MADD Canada Publications - Your Party, Your Liability

If you are planning a party over Christmas or for New Year's Eve, or providing alcohol at a hockey tournament or social gathering during your holidays, you will want to consider your liability in serving or providing alcohol. You will also want to know precautions you can take to ensure your party does not result in a lawsuit.

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) have released a brochure and a booklet on a private social host's liability when including alcohol at a social gathering. Outlined below are additional booklets, one focuses on what parents need to know about alcohol liability and the other on employer’s alcohol liability.

'Sobering Thoughts on Safe Partying: A Guide to Avoiding Legal Liability.'

Being Sued Can Ruin a Good Party: A Social Host's Guide

Alcohol, Teens and Catastrophe: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Keeping Good Company: An Employer's Guide