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Q1Which body regulates the sale and service of liquor in Alberta?
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✓ Correct answer: The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) commission
The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) commission regulates liquor, gaming and cannabis in Alberta and administers the ProServe program.
Q2What does the acronym AGLC stand for?
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✓ Correct answer: Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
AGLC stands for Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis, the provincial agency that oversees these areas.
Q3Which provincial statute primarily governs liquor in Alberta?
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✓ Correct answer: The Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act
Liquor in Alberta is governed by the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act and its regulations, administered by the AGLC.
Q4ProServe is best described as:
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✓ Correct answer: Alberta's responsible liquor service training program
ProServe is the AGLC's mandatory responsible liquor service training and certification program for Alberta.
Q5Who must hold a valid ProServe certificate?
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✓ Correct answer: Staff who sell, serve, or handle liquor, and those who manage or check ID
Anyone who sells, serves or handles liquor, supervises such staff, or checks ID at a licensed premises must be ProServe certified.
Q6In Alberta, what is the legal age to purchase, consume, or be served liquor?
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✓ Correct answer: 18
Alberta's legal drinking age is 18 — unlike British Columbia and Ontario where it is 19.
Q7A new staff member who serves liquor must become ProServe certified:
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✓ Correct answer: Before or within the AGLC-required timeframe of starting work (generally 30 days)
Staff must be certified within the AGLC-required period after starting — generally within 30 days of beginning to sell or serve liquor.
Q8Which of the following is a primary goal of the ProServe program?
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✓ Correct answer: To promote responsible service and reduce alcohol-related harm
ProServe aims to promote the responsible sale and service of liquor and reduce alcohol-related harm in the community.
Q9Under Alberta rules, liquor service in a licensed premises generally must stop by:
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✓ Correct answer: 2:00 a.m.
In Alberta, licensed premises generally must stop serving liquor by 2:00 a.m., with consumption ending shortly after.
Q10AGLC inspectors may visit a licensed premises:
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✓ Correct answer: At any time the premises is operating, without notice
AGLC inspectors (and police) may attend a licensed premises at any reasonable time during operation, without prior notice.
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