Online tool simplifies special-event liquor permitting

A new online portal will streamline the approval process for special event liquor permitting, the province announced Sept. 21.
 
Application requirements are unchanged, but must now be made through the new portal. Processing is expected to be quicker, or even immediate.
 
“Applicants who have approved but unpaid special event permits as of Sept. 21, 2021, must pay for and download their permits through the LDB’s online system before it is decommissioned Oct. 4, 2021,” states the news release. “Applicants with applications still under review as of Sept. 21 will receive notification of the outcome of their application from the LDB system soon after. They, too, must pay for and download their permits within the LDB system before Oct. 4, 2021.”