The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issues licences that allow you to deliver liquor to customers for a fee, as well as take and solicit orders for the sale of liquor for delivery. Note: A holder of a delivery licence is not permitted to sell liquor.
There are two classes of delivery licences:
General Delivery Licence (previously Licence to Deliver)
- The General Delivery Licensee acts as an agent for the customer who is legally entitled to purchase liquor, or for a liquor licensed establishment or retail store that is directing the delivery of an order to a customer.
- Allows most delivery businesses to deliver liquor to individuals for a fee. Liquor may be purchased or obtained either from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the Brewers Retail Inc. (The Beer Store), a manufacturer’s on-site store, a licensed grocery or convenience store, an off-site retail store, or an eligible liquor licensed establishment.
- Liquor may not be purchased or obtained prior to receiving an order.
- The licence is valid for two or four years, at which time you must apply for a licence renewal.
Affiliate Delivery Licence (new effective July 1, 2026)
- The Affiliate Delivery Licensee acts as an agent for the customer who is legally entitled to purchase liquor.
- Allows only certain delivery businesses affiliated with a licensed grocery store or a licensed and eligible convenience store to deliver liquor to customers.
- The liquor must be purchased or obtained from the affiliated grocery or convenience store and delivered from that store’s inventory or inventory the licensee holds on behalf of affiliated stores.
- Licensees may hold liquor on behalf of affiliated retail licensees for the purpose of purchasing it from the retail licensee once an order is placed.
- An Affiliate Delivery Licence is valid for one year, at which time you must apply for a licence renewal.
Note: An affiliate refers to either two or more persons or entities that are partners in the same partnership; members of the same joint venture; or affiliated as defined by the Liquor Tax Act, 1996. The Liquor Tax Act defines a corporation as an affiliate of another corporation if one of them is the subsidiary of the other, if both are subsidiaries of a third corporation or if each of them is controlled by the same person or persons.