In most cases, the Act impacts eateries requiring a licence to serve alcohol.
The Act's origins lie in the Prohibition period, when alcohol was deemed illegal.
The Act was introduced in draft form in 1926 by the government of Premier George Howard Ferguson and passed quietly after the final reading on March 30, 1927.
[2][3] The Act is also used as the basis for qualification for provincial regulations, such as the Ontario Deposit Return Program.
Several revisions to the Act have been made to reflect changes to liquor laws in Ontario, such as in 2015, when premier Kathleen Wynne and her advisor Ed Clark allowed the sale of six-packs of beer in Ontario grocery stores amid a Toronto Star exclusive on the anti-competitive practices made by The Beer Store.