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Finance committee That's a good question. Getting a frame of reference for how big is big and how small is small is really challenging. There are a lot of different business models. Some people have tap rooms and just plan to trade out their front door. One of Canada's largest multinational craft
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard
Finance committee Yes, that's correct. The employment numbers are correct, but the profitability threshold is around 20,000 hectolitres. The vast majority of Canadian craft brewers actually produce 10,000 hectolitres or below. You've put so much capital up front and you're growing so rapidly, and
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard
Finance committee Yes, there are export markets. Export becomes a bit of a challenge for our sector just because of the shelf durability, since we're a fresh food, and it can be an expensive market to access. In terms of our own market, while beer as a whole is declining, craft beer in Canada is
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard
Finance committee We'd lose a lot of that innovation. We'd lose a lot of the vitality. I look at Alberta, which is out my front door. A lot of our small communities now have craft breweries that are representing community hubs. They're a place for people to gather and a place for people to do fun
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard
Finance committee That's correct—rightsizing the hectolitre growth, because 75,000 hectolitres in the grand scheme of things actually isn't very large, and we'd like to protect and give room to grow for these brewers so that they don't fall off a tax cliff.
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard
Finance committee Thank you for having me present to the committee today. My name is Brad Goddard. I am the chair of the Coalition of Canadian Independent Craft Brewers, an organization representing 16 of Canada’s leading independent craft brewers. In 2021, under the advice of the government,
May 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Brad Goddard