Urgent Update: BC Passes Food Delivery Fee Cap Legislation

Dear ABLE BC Members and Industry Colleagues,

We have great news to share with our Liquor Primary members today. BC has passed legislation on a permanent cap on fees charged by food delivery companies.

The Food Delivery Service Fee Act limits fees for core services that delivery companies can charge bars, pubs, and restaurants to a maximum of 20 per cent.

The act also prohibits delivery companies from reducing driver compensation, ensuring employees and contractors continue to be paid their wages and gratuities.

This legislation is in direct response to advocacy from ABLE BC and the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association (BCRFA). We are grateful to Minister Ravi Kahlon and the BC government for understanding the concerns of BC's hospitality and liquor businesses and supporting industry as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Click here to read a letter to Minister Kahlon from Jeff Guignard, Executive Director of ABLE BC, and Ian Tostenson, President of BCRFA.

Click here to read Bill 33 Food Delivery Service Fee Act.

Click here to read the government press release.