Liquor Control & Licensing Forms
Please note: The forms below apply to liquor licensed establishments only. For information about non-medical cannabis retail store licensing, please visit our Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence page.
Renewing a liquor licence?
Please visit the Renewing a Liquor Licence page for more information.
- Address change form (LCRB033)
- Permanent change to a licensee (such as a change to the shareholders, directors, licensee name or to add a receiver or executor) (LCRB005A)
- Permanent change to a licence (such as a catering endorsement if you have a food primary or liquor primary licence) (LCRB005B)
- Temporary change to a licence (such as temporary change of hours, or temporary change to licensed area, etc.) (LCRB023)
- To permit meal service for families (including minors) or to permit minors in a recreational facility. (LCRB045) Note: Due to heavy demand, licensees should allow for 3 months for the branch to process a complete application.
Third Party Operator
Licence/Permit Specific Forms
- Apply for a food primary licence (LCRB001B)
- Change location (LCRB096)
- To temporarily suspend liquor service for a special event (to host an event in a restaurant under a special event permit) (LCRB022)
- To temporarily change your licence (such as temporary change of hours, or temporary change to licensed area, etc.) (LCRB023)
- Make a structural change (LCRB012B)
- Apply for a Temporary Use Area (TUA) endorsement
- Tied house exemption application (LCRB128)
- Apply for a liquor primary or liquor primary club licence (LCRB001)
- Change location (LCRB095)
- Transition liquor primary club to liquor primary application (LCRB129)
- Apply for a permanent change (LCRB005B)
- To permit meal service for families (including minors) or to permit minors in a recreational facility. (LCRB045) Note: Due to heavy demand, licensees should allow for 3 months for the branch to process a complete application.
- To permit mobile liquor vendors (hawkers) in stadiums or to change an existing term and condition relating to hawkers in a stadium (LCRB045B)
- Make a structural change (LCRB012A)
- Temporarily Change to Liquor Service for a Special Event (and host an event in your establishment under a special event permit) (LCRB021)
- Apply for a Temporary Use Area (TUA) endorsement
- Tied house exemption application (LCRB128)
- Apply for a winery, brewery or distillery licence (LCRB014)
- Change location (LCRB094)
- Add an on-site retail store or a picnic area endorsement or make changes to an existing picnic area (LCRB049B)
- Add a lounge or special event area endorsement (LCRB049A)
- Change the structure or layout of your building (and add a new outdoor patio, for example) (LCRB013)
- Request authorization to sell your products at a farmers' market through the OneStop Business Registry
- Apply for a catering licence (LCRB006)
- Change location (LCRB097)
- If you are required to provide a security plan for an event you are catering, please use the following form: Catered Event Safety and Security Plan (LCRB099)
- Tied house exemption application (LCRB128)
Ubrew and UVin (Ferment-on-Premises) Licence
- Apply for a Special Event Permit
- Pay liquor inspector fees for your event (only use this form when requested to do so by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch) (LCRB041)
- A security plan is required for any special event licensed to sell or serve liquor if 500 or more people are expected to attend, or if required by local police. You may use the form below or provide similar information in a different format.
- All revenues and expenses associated with a charitable fund raising special event must be reported to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch using the following form
Other
To request services such as
- Additional copies of your liquor licence
- Validated floor plans
- Custom reports (indicating, for example, how many licensees of a particular type in a specific area)
- Copies of additional documents from licence file (such as reproductions of establishment photographs or blueprints)
– you need to complete the following form: Request for Services (LCRB040)
- Import or distribute cooking alcohol in BC
To apply for a charitable auction permit, see the following application:
To report the revenues and expenses associated with your charitable auction event, use the following form: