Booze in the mail: You can now order alcohol online through the LCBO

Ontarians can now purchase up to 5,000 products from across Canada and 85 other countries online through LCBO.com, the province said in a press release Tuesday.

Many of the products available to order online, the province said, are not regularly available in the LCBO's catalogue. 

Consumers can have Canada Post deliver products directly to their home anywhere in Ontario for $12 per order plus tax, or they can also have them shipped free for pickup at any of the LCBO’s 655 stores. A $50 minimum applies to online orders.

“This exciting launch of LCBO.com gives consumers greater choice and convenience while increasing opportunities for Ontario’s dynamic beverage alcohol producers,” said Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, in a press release. 

“LCBO's new e-commerce platform will continue to maintain a high standard of socially responsible distribution, while helping Ontario’s wine, beer and spirits businesses grow and create good, well-paying jobs in communities throughout Ontario.”

The LCBO had a record year in 2015–2016, with sales of $5.57 billion, up 6.8 per cent year over year. It paid a dividend of $1.935 billion to Ontario, an increase of $130 million.