Liquor permits (RACJ)

Challenge a Régie decision: application for review or recourse to the Tribunal administratif du Québec

You have 30 days. We analyze the decision, choose the route (internal review or TAQ) and file the reasoned recourse.

Time limit to apply to the TAQ
30 days from notification of the decision
Loi sur la Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, art. 40.1
Review by the Régie
New fact, inability to present submissions, or substantive defect; decided by a person other than the one who made the decision
Loi sur la Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, art. 37

What is included

  • Analysis of the decision and its reasons; written opinion from the lawyer on the route to take
  • Application for review or application to the TAQ drafted, signed and filed by the lawyer

What is not included

  • TAQ fees, paid by you at the rate in force
  • Hearing before the TAQ (quote after filing)

What might be added

  • Hearing before the TAQ: quote based on duration.

Any additional service is announced at a fixed price, in writing, before it is undertaken.

  1. 1

    You upload the decision and your documents.

  2. 2

    The lawyer analyzes, chooses the route and drafts the recourse; you approve.

  3. 3

    Filing before the time limit expires; follow-up in your client area.

You follow each step in your client area. The LIORMA team prepares; the lawyer advises, validates and signs. No decision concerning you is made without human review.

What the law says

Excerpts of the law are reproduced in their official French version; the explanation that follows is translated.

Loi sur la Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (R-6.1), art. 32.1, 37 et 40.1
« un délai d'au moins 20 jours avant de l'entendre […] dans un délai de 30 jours de sa notification »

Before refusing, suspending, cancelling or revoking a permit or imposing conditions, the Régie summons the person with at least 20 days' notice (s. 32.1). The Régie may review its decision for a new fact, a failure to be heard or a substantive defect (s. 37), and the decision may be challenged before the Tribunal administratif du Québec within 30 days of its notification (s. 40.1).

Official text on LégisQuébec
Review or recourse to the TAQ — CA$1,497, all inclusive.
Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The price shown is the one that will apply.
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Processing time announced by the Régie: 105 days (bar) · 90 days (restaurant)

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RACJ hearing preparation

You received a notice of intended sanction or a notice of hearing. We analyze the evidence from the Régie's litigation branch, prepare your testimony and your written submissions; your company's officer appears alone, prepared.

Time limit to object to a notice from the Régie: 30 days

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All-inclusive prices in Canadian dollars: GST, QST and, where indicated, government and delivery fees included. Each listing specifies the services included, those that are not, and those that may be required in addition. Price list in force since 13 octobre 2026, held for at least 90 days (Code of Professional Conduct of Lawyers, ss. 146 to 148). Limited-scope mandate (s. 31) confirmed by a written agreement before work begins. A lawyer who is a member of the Barreau du Québec reviews and signs every file.