<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> State / Region / Province </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drinking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anguilla </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve alcoholic drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years . Violating the regulation is punished with a $9.600 fine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> The sale and distribution of alcohol to a person under 16 years of age is illegal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Argentina </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bahamas </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for any adult to sell , serve or supply any alcoholic beverage to a child ( defined as anyone under the age of 18 years ) . The law provides a exception to treat a illness in urgent cases or upon order by a medical doctor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Barbados </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve any alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 16 years . The President of the Barbados Road Safety Association is trying to raise the drinking age to 18 years due to the fact that the law is often violated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Belize </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Drinking age is rarely enforced . IDs are almost never requested . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bermuda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve any alcoholic beverage to a child under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bolivia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve alcoholic beverages to minors under the age of 18 years . Every sold alcoholic beverage has to have a warning message on the bottle or container reading : `` VENTA PROHIBIDA A MENORES DE 18 AÑOS DE EDAD '' ( Sale prohibited to ( anyone ) under 18 years of age ) and `` EL CONSUMO EXCESIVO DE ALCOHOL ES DAÑINO PARA LA SALUD '' ( Excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to ( ones ) health ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Brazil </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell , serve or supply any alcoholic beverage to a person under 18 years of age . The presidential law enacted on March 17 2015 made any violation of the law a criminal offence . Any adult person selling , serving , giving or supplying alcoholic beverages to a minor is punished with imprisonment of 2 to 4 years , a fine of R $ 3.000 to R $ 10.000 and a ban to operate any business selling or serving alcohol . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or to supply alcohol to anyone under the age of 16 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Alberta Manitoba Quebec </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> In Alberta no person may give or sell or permit any person to give or sell liquor to a minor in licensed premises . In Manitoba a person must not give , sell or otherwise supply liquor to a minor . the law provides exceptions for a doctor , dentist , pharmacist or other health care professional for medical purposes ; for sacramental purposes and by the parent , guardian , spouse or common - law partner , if it is given or supplied in a residence . In Quebec the law probits the sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario Saskatchewan British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Northwest Territories Yukon Nunavut </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is prohibited to sell , serve or supply alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is also illegal for any minor to buy , attempt to buy or consume alcoholic beverages . Violation of the lawis punished with a fine of five thousand dollars , and the court may , if the offence was committed by the licensee , order that the licensee shall forfeit his licence and that no licence may be issued to that person for a period not exceeding ten years from the date of his conviction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Chile </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> State / Region / Province </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drinking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anguilla </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve alcoholic drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years . Violating the regulation is punished with a $9.600 fine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> The sale and distribution of alcohol to a person under 16 years of age is illegal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Argentina </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bahamas </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for any adult to sell , serve or supply any alcoholic beverage to a child ( defined as anyone under the age of 18 years ) . The law provides a exception to treat a illness in urgent cases or upon order by a medical doctor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Barbados </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve any alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 16 years . The President of the Barbados Road Safety Association is trying to raise the drinking age to 18 years due to the fact that the law is often violated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Belize </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Drinking age is rarely enforced . IDs are almost never requested . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bermuda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve any alcoholic beverage to a child under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Bolivia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or serve alcoholic beverages to minors under the age of 18 years . Every sold alcoholic beverage has to have a warning message on the bottle or container reading : `` VENTA PROHIBIDA A MENORES DE 18 AÑOS DE EDAD '' ( Sale prohibited to ( anyone ) under 18 years of age ) and `` EL CONSUMO EXCESIVO DE ALCOHOL ES DAÑINO PARA LA SALUD '' ( Excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to ( ones ) health ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Brazil </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell , serve or supply any alcoholic beverage to a person under 18 years of age . The presidential law enacted on March 17 2015 made any violation of the law a criminal offence . Any adult person selling , serving , giving or supplying alcoholic beverages to a minor is punished with imprisonment of 2 to 4 years , a fine of R $ 3.000 to R $ 10.000 and a ban to operate any business selling or serving alcohol . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or to supply alcohol to anyone under the age of 16 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Alberta Manitoba Quebec </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> In Alberta no person may give or sell or permit any person to give or sell liquor to a minor in licensed premises . In Manitoba a person must not give , sell or otherwise supply liquor to a minor . the law provides exceptions for a doctor , dentist , pharmacist or other health care professional for medical purposes ; for sacramental purposes and by the parent , guardian , spouse or common - law partner , if it is given or supplied in a residence . In Quebec the law probits the sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario Saskatchewan British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Northwest Territories Yukon Nunavut </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is prohibited to sell , serve or supply alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is also illegal for any minor to buy , attempt to buy or consume alcoholic beverages . Violation of the lawis punished with a fine of five thousand dollars , and the court may , if the offence was committed by the licensee , order that the licensee shall forfeit his licence and that no licence may be issued to that person for a period not exceeding ten years from the date of his conviction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Chile </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td>
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