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18-799: The BC Liquor Distribution Branch ( BCLDB ) is the governmental body responsible for distributing alcohol and cannabis products in the province of British Columbia , Canada. The BCLDB operates under the Ministry of Finance and was established in 1921. The BCLDB head office is located in Burnaby , with distribution centres in Delta and Kamloops . The BCLDB is the only organization allowed to purchase, import, and distribute alcoholic beverages in British Columbia. They employ more than 4,200 people, and operate over 230 liquor and cannabis stores (as of March 2023) under

36-618: A Commonwealth realm, the Canadian monarch is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations . Within Canada, the monarch exercises power individually on behalf of the federal government and the ten provinces. The powers of the Crown are vested in the monarch and are exercised by the lieutenant governor. The advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding;

54-490: A period between the accession of King James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 and the unification of Scotland and England in 1707, the two entities were separate kingdoms in personal union through the one monarch who was advised by a separate set of ministers of the Crown for each country. As the English overseas possessions and later British Empire expanded, the colonial governments remained subordinate to

72-480: A separate ministry for each realm. Thus, today, no minister of the Crown in any Commonwealth realm can advise the monarch to exercise any powers pertaining to any of the other Dominions. In Spain , during the " Restauración " period (1874–1931) the term Minister of the Crown ( Spanish : Ministro de la Corona ) was used for a person who was in charge of a ministerial department of His Majesty's Government ( Spanish : Gobierno de Su Majestad ). For example, during

90-578: Is a secondary jurisdiction of Canada, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition ; a premier — David Eby of the New Democratic Party since 2022—is the head of government and is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the Legislative Assembly , typically determined through the election of enough members of

108-666: Is vested in the Crown and exercised in-Council , meaning on the advice of the Executive Council; conventionally, this is the Cabinet, which is chaired by the premier and comprises ministers of the Crown . The term Government of British Columbia , or more formally His Majesty's Government , refers to the activities of the King-in-Council . The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of British Columbia are performed by

126-674: The BC Liquor Stores and BC Cannabis Stores names, found all across the province. The other governmental body which is responsible for regulating and monitoring the industry is the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB). As of October 2018, the BCLDB operates 197 liquor stores. On December 5, 2017, the BC provincial government determined that the BC Liquor Distribution Branch would be

144-479: The Constitution Act, 1867 requires executive power to be exercised only "by and with the advice of the Executive Council". The lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general , on the advice of the prime minister of Canada . Thus, it is typically the lieutenant governor whom the premier and ministers advise, exercising much of the royal prerogative and granting royal assent . The executive power

162-546: The NDP leadership election . He succeeded John Horgan , who led the New Democratic Party to a majority government in the 2020 British Columbia general election . Minister of the Crown Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister of the reigning sovereign or viceroy . The term indicates that the minister serves at His Majesty's pleasure , and advises

180-583: The imperial government at Westminster , and thus the Crown was still ministered to only by the Imperial Privy Council , made up of British ministers of the Crown. When Canada became a Dominion in 1867, however, a separate Canadian Privy Council was established to advise the Canadian governor general on the exercise of the Crown prerogative in Canada, although constitutionally the viceroy remained an agent of

198-562: The British government at Whitehall . After that date, other colonies of the empire attained Dominion status and similar arrangements were made. Following the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, however, the Dominions became effectively autonomous realms under one sovereign, thus returning the monarch to a position similar to that which existed pre-1707, where he or she was ministered to by

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216-581: The Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of a single political party in an election to provide a majority of seats, forming a governing party or coalition . The sovereign is King  Charles III , Canada's head of state , who is represented provincially in British Columbia by the lieutenant governor , Janet Austin since 2018. King  Charles III , as sovereign, is also the King in Right of British Columbia. As

234-657: The cabinet, as ministers of the Crown may be outside a cabinet. In the UK , ministers are the MPs and members of the British House of Commons or House of Lords who are in the government. Ministers of the Crown in Commonwealth realms have their roots in early modern England, where monarchs sometimes employed cabinet councils consisting of ministers to advise the monarch and implemented his decisions. The term Minister came into being as

252-451: The confidence of the elected Legislative Assembly , they typically sit as a MLA and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Assembly. Once sworn in, the premier holds office until either they resign or they are removed by the lieutenant governor after either a motion of no confidence or defeat in a general election . David Eby has been premier since November 18, 2022, after winning

270-524: The provincial departments and agencies, staffed by the non-partisan public service and directed by the elected government. The premier of British Columbia is the primary minister of the Crown . The premier acts as the head of government for the province, chairs and selects the membership of the Cabinet , and advises the Crown on the exercise of executive power and much of the royal prerogative . As premiers hold office by virtue of their ability to command

288-526: The sole distributor of non-medical cannabis . On October 17, 2018, the day that the Cannabis Act took effect, the first cannabis store opened in Kamloops . An online store also operates allowing consumers to purchase cannabis products online which is delivered by mail. Government of British Columbia The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1871. British Columbia

306-438: The sovereign or viceroy on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relating to the minister's department or ministry . In Commonwealth realms, the sovereign or viceroy is formally advised by a larger body known as a privy council or executive council , though, in practice, they are advised by a subset of such councils: the collective body of ministers of the Crown called the ministry . The ministry should not be confused with

324-415: The sovereign's advisors "ministered to", or served, the king. Over time, former ministers and other distinguished persons were retained as peripheral advisers with designated ministers having the direct ear of the king. This led to the creation of the larger Privy Council, with the Cabinet becoming a committee within that body, made up of currently serving ministers, who also were heads of departments. During

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