Ministry 2003/04 Annual Service Plan Report - Government of British Columbia.
   

Liquor Control and Licensing

Goals Objectives and Strategies
Increased voluntary compliance by licensees

Increase licensee compliance through enforcement focused on public safety

  • Focus inspections and investigations on service to minors, over-service, overcrowding and illicit alcohol
  • Target inspection resources on high-risk problem establishments
  • Create tools to identify high-risk establishments in consultation with local governments, police, schools and licensees
Liquor control decisions that reflect community standards Ensure new Liquor-Primary licensing decisions are effectively reviewed by local government and have community support
  • Provide local governments with community health indicators to better assess licence applications
  • Set terms and conditions for hours, size and entertainment that are consistent with community standards
Increased public safety

Reduce unnecessary regulations not focused on public safety and strengthen those that are

  • Reduce number of licence classes and detail associated with each class
  • Eliminate unnecessary liquor advertising regulations
  • Improve Server Training Program to strengthen service to minors and over-service education components

 

Performance Measures 2001/02 Actual 2002/03 Actual 2003/04 Target 2003/04 Actual
Number of inspections1 12,680 12,604 15,000 19,034
Number of contravention notices2 714 1,023 730 1,763
Number of illicit alcohol investigations and inspections3 0 0 4 52
Percentage of regulatory requirements eliminated4 N/A 29% 0% 4%
Number of licences issued without community support5 0 0 0 0
Percentage of licensees who are found in compliance6 79% 79% 68% 81%
Number of complaints received from police Data not available 257 215 260
Time to reach an enforcement decision or waiver7 120 days 171 days 100 days 81 days
Time to acquire a liquor-primary licence (excluding processing by applicant or local government)8 6 months 5 months 4 months 6 months
1  This performance measure is discussed in more detail in the section of the report entitled Key Performance Results.
2  This measure will no longer be reported by the ministry for performance reporting purposes. The number of contravention notices may reflect licensee behaviour as observed by liquor inspectors, but not all contravention notices result in enforcement action. Many contravention notices result in compliance meetings between inspectors and licensees which enable both parties to cooperatively address the operating problems of the establishment and to ensure licensees understand their obligations under the law.
3  This measure has been modified since publication of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Service Plan 2003/2004 to 2005/2006 to include illicit alcohol inspections as well as investigations in order to more clearly reflect the extent of and methods of illicit alcohol enforcement.
4  This measure will no longer be reported by the ministry as the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch has now met the government's objective of reducing regulatory requirements by 33 per cent.
5  This measure has been eliminated and replaced with the new performance measure "percentage of local governments participating in assessing new liquor primary applications." The new measure is discussed in more detail in the section of the report entitled Key Performance Results.
6  This performance measure is discussed in more detail in the section of the report entitled Key Performance Results.
7  For increased clarity, the wording of this measure has been revised from the original "time to complete enforcement hearings and take action." The measure is discussed in more detail in the section entitled Key Performance Results.
8  This performance measure is discussed in more detail in the section of the report entitled Key Performance Results.

 

 
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