FAIR PLAY ONTARIO

Fair Play Ontario — Supporting Small Businesses, Workers, and Local Communities

We respectfully ask Premier Doug Ford to step in and help protect small businesses, preserve jobs, and show support our local communities across Ontario.

Hundreds of locally owned hospitality and small businesses across Ontario have recently experienced a sudden loss of critical revenue due to an unexpected regulatory action taken by the AGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Commission Ontario), implemented without advance notice or meaningful consultation. This has caused immediate financial hardship for
business owners, employees, and their families.

Abrupt regulatory decisions without clear communication or transition periods put these businesses at serious risk when most of these businesses are still recovering from the lasting effects of the pandemic, rising inflation, labour shortages, and increasing operating costs.

Regulatory actions must be fair, transparent, and predictable — especially when they directly impact livelihoods and local communities.

We respectfully ask the Government of Ontario to:
• Ensure transparent, fair, and timely communication between AGCO and affected parties
• Require that significant regulatory decisions follow proper notice, review, and opportunity for dialogue
• Promptly review and approve the newly submitted framework that would permit existing offerings in hospitality settings.
• Conduct an independent review of AGCO’s decision-making process to ensure administrative fairness

We thank you for your support!