The drinking age in British Columbia changed to 19 in 1971. This was part of a broader trend in Canada during that time to harmonize legal drinking ages across provinces.
The legal drinking age in some provinces and territories in Canada became 19 in various years. For example, in Ontario, the legal drinking age was raised to 19 in January 1979. In New Brunswick, the legal drinking age was changed to 19 in 1972.
The drinking age in Florida in 1984 was 19 years old. It was later raised to 21 in 1985 as part of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act.
1970- Liberalization of BC liquor laws! Canadian Prime Minister W.A.C. Bennett commented, "we are in a period of more leisure and our liquor laws should reflect this." (Campbell,Demon, 137) The drinking age was lowered to 19, the sale of liquor with meals on Sundays was legalized, the hours of licensed liquor-serving premises were extended, and the restriction barring women to work as servers.
Yes, that's correct. Michigan briefly lowered the drinking age to 19 in 1971 but then raised it back to 21 in 1978. This change was due to pressure from the federal government, which mandated that states raise the drinking age to 21 or face the loss of highway funding.
The legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.
Jan 1974
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Michigan. Michigan lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1978.
After the end of prohibition the minimum drinking age in New York was 18. New York State raised its minimum drinking age from 18 to 19 years in 1982 and raised it from 19 to 21 years on December 1, 1985.
19 but they add one year so technically 20
~Drinking Age in Ontario: 19
The minimum drinking age in Iowa was 19 in 1981. Iowa lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 19 on July 1, 1972, lowered it from 19 to 18 on July 1, 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 on July 1, 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 on July 1, 1986.
19 but they add one year so technically 20
Yes, the drinking age is 19
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Georgia. Georgia lowered its minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 years in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1984, raised it from 19 to 20 in 1985, and raised it from 20 to 21 in 1986.
The legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.
The drinking age falls under Provincial jurisdiction and varies from province to province. The drinking age is 18 in Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec ; while it is 19 in all other provinces and territories. No province has a drinking age over 19 There currently is no pending legislation in any province that would change the existing drinking age.