Federal excise licence

Producing or packaging spirits or wine needs a licence under the Excise Act, 2001; brewing beer for sale needs a brewer’s licence under the Excise Act, with a bond of at least $5,000. Excise duty is also payable on what you produce. Wine made wholly from Canadian honey or apples is exempt from duty, and so is a wine licensee with $50,000 or less in sales — an exemption from the duty, not from the licence.