 This video is presented by the liquor and cannabis regulation branch and provides an overview of the process police will use to review a special event permit application using the LCRB's liquor and cannabis licensing portal. Once an application for a special event permit is submitted, the application will appear in the LCRB's liquor and cannabis licensing portal. Some applications will require review by the police and the LCRB before a permit is issued. We'll talk more about that later in this video. When an application is ready for review, the police of jurisdiction will receive an email notification. A member of the jurisdiction must then log into the licensing portal and assign the event application to a specific police officer. That officer will then receive an email advising them that the application is awaiting their review. The officer will log in to the licensing portal to review the application for a special event permit. Then they will either recommend that the permit application be approved or recommend that it be denied. The police also have the option to recommend that additional terms and conditions be placed on the permit at this time. Only some special event permit applications will require review by the police and the LCRB. Applications that exceed the attendee threshold of 500 people must be reviewed by the police and the LCRB. This review requirement also applies to events seeking outdoor liquor service beyond 10pm or indoor liquor service beyond 2am. All other applications will be automatically approved by the system. Even when an application is automatically approved, the police jurisdiction will receive a notification and will still have the ability to recommend revocation of the permit or that additional terms and conditions be added to the permit. It may also be helpful to know that when the LCRB reviews an application for a special event permit, we are only reviewing the applicant's request to serve liquor within a liquor service area. We do not approve or regulate the event itself. Now that you have an overview of how a special event permit is reviewed, watch our next video to learn how to use our licensing portal. If you have further questions about the review process for special event permits, contact the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation branch.