Age Verification for Retail Staff Course 2026
This course is for cashiers and store staff in Canada who sell age-restricted products such as tobacco, vaping products, cannabis, alcohol or fireworks. It covers who sets the legal ages, when to ask for ID, how to check it and how to refuse a sale. Some provinces require approved training before you sell alcohol or cannabis, such as AGCO-approved programs in Ontario; this course is background knowledge only and does not replace that training.
إجابة سريعة
تتضمن هذه الدورة المجانية نحو 30 دقيقة من الدروس واختبارًا يضم 25 من الأسئلة. احصل على 80% أو أكثر لتنزيل شهادة إتمام (خاصة، غير معتمدة). تمت مراجعته مقارنةً بالمصادر الرسمية في 13 أكتوبر 2026.
ما ستتعلمه
- Explain how federal and provincial laws set minimum ages
- Know when your province expects you to ask for ID
- Recognize acceptable proof-of-age documents
- Check an ID for tampering and work out the customer's age
- Refuse a sale politely and safely, including sales to adults buying for minors
- Respect privacy when you look at ID
احصل على 80% أو أكثر لتنزيل شهادتك.
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السؤال 1 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. 18
The Act defines a young person as a person under 18 years of age. Provinces may set a higher age.
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السؤال 2 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Selling, lending or giving it, even for free
The Act defines furnish as to sell, lend, assign, give or send, with or without payment.
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السؤال 3 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. 21
P.E.I. requires retailers to verify that all customers are at least 21 before selling tobacco or vaping products.
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السؤال 4 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. 30
P.E.I. says any customer who appears under the age of 30 should be asked for ID to prove they are over 21.
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السؤال 5 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. Ask for ID and sell only if satisfied they are at least 19
Ontario bans selling tobacco or vapour products to anyone who appears under 25 without asking for ID and being satisfied they are at least 19.
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السؤال 6 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. AGCO-approved training such as Smart Serve
The AGCO requires liquor licensees and their employees, including grocery and convenience store staff, to complete approved training such as Smart Serve.
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السؤال 7 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. 21
Health Canada lists Quebec's minimum age for cannabis as 21, the highest in Canada.
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السؤال 8 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. 19
B.C.'s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch defines a minor as a person under 19, and it is illegal to sell or supply liquor or cannabis to a minor.
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السؤال 9 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. 18
The AGLC Liquor Licensee Handbook defines a minor as a person under the age of 18, so the minimum age for alcohol in Alberta is 18.
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السؤال 10 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. 18
Natural Resources Canada says customers must be 18 or older to buy and use consumer fireworks. Only toy pistol caps may be sold to younger people.
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السؤال 11 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. A Canadian Armed Forces identification card
The Tobacco (Access) Regulations list a driver's licence, passport, photo citizenship certificate, permanent resident document, Canadian Armed Forces ID card, or other government ID with photo, birth date and signature.
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السؤال 12 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. No, proof-of-age ID must be valid and not expired
The AGCO says ID must be valid, government-issued and not expired. Alberta's AGLC also requires primary ID that is not expired.
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السؤال 13 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Refuse, because photos and copies of ID are not acceptable
The AGCO says copies and photos of ID are not acceptable, and B.C.'s regulator says pictures of ID are hard to authenticate. Ask for the original card.
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السؤال 14 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. No, but you may accept it if they offer it
The AGCO says nobody can be required to show an Ontario Health Card, but staff may accept it if it is offered voluntarily.
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السؤال 15 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. The laminate has bubbles or is peeling
AGLC lists bubbles or peeling in the laminate, mismatched lettering and paper over numbers as signs of a fake or altered ID.
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السؤال 16 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. "What is the postal code on your ID?"
The AGCO and AGLC suggest asking details from the ID, such as the person's birthday, postal code or how to spell their middle name.
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السؤال 17 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. Refuse the sale, since you could not confirm their age
If you cannot confirm the customer's age, do not sell. The AGCO says to say no if the ID is not valid or not provided.
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السؤال 18 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. Check their ID, since looks and familiarity do not prove age
The AGCO tells staff not to rely on appearance, familiarity or how often someone visits.
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السؤال 19 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. October 13, 2007
Subtract the legal age from today's date. A customer born on or before October 13, 2007 is at least 19; someone born October 14, 2007 is still 18.
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السؤال 20 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. Politely say the law does not allow it and point to the sign
The AGCO and AGLC advise declining politely, explaining that the law prohibits sales to minors and referring to the signs.
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السؤال 21 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Stay calm, get a supervisor and call police if needed
The AGCO advises staying calm and standing your ground, bringing in a supervisor or manager, and notifying police if necessary.
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السؤال 22 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Refuse service, since you believe they are buying for minors
B.C.'s regulator says licensees must refuse service if they believe a customer is buying for a minor.
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السؤال 23 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Looking at it is often enough; copying or scanning it generally goes too far
Their joint guidance says examining a licence is often enough for a business's purpose, and photocopying or scanning it generally goes too far.
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السؤال 24 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. Only if the seller took reasonable steps to check the buyer's age
The Cannabis Act says believing the person was 18 or older is not a defence unless the accused took reasonable steps to find out their age.
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السؤال 25 من 25
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Supervised minors try to buy liquor or cannabis to see if staff check ID
In B.C., minors working for the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, supervised by inspectors, try to buy liquor or cannabis to check whether staff ask for ID.
لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.
ما يجب معرفته قبل الاختبار
- Federal law bans furnishing tobacco or vaping products to anyone under 18, and furnishing includes selling, lending or giving them.
- In Ontario, it is illegal to sell tobacco or vapour products to anyone who appears under 25 without asking for ID and being satisfied they are at least 19.
- P.E.I. asks retailers to check the ID of any customer who appears under 30 before selling tobacco or vaping products.
- The minimum age for cannabis is 18 in Alberta, 21 in Quebec and 19 in the other provinces and territories.
- In B.C., supervised minors working for the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch try to buy liquor and cannabis to check that stores ask for ID.
الأسئلة الشائعة
Do I need special training to sell alcohol or cannabis?
In some provinces, yes. In Ontario, anyone who sells or delivers liquor needs AGCO-approved training such as Smart Serve, and cannabis store staff must finish approved training such as CannSell before their first day. This course does not replace that training.
Can I accept a photo of an ID on a customer's phone?
No. Ontario's AGCO says copies and photos of ID are not acceptable, and B.C.'s liquor regulator says pictures of ID are not acceptable. Ask for the original card.
Is an expired driver's licence good proof of age?
No. Regulators such as the AGCO and AGLC say proof-of-age ID must be valid and not expired.
Should I keep a copy of the customer's ID?
Usually not. Guidance from the privacy commissioners of Canada, Alberta and B.C. says that looking at a licence is often enough, and photocopying or scanning it generally goes too far.
هل الشهادة معتمدة أو معترف بها رسميًا؟
لا. إنها شهادة إتمام خاصة للمعرفة فقط. وهي غير معترف بها أو معتمدة أو موافق عليها من أي حكومة أو جهة ترخيص أو هيئة تنظيمية أو مؤسسة تعليمية، ولا تحل محل أي رخصة أو شهادة أو تدريب يفرضه القانون.
المصادر
- Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Justice Laws)
- Tobacco (Access) Regulations (SOR/99-93)
- Government of Ontario: Rules for selling tobacco and vapour products
- AGCO: Tips for identifying minors
- AGLC: How to identify minors (tips for licensees and staff)
- Health Canada: Cannabis in the provinces and territories
- B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch: Minors as Agents Program
- Privacy commissioners of Canada, Alberta and B.C.: Collection of driver's licence numbers