Here’s what you need to know about the sale of booze in Ottawa corner stores, gas stations starting Thursday

September 3, 2024 Canuck

You will be able to buy beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails at convenience stores and gas stations in your neighbourhoods starting this week.

In what the Ontario government calls the “largest expansion of consumer choice and convenience since the end of prohibition,” the province is expanding alcohol sales to 8,500 stores this year including convenience stores, gas stations and all grocery and big-box stores.

Starting Thursday, more than 180 gas stations and convenience stores will begin serving alcohol beverages in Ottawa.

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what you need to know about the sale of beer, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails in Ottawa gas stations and convenience stores starting this week.

Where can you buy alcohol?

More than 4,100 gas stations and convenience stores across Ontario have received licenses to sell alcoholic beverages.

From Carp to Orléans, there are 188 locations in Ottawa that can sell alcohol starting on Sept. 5.

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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says most of the licenses issued to date are locations that “already hold a lottery retailer, liquor sales or grocery store license.”

Hours for sale

Starting Thursday, Sept. 5, retail stores licensed to sell alcohol will be permitted to sell between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week.

The AGCO says stores permitted to open on holidays are allowed to sell alcohol between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.

“The AGCO may place conditions on some licences that further limit the hours during which alcohol may be sold,” the AGCO says on its website.

“Selling alcohol outside approved hours could result in a penalty up to $50,000 or the suspension or revocation of your licence.”

What can I buy at convenience stores, gas stations?

The Ontario government says eligible convenience stores will be allowed to sell beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, such as coolers, hard seltzer and other premixed cocktails.

Rules for selling alcohol in gas stations, convenience stores

The AGCO says staff involved in the sale, delivery and taking orders for liquor sales must be 18 years of age or order. Staff must complete the AGCO Board-approved training programs before they are allowed to sell alcohol.

The government agency says all stores must “sell responsibly.”

“Selling responsibly means never selling alcohol to minors or intoxicated customers,” the AGCO says.

Inspectors may visit stores at any time to confirm they are following the laws, according to the AGCO.

Here is the list of the new locations in Ottawa where you can buy alcohol starting Sept. 5:

Convenience Stores

North Bestone – Lees Avenue Suite 101, Ottawa
Slater Street Market – 407 Laurier Ave. W. – Ottawa
Joe’s Smoke Shop and Grocery 1976 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
Pronto Food Mart Orléans – 3469 Innes Road, Ottawa
Michel’s Tobacco and Variety – 262 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa
Smart Super Convenience 1755 Frobisher Lane, Ottawa
Quickie – 1435 Caldwell Avenue, Ottawa
Quickie Parkdale – 255 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa
Quickie Somerset – 287 Somerset Street East, Ottawa
Quickie Walkley – 1780 Heron Drive, Ottawa
Quickie Preston – 500 Preston Street, Ottawa
Quickie Elgin – 348 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Quickie McCarthy – 3332 McCarthy Road, Ottawa
Quickie Poulin – 361 Poulin Avenue, Ottawa
Quickie Bay – 435 Albert Street, Ottawa
Quickie Gilmour – 332 Bank Street, Ottawa
Quickie St. Laurent – 1034 Pleasant Park Road, Ottawa
Quickie Conroy – 4 Lorry Greenberg Drive, Ottawa
Quickie Hunt Club – 1661 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa
Quickie Mann – 119 Mann Avenue, Ottawa
Quickie Rideau – 490 Rideau Street, Ottawa
Quickie Richmond – 1386 Richmond Road, Ottawa
Quickie Bank/Grove – 1166 Bank Street, Ottawa
Redrock Convenience & Café – 86 Forward Avenue, Ottawa
Circle K – 210 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa
Circle K – 256 Richmond Road, Ottawa
Carp Foodliner – 3744 Carp Road, Ottawa
All U Need – 345 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa
Ottawa South Groceteria – 431 Sunnyside Avenue, Ottawa
Circle K – 1402 Highgate Road, Ottawa
Circle K – 2213 Arch Street, Ottawa
Circle K – 1023 Wellington Street West, Ottawa
Roma Confectionary – 258 Rochester Street, Ottawa
Circle K – 120 Osgoode Street, Ottawa
Circle K – 1025 Merivale Road, Ottawa
Circle K – 598 Montreal Road, Ottawa
Dixie Dairy Convenience Store – 101 Main Street, Ottawa
Zil Corporation – 289 Queen Mary Street, Ottawa
Jai Maa Ambe Corporation – 1034 Lola Street, Ottawa
Preston Food Market – 71 Preston Street, Ottawa
Iris Food Market – 1121 Cobden Road, Ottawa
Jacobsons Gourmet Concept – 103 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa
Nick’s Confectionery – 920 Montreal Road, Ottawa
Circle K – 1827 Baseline Road, Ottawa
Quickie Bell – 163 Bell Street North, Ottawa
Circle K – 1420 Walkley Road Ottawa
The Piggy Market – 400 Winston Avenue, Ottawa
Papa Jack Popcorn Factory – 2184 Thurston Drive, Ottawa
Royal Swift Convenience – 180 Lees Avenue, Ottawa
Simpler Life Code Ltd. – 245 Bay Street, Ottawa
Domestic Foods – 595 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa
Kaboora Convenience Store – 370 Bank Street, Ottawa
Circle K – 388 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Fresh Grocer – 40 Jolliet Avenue, Ottawa
King Confectionary – 1224 Shillington Avenue, Ottawa
Donna’s Friendly Store – 157 Cathcart Street, Ottawa
Circle K – 437 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
Quickie Leitrim – 4505 Bank Street, Gloucester
Circle K – 2063 Meadowbrook Road, Gloucester
Circle K – 4000 Bridle Path Drive, Gloucester
Circle K – 4184 Spratt Road, Gloucester
Greely Convenience Store – 1341 Meadow Drive, Greely
Circle K – 907 Eagleson Road, Kanata
Quickie Stonehaven – 800 Stonehaven Drive, Kanata
Circle K – 62 Stonehaven Drive, Kanata
Circle K – 1031 Teron Road, Kanata
Circle K – 100 Castlefrank Road, Kanata
Mac’s Store – 500 Hazeldean Road, Kanata
The Helpful Neighbour Convenience Store – 4100 Kanata Avenue, Kanata
Circle K – 44 Edgewater Street, Kanata
Mac’s Convenience Store – 5511 Manotick Main Street, Manotick
Our Neighbourhood Store – 1119 Meadowlands Drive E., Nepean
OK Mart – 1508 Merivale Road Unit 17 – Nepean
Quickie Rideaucrest – 1 Rideaucrest Drive, Nepean
Quickie Barrhaven – 2201 Jockvale Road, Nepean
Proxi Nepean – 1660 Merivale Road, Nepean
Circle K – 418 Moodie Drive, Nepean
Prince of Wales Market – 1896 Prince of Wales Drive, Nepean
Circle K – 1545 Greenbank Road, Nepean
That Corner Store – 3812 Greenbank Road, Nepean
A2Z Corner – 605 Longfields Drive, Nepean
Buck or Two Express – 100 Bayshore Drive, Nepean
Rainbow R&H – 6679 Fourth Line Road, North Gower
Circle K – 2302 Tenth Line Road, Orléans
Quickie Watters – 915 Watters Road, Orléans
Circle K – 385 Tompkins Avenue, Orléans
Circle K – 1600 Forest Valley Drive, Orléans
Gajanand Corporation – 375 Des Epinettes Avenue, Orléans
Circle K – 6138 Perth Street, Richmond
Midori – 2950 Colonel Road, Sarsfield
Circle K – 1 Hobin Street, Stittsville
Quickie Beechwood – 64 Beechwood Avenue, Vanier
Smoke Avenue – 217 Montreal Road, Vanier
Circle K – 313 McArthur Avenue, Vanier
IBJ Market – 23 Montreal Road, Vanier
Amen Convenience Store – 345 Richelieu Avenue, Vanier
Circle K – 120 Montrel Road, Vanier

Gas stations

Circle K/ Esso 401 Hazeldean Rd., Ottawa
Shell – 2498 Bank Street, Ottawa
Shell – 1607 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
Shell – 2232 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
Shell – 962 Merivale Road, Ottawa
Shell – 2238 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
Shell – 1440 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa
Shell – 2770 Iris Street Ottawa
Esso/Circle K – 1600 Bank Street Ottawa
Canadian Tire Gas – 1176 Heron Road, Ottawa
Esso/Circle K – 3869 Innes Road, Ottawa
Esso/Circle K – 2075 Montreal Road, Ottawa
Petro Canada – 1007 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa
Petro Canada – 4000 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
Circle K/Esso – 1970 Walkley Road, Ottawa
W.O. Stinson & Son Ltd – 4726 Bank Street, Ottawa
Circle K/Esso – 2100 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa
Esso/Circle K – 2545 Baseline Road, Ottawa
Pioneer – 631 Industrial Avenue, Ottawa
Ultramar – 3199 Hawthorne Road, Ottawa
Ultramar – 3467 Hawthorne Road, Ottawa
MacEwen Petroleum – 512 Bank Street, Ottawa
Canadian Tire Gas – 4778 Bank Street, Ottawa
Petro Canada – 5336 Boundary Road, Carlsbad Springs
Shell – 2145 Carp Road, Carp
Shell – 2653 March Road, Carp
MacEwan Tin Cup Express – 2070 Carp Road, Carp
Circle K/Esso – 1494 Innes Road, Gloucester
Petro Canada – 2180 Montreal Road, Gloucester
Petro Canada – 1960 Innes Road, Gloucester
Petro Canada – 2630 Innes Road, Gloucester
Petro Canada – 2536 Bank Street, Gloucester
Petro Canada – 3201 Conroy Road, Gloucester
Mobil/Waypoint Gloucester – 1970 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester
MacEwen – 685 River Road, Gloucester
Shell – 473 Terry Fox Drive – Kanata
Shell – 720 March Road Kanata
Circle K/Esso – 501 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata
Canadian Tire Gas – 500 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata
Petro Canada – 500 Eagleson Road, Kanata
Petro Kanata – 570 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata
Circle K/Esso – 479 March Road, Kanata
Ultramar – 480 Hazeldean Road, Kanata
Ultramar – 401 March Road, Kanata
Ultramar – 1652 Roger Stevens Drive, Kars
RKK Petroleum Inc. – 5329 Boundary Road, Navan
Circle K / Esso – 1856 Robertson Rd. – Nepean
Shell – 1548 Merivale Road, Nepean
Shell – 1857 Merivale Road, Nepean
Shell – 2950 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean
Shell – 3190 Prince of Wales Drive – Nepean
Canadian Tire Gas Bar – 2201 Greenbank Road, Nepean
Circle K/Esso – 3580 Strandherd Drive, Nepean
Almonte Gas and Grocery Corp. 5 Little Dry Creek Pl. Nepean
Mobil at Loblaws – 1460 Merivale Road, Nepean
Circle K/Esso – 2162 Prince of Wales Drive, Nepean
Petro Canada – 1900 Prince of Wales Drive, Nepean
Petro Canada – 3775 Strandherd Drive, Nepean
Petro Canada – 3766 Fallowfield Road, Nepean
Circle K/Esso – 1545 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean
Esso/Circle K – 1584 Merivale Road, Nepean
Ralph & Sons Diner/MacEwen Petroleum – 3420 Carling Avenue, Nepean
Petro Canada – 1431 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean
Petro Canada – 3320 Fallowfield Road, Nepean
Shell – 2975 St. Joseph Blvd., Orléans
Shell – 1993 Tenth Line Road, Orléans
Mobil at Superstore – 4270 Innes Road, Orléans
Esso/Waypoint Taylor Creek – 1270 Trim Road, Orléans
Circle K/Esso – 1985 Trim Road, Orléans
Circle K/Esso – 1980 St. Joseph Boulevard, Orléans
Petro Canada – 4358 Innes Road, Orléans
Esso Waypoint Mer Bleue – 4042 Innes Road, Orléans
Canadian Tire Gas – 1775 Tenth Line Road, Orléans
Petro Canada – 1988 St. Joseph Boulevard, Orléans
MacEwen Richmond – 5925 Perth Street, Richmond
Mobil/Waypoint Richmond- 5913 Perth Street, Richmond
Esso Waypoint – 5899 Hazeldean Road, Stittsville
Petro Canada – 6250 Hazeldean Road, Stittsville
Petro Canada – 6061 Hazeldean Road, Stittsville
Shell – 5762 Hazeldean Road, Stittsville
Ultramar – 5943 Hazeldean Road, Stittsville
Ultramar – 225 Huntmar Drive, Stittsville
Shell – 20 Beechwood Avenue, Vanier
Shell – 1 Montreal Road Vanier
Circle K/Esso – 395 Montreal Road, Vanier
Ultra Mar – 992 Burton Road, Vars
A&M Gas Mart – 5546 Albion Road, Gloucester
MacEwen Dunrobin – 1749 Dunrobin Road, Kanata
MacEwen St. Laurent – 1515 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa
MacEwen – 5026 Bank Street, Gloucester

Alcohol in grocery stores and big-box grocery stores

The Ontario government says starting Oct. 31, all licensed grocery and big-box grocery stores, including newly licensed big box stores, will be able to sell the following: