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The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a non-share capital provincial Crown corporation in Ontario, Canada. It is accountable to the Ministry of Finance (Ontario). It was established in 1927 by Lieutenant Governor William Donald Ross, on the advice of his Premier, Howard Ferguson, to sell liquor, wine, and beer through a chain of retail stores. Such sales had been banned outright in 1916; thus, the creation of the LCBO marked an easing of the province's temperance regime (see Prohibition in Canada). The LCBO is one of the world's largest single purchasers of alcoholic beverage products.〔(FAQ ) - LCBO Media Centre, accessed January 24, 2008〕 Beer is also sold by the Brewers Retail Inc., which operates using the name The Beer Store, and is owned by Molson Coors, Anheuser–Busch InBev and Sapporo Brewery. Wine, beer and liquor can also be found in a number of stores operated by producers, which are licensed to sell their own brands. Some of these stores are located at wineries, breweries or distilleries. Others (which are owned and operated only by the largest wineries) are located within grocery stores. The LCBO has plans to also open its own outlets within some grocery stores. Licensed bars and restaurants may resell alcoholic beverages, but they must be consumed on the establishment's premises. The bars and restaurants themselves must buy their products from the LCBO, The Beer Store, or directly from Ontario wineries and breweries. ==Mandate and accountability== The mandate of the Board is to supervise the business affairs of the LCBO. Among its responsibilities are: * ensuring that the LCBO provides high-quality service to the public; * developing and approving the strategic plan and monitoring management's success in meeting its business plans; * approving annual financial plans; * ensuring that the organization remains financially sound; * assessing the management of business risks; * submitting an annual financial plan to the Minister of Finance; * ensuring the organization has communications programs to inform stakeholders of significant business developments; * ensuring that the LCBO performs its regulatory role in a fair and impartial manner.〔http://www.lcbo.com/aboutlcbo/media_centre/corporate_structure.shtml〕 The LCBO is accountable to its stakeholders in a number of ways, including: * its Annual Report, required to be tabled in the Provincial Legislature and available for all Ontarians to review, either in print or online at (). * annual audits of LCBO financial statements by the Office of the Provincial Auditor, as well as internal value-for-money audits of specific LCBO programs, including store planning. * public access to records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. * Board Members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor, through Orders-in-Council, on the recommendation of the Premier and the Minister of Finance. * various statutory reporting requirements under the Liquor Control Act to the Minister of Finance. * compliance with Management Board's Agency Accountability Directives.〔 The LCBO and the Ontario Ministry of Finance, to which it reports, have no Code of Conduct. Conspicuously absent from the LCBO's published mandate and accountability guidelines are: * any mention of clarity in labelling and signage, particularly related to contentious issues such as "Cellared in Canada" wine. There is also no mention of clarity in labelling on the website of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services. * any mention of fair and responsible treatment of stakeholders such as wine agents, wineries and breweries. Many of them are small businesses which collectively contribute much to Ontario's economy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liquor Control Board of Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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