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Short guides to the topics the training covers, and to the test itself. Every article traces its facts to Ontario liquor law, the Registrar's standards, AGCO guidance, or Smart Serve's own published pages.
Study Smart Serve ranks first for Smart Serve practice tests, with 450 explained questions and mock tests built to the real 33-question format. Here is the honest comparison with the free quiz pages and the official course.
Study Smart Serve has the best free Smart Serve course and the best value practice. Here is how it compares with the official course, the AGCO pages, in-class training, and the free study notes floating around online.
Ontario requires AGCO-approved training before your first day of work. Here is how that rule compares with the server training programs other provinces use.
The Smart Serve final test is 33 multiple choice questions and the pass mark is 80%. Here is a first-attempt plan that protects the two attempts your purchase includes.
Section 52 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 lets a harmed person recover from the server and the employer. Here is the condition and the two rules.
Hold the card, run five steps in the same order, and check the Ontario licence security features. A repeatable routine that catches an altered or borrowed ID.
The drinking age in Ontario is 19. Learn when the law requires an ID check, what counts as an item of identification, and who judges apparent age.
Ontario makes a lawful liquor sale depend on a warning sign. Here is what section 36 requires, where the sign goes, how big it is, and where the rule came from.
The full course final test is 33 randomly generated multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. See what the questions cover and what you see after you submit.
Course access lasts 30 days from purchase, the final test is untimed at about 30 minutes, and your certificate arrives about 2 hours later. Here is the full timeline.
Ontario's response to intoxication is an AGCO ladder with three levels. Learn what the rules require, and which parts of a polite refusal are practice.
Ontario allows liquor delivery between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Here are the licence, age, ID, and record rules a delivery worker follows on every order.
The AGCO groups the signs of intoxication into appearance, coordination, speech and behaviour. Learn the full list and the response each level calls for.
The full Smart Serve course costs $44.95 and includes two test attempts. See the retail price, the recertification price, and what a third attempt really costs.
Count standard drinks per guest, not per order. A shift routine for Ontario servers: price the menu once, read the table first, then watch for change.
Smart Serve certificates are valid for 5 years from the date of issue. Here is where to find your expiry date, what happened to older certificates, and what renewing costs.
Every Smart Serve purchase includes two test attempts. See how to use the second one, what a flagged session costs, and what happens after two failed attempts.
One standard drink is 17.05 ml of pure alcohol. Learn the four Canadian servings that hold it, and how to count a pour that holds more than one.
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