The issue is a complex one because the 'Dunkin Act' of 1864, and later Canada Temperance Act of 1878, allowed for municipalities to hold referendums and prohibit the local sale of liquor (although liquor could still legally be mail-ordered or prescribed by doctors). In Ontario, the Ontario Temperance Act of 1916 enacted prohibition as of that year and an Order in Council by the Government of Canada made the manufacture of spirits anywhere in the Dominion illegal in March 1918 (however this only lasted twenty-one months, ending in December 1919). For the peoples of the First Nations and those legally labeled as "Indians" they were barred from alcohol under various legislation -- but again an exact date for the start of prohibition for all of Ontario is difficult to obtain.
January 17, 1920
National Prohibition began in 1920, although many states already had imposed state-wide prohibition by this time.
1919-1933
The 1920's during prohibition
Prohibition in Ontario occurred from 1916 to 1927. During this time, the sale and consumption of alcohol were strictly regulated and eventually prohibited altogether.
It started in 1919, when the United States government passed the Nationwide Prohibition act and ended in 1933 when the United States government realized what a mess up prohibition was.
1966
The WCTU, among many other groups.
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Malcolm Graeme Decarie has written: 'The prohibition movement in Ontario' -- subject(s): Temperance, Prohibition
Gerald H. Hallowell has written: 'Prohibition in Ontario, 1919-1923' -- subject(s): Prohibition
Prohibition lasted from 1920 to 1933