The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ; ) is a provincial Crown corporation and monopoly in Quebec responsible for the trade of alcoholic beverages within the province. Organization The official legislation governing the SAQ's operations and management is the Act respecting the Société des alcools du Québec (R.S.Q. S-13). The sole share-holder is the Minister of Finance of the Quebec government. The Société des alcools du Québec headquarters are located in Montreal. The symbol of the SAQ represents three aspects of SAQ stores: The white letter "Q" represents the province of Quebec The red wine glass The image of a store front The SAQ operates more than 400 stores under six different banners throughout Quebec: SAQ (Classique): varied selection, in towns and villages where there is only one SAQ branch SAQ Express: top-selling products, in large urban centres, extended business hours SAQ Sélection: extended selection, professional service and counselling SAQ Dépôt: warehouse-style stores, wholesale packages SAQ.com: Webstore Some wines and low-alcoholic-content beverages are also sold in Quebec in supermarkets. Presidents-general managers Georges-A. Simard (CLQ) L.-B. Cordeau (CLQ) Arthur Savoie (CLQ) J.-Édouard Tellier (CLQ) Édouard Archambault (CLQ) Lorne G. Power (RAQ) Roger Laverdure (RAQ) Jacques Desmeules (1971–1978) Daniel Wermelinger (1978–1983) Jean-Guy Lord (1983–1986) Jocelyn Tremblay (1986–1997) Gaétan Frigon (1998–2002) Louis L. Rocquet (2003–2004) Sylvain Toutant (2004–2007) Philippe Duval (2008–2013) Alain Brunet (2014–2018) Catherine Dagenais (2018–) Alcohol consumption in Quebec As the sole provider of alcohol in Quebec, the SAQ's market data gives an overview of alcohol consumption in the province. In its 2015–2016 annual report, the Corporation states that 79.3% of sales through the SAQ stores and grocery stores were table wines. The remainder was shared among various products: 14.8% were spirits, 3.9% coolers, 1.7% beers and 0.3% ciders and other products. Legal drinking age The legal drinking age is 18 in Quebec and there are restrictions as to who can purchase alcoholic beverages (R.S.Q. I-8.1). By law, SAQ stores cannot sell alcohol to minors or adults intent on distributing to minors (including the holders of parental authority). Nonetheless, underage persons are not restricted from SAQ stores. Official policy is to ask for photo identification from any customer who looks under 25. Opening hours The opening hours of most SAQ stores are dictated by the provincial law, which forbids sales of all alcohol before 9 AM and after 11 PM. However most stores close at 6 PM on Monday through Wednesday,