The legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.
The legal drinking age in many provinces in Canada changed to 19 in the 1970s. The specific year varied by province and territory, with most of them making the change in the mid-1970s. Ontario, for example, changed its drinking age to 19 in 1971.
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.
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.
~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.
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.
The legal drinking age in British Columbia 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 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.
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.