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Retail Liquor Stores Backgrounder

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Allocating Additional Retail Liquor Stores

Backgrounder

Additional retail liquor stores in


Saskatchewan will be allocated based on the Maximum number
population of the community. Communities Population of
must have a minimum population of 500 in retail liquor stores
order to be eligible for a retail liquor store
and there will be a maximum of 40 liquor 500-1,000 1
stores in a community with 275,000 people. 1,001-2,500 2
2,501-5,000 3
Based on current population statistics, some 5,001-10,000 4
communities will be eligible for additional 10,001-15,000 5
retail stores while others will not. 15,001-20,000 6
20,001-27,500 7
The process to allocate a new liquor store 27,501-35,000 8
will only be triggered if interest is expressed 35,001-42,500 9
in a community where there is at least one 42,501-50,000 10
available retail liquor permit. 50,001-57,500 11
215,001-222,500 33
In such cases, an online auction will be used 222,501-230,000 34
with the highest bidder receiving the 230,001-237,500 35
opportunity to apply for the permit, subject 237,501-245,000 36
to also meeting qualifications of holding a 245,001-252,500 37
retail liquor permit). 252,501-260,000 38
260,001-267,500 39
Auctions will initially take place quarterly. 267,501-275,000 40
Notices will be sent to community officials,
advertised in the local newspaper and posted on SLGA’s website prior to an auction
beginning.

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