Overview

• Quebec ordered the state-run SAQ on March 4 to clear U.S. alcohol from shelves in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
• The agency says roughly $300,000 in rosé, boxed wines, ready-to-drink cocktails, certain beers and liqueurs cannot be held long term.
• Products purchased before the boycott were moved to warehouses, and the SAQ says it must dispose of expiring stock unless provincial guidance changes.
• The $300,000 at risk represents a small share of approximately $27 million in American goods now stored.
• Other provinces adopted limits in March, with Ontario and Alberta halting purchases of U.S. alcohol and British Columbia barring liquor from U.S. states that backed Trump in 2024.