Sell in Alberta
Before you can sell or serve your products, you and your staff must be certified with ProServe Liquor Staff Training.
There are many ways that you can distribute your products:
- through the AGLC-authorized warehouse, Connect Logistics Services (CLS)
- directly from your manufacturing facility
- through your website
- through approved farmers' markets and Artisan markets (if you also have a Class D licence with an appropriate market extension)
For details about what to consider when choosing a distribution strategy, see How to sell.
For details about how liquor is distributed in Alberta, see Warehouse and distribution.
Selling online
You can ship your products in Alberta with:
- a common carrier such as UPS or FedEx
- a delivery service that has a Class D delivery licence
Regardless, you cannot sell liquor to a minor. It is your responsibility to ensure that the person receiving liquor products from an online sale is at least 18 years old.
Selling at markets
If you have a Class D licence with a market endorsement, you can sell your products at the following sites:
- Approved Farmers' markets, as approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Approved Artisan markets, as approved by AGLC
A list of approved artisan markets can be found below.
Artisan markets
Below is a current list of artisan markets that are approved by AGLC.
If an artisan market isn't listed below, the market organizer should email inspections.mailbox@aglc.ca with the market details. AGLC will determine if the market meets the criteria to be approved, as listed in Section 3.3.2 of the Liquor Licensee Handbook.
Last updated: November 26, 2021
Signature Markets |
Location |
Dates |
| Airdrie Farmers' Market - December Last Minute Market | Airdrie | December 04, 2021 |
| All Things Pretty Market | Red Deer | November 27 & 28, 2021 |
| Alt After Dark Night Market | Edmonton | December 17 & 18, 2021 |
| Azuridge Christmas Market | Priddis | December 04 & 05, 2021 |
| Banff Christmas Market | Banff | November 26 to 28, 2021 |
| Bearspaw Pop-up Markets | Calgary |
December 11, 2021, February 13, 2022, March 11 to 12, 2022, April 08 to 09, 2022, and May 06 to 07, 2022 |
| Beaumont Christmas Farmers Market | Beaumont | December 19, 2021 |
| Beehive Artisans Market Inc | Nordegg | Mondays to Sundays: November 29 to December 31, 2021 |
| Blackfalds Market | Blackfalds | December 04 & 05, 2021 |
| Blueberry Christmas Vendor Market | Parkland County | November 27, 2021 |
| Bonnyville Chamber Christmas Craft Show and Expo | Bonnyville | November 27 & 28, 2021 |
| Bountiful Farmers' Market | Edmonton | Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: January - December, 2021 |
| Christmas in the Valley | Water Valley | November 27, 2021 |
| Christmas Market | Edmonton | December 11 & 12, 2021 |
| Cochrane MADE Artisan Market | Cochrane | November 27 and December 04, 2021 |
| Crescent Moon Curio Market | Edmonton | December 04, 2021 |
| Crossroads Market Ltd | Calgary | Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: Year Round Until December 21, 2021 |
| Didsbury Market | Didsbury | November 27, 2021 |
| Edmonton Christmas Market (Army and Navy) | Edmonton | November 26 to 28, December 03 to 05, 2021 |
| Edmonton Christmas Market (Fort Edmonton) | Edmonton | December 08 to 12, 2021 |
| Fall into Christmas! | Parkland County | December 03, 2021 |
| Glow Merry Makers Market | Edmonton | November 24, 2021 to January 02, 2022 |
| Granary Road Farmers' Market | Foothills County | Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Holiday Mondays and Canada Day: July 30 to December 23, 2021 |
| Heritage Treasures Christmas Market | Mountain View County | December 11 & 12, 2021 |
| Inglewood Night Market | Calgary | November 26 and December 03, 2021 |
| Little Modern Market | Calgary | December 11 & 18, 2021 |
| Market Collective | Calgary | December 10 to 12, December 17 to 19, 2021 |
| Market on Main | Calmar | December 03 & 17, 2021 |
| Mistletoe Market | Lethbridge | November 27, 2021 |
| National Vendors | Stony Plain | December 11 & 12, 2021 |
| New Sarepta Farmers' Market | New Sarepta |
Tuesdays: November 30 to December 21, 2021 and January 18 to May 17, 2022 |
| Northern Lights Country Market | Manning | December 14 & 18, 2021 |
| NOSH Food Fest | Sherwood Park | March 19 & 20, 2022 |
| Once Upon A Christmas Roundhouse Marketplace | Calgary | December 04 & 05, December 11 & 12 and December 18 to 23, 2021 |
| Peppermint Stix Christmas Fair at the Ardrossan Recreational Complex | Ardrossan | November 27, 2021 |
| Red Deer MADE Christmas Market | Red Deer | December 11 & 12, 2021 |
| Rustic Country Christmas Market | Bowden | December 04, 2021 |
| Signatures Butterdome Craft Sale | Edmonton | December 02 to 05, 2021 |
| Silver Bells Winter Market | Sherwood Park | November 27, 2021 and November 26, 2022 |
| Silver Bells Winter Market | Spruce Grove | December 04, 2021 and December 03, 2022 |
| South Common Farmers Market | Edmonton | Saturdays and Sundays: May 14 to October 09, 2022 |
| Sunday's Market | High River | December 19, 2021 |
| The Cauldron Market | Edmonton |
March 19, May 28 and July 30, 2022 |
| The Christmas Market | Calgary | December 08 & 09, 2021 |
| The Strathmore Trading Post Market | Strathmore | December 04, 05, 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2021 |
| The Studio Christmas Market | Sherwood Park | December 10 & 11, 2021 |
| Westview Night Market | Edmonton | December 12, 2021 |
| Wholly Handmade | Edmonton | December 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2021 and February 12 & 13 and April 09 & 10, 2022 |
| Wild Country Artisan Market | Wildwood | November 27, 2021 |
| YQL Marketplace | Lethbridge | Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: To December 31, 2021 |
Sell outside of Alberta
You can export your liquor products outside of Alberta and even outside of Canada. Before you do so, you must contact the jurisdiction where you want to sell your product and follow their policies.
If you export your liquor products outside of Alberta, you must record this in your monthly inventory report to AGLC. When preparing your report, you include all liquor products you shipped outside of Alberta under the “Sent out of province” heading.