Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Program - vote 308

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is a regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act 2019, the Liquor Licence and Control Act 2019, the Gaming Control Act, 1992, the Charitable Gaming Order-in-Council 1413/08, the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 and the Horse Racing Licence Act, 2015. The agency was established in 1998 with the merger of the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario and the Gaming Control Commission.

The AGCO’s primary mandate is to regulate the liquor, gaming, cannabis and horse racing sectors in accordance with the principles of honesty and integrity, and in the public interest. It regulates the following activities:

  • the sale of beer in grocery stores
  • the sale and service of beverage alcohol at licensed premises and Special Occasion Permit (SOP) events
  • liquor delivery services
  • liquor manufacturers, representatives and ferment on premise facilities
  • lottery schemes conducted by charitable and religious organizations
  • commercial gaming including casinos and slot machine facilities at racetracks
  • lotteries operated by the provincial government
  • the sale and distribution of recreational cannabis by authorized cannabis retailers.

Vote summary

Item number Item

Supplementary estimates
2021-22

Estimates
2021-22

Estimates
2020-21

Actual
2019-20

Operating expense
1 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario $1,000 - - -
  Total operating expense to be voted $1,000 - - -
  Total operating expense $1,000 - - -

Operating assets
3 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario $1,000 - - -
  Total operating assets to be voted $1,000 - - -
  Total operating assets $1,000 - - -

Capital expense
2 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario $1,000 - - -
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000 - - -
  Total capital expense $1,000 - - -

Capital assets
4 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario $1,000 - - -
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,000 - - -
  Total capital assets $1,000 - - -

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote-
item
number		 Standard account by item and sub-items Amount

Operating expense
308-1 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario  
  Salaries and wages $1,000
  Total operating expense to be voted $1,000
  Total operating expense for Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Program $1,000
  Total operating expense for Ministry of the Attorney General $1,000

Operating assets
308-3 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario  
  Deposits and prepaid expenses $1,000
  Total operating assets to be voted $1,000
  Total operating assets for Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Program $1,000
  Total operating assets for Ministry of the Attorney General $1,000

Capital expense
308-2 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario  
  Other transactions $1,000
  Total capital expense to be voted $1,000
  Total capital expense for Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Program $1,000
  Total capital expense for Ministry of the Attorney General $1,000

Capital assets
308-4 Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario  
      Information technology hardware $1,000
  Total capital assets to be voted $1,000
  Total capital assets for Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Program $1,000
  Total capital assets for Ministry of the Attorney General $1,000