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Newfoundland selling off its U.S. booze for charity, joining Nova Scotia and Manitoba

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • December 9, 2025

NLC employee Julie Spencer removes American products from the shelves of a Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) store in St John's on Monday, February 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

ST. JOHN'S -- Newfoundland and Labrador is following the lead of Nova Scotia and Manitoba by selling off its stockpile of U.S. booze and donating the proceeds to charity.

Like many of its Canadian counterparts, the provincial government pulled American liquor products off the shelves earlier this year in response to tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy says the province won't be restocking U.S. liquor after the $3.2 million worth of inventory is sold off.

Officials expect the provincial government would make about $1 million from the sale of the booze, and it will donate that money to the Community Food Sharing Association in St. John's.

Pardy handed association representatives a $500,000 cheque today, saying the rest will be paid out as the proceeds roll in from the liquor sales.

Manitoba announced last week that it would put U.S. booze back on the shelves to sell off for charity, following a similar move by Nova Scotia.

This report by was first published Dec. 9, 2025.