Since 2001, the number of wineries in B.C. has grown from around 70 to over 330 now.

Small businesses make up 98% of all business in B.C. and employ over one million people.

In 2013, the Province undertook the Liquor Policy Review, one of the largest public engagements in B.C.’s history focussed on bringing liquor laws into the 21st century.

Over the past five years, craft beer sales in British Columbia have almost tripled

Red Tape Reduction is about improving services for British Columbians and making it easier for people to interact with their government.

As of November 2016, 35 craft distilleries and 19 commercial distilleries were operating in B.C.

Ask any small business owner what their biggest challenge is, and they’ll tell you it’s wading through red tape.

Enactment of the legislation