario Adding Additional Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Ontario Government announced it was applying additional public health and workplace safety measures in response to the rapidly spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant.
...In: General - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
AGCO Implements Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for its Employees
To ensure a healthy and safe work environment for our employees and the sectors we regulate, the AGCO has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy that applies to all of our employees.
Background
On September 14, 2021, the Government of Ontario released...
In: General - Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Ontario Releases Guidance to Support its Proof of Vaccination Policy in Select Settings
On September 14, 2021, the Government of Ontario released regulations and...
On July 9, 2021, the Ontario Government announced that the province will enter Step Three of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen as key public health and health care indicators continue to improve and the province...
On June 24, 2021, the Ontario Government announced that the province will enter Step 2 of the three-step Roadmap to Reopen as key public health and health care indicators continue to improve and the provincewide vaccination rate has surpassed targets set by the government. The Roadmap gradually lifts public health measures to promote a safe...
In: General - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
What Ontario’s Move to Step One of its Roadmap to Reopen means for AGCO Licensees
On May 20, 2021, the Ontario Government released a three-step ...
In: General - Friday, May 21, 2021
The Ontario Government Released a Three-Step Roadmap to Reopen the Province
Yesterday, the Ontario Government released a three-step plan to gradually lift public health measures and safely reopen the province. For detailed information on the measures planned for each of the three steps, please consult the government’s...
Earlier today, the Ontario Government announced new public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. More information is available in the government’s news release.
The changes include limits on construction...
In: General - Thursday, April 8, 2021
More information to come soon on how the Stay-at-home order will impact AGCO licensees
Yesterday, the Ontario Government declared a third provincial emergency and issued a province-wide Stay-at-Home order requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes. More information is available in the government’s...
Updated: Apr 30, 2021
In response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 transmission, the Ontario Government declared a third provincial emergency and issued a province-wide stay-at-home order. The stay-at-home order is in effect as of today, April 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. More information is available in the government’s ...
In: General - Thursday, April 1, 2021
Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake effective April 3, 2021
Today, the Ontario government announced a provincewide emergency brake based on escalating COVID-19 case numbers and public health expert advice.
All 34 Public Health Unit Regions...
In: General - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Public health regions in Ontario will gradually re-enter the COVID-19 Response Framework
On February 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced that when it is safe to do so, each region of the province will transition gradually from the Stay-at-Home order currently...