Serving It Right (SIR) Free Practice Test (BC)
Questions and Answers.

Responsible Service BC says all licensees, managers and staff must obtain SIR certification before working in a licensed establishment, and that the exact requirement depends on the licence type. The Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation (s. 143) says a licensee must not allow a person to sell or serve liquor, or supervise its sale or service, unless that person has completed the prescribed training program or recertification. Sources: Responsible Service BC, Who needs Serving It Right?; Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, BC Laws (s. 143).

The online course is free. The exam costs $40 plus tax and includes three attempts. If you fail all three, you can buy three more attempts for $40. You register and pay before you take the exam, and refunds are not offered once you accept the terms of service and agree to take the online test. Sources: Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs; Province of British Columbia, Serving It Right.

The real exam is a multiple-choice exam of 35 randomly generated questions with no time limit. You need 80%, which is 28 correct answers. ExamHub's practice test also uses 35 questions and an 80% pass mark, but adds a 30-minute practice timer that the real exam does not have. Source: Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs.

A certificate is valid for five years from the completion date of the final exam. Certificates issued before September 15, 2015 expired on September 15, 2020. To recertify you complete the same program again (Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, s. 190). Responsible Service BC also notes that an employer can require recertification at any time. Sources: Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs; Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, BC Laws (s. 190).

There is no minimum age to get a Serving It Right certificate. To serve alcohol, the rules differ by licence: in a food primary establishment an employee aged 16 or older may serve liquor but may not open bottles, pour or mix drinks, and adult staff must supervise. In a liquor primary establishment a minor may not be employed unless the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch grants special permission, and even then may not sell or serve liquor. Source: Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs.

Responsible Service BC no longer mails physical certificates. After you pass with at least 80%, you can print or download your certificate from My Certifications after you log in at responsibleservicebc.gov.bc.ca. If you have changed your name, Responsible Service BC can change the name on your certificate if you send a copy of a legal document that shows your previous and current names. Sources: Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs; Province of British Columbia, Serving It Right.

Servers and bartenders with a valid equivalent certificate from another Canadian jurisdiction are exempt from the BC requirement, but licensees, managers and anyone overseeing liquor sales or service still need a valid Serving It Right certificate. The exemption needs satisfactory evidence of the training (Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, s. 189), and a BC employer can still require you to get Serving It Right. Sources: Responsible Service BC, Who needs Serving It Right?; Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, BC Laws (s. 189).

Special Event Server is a separate Responsible Service BC course. Special Event Server training is required for Special Event Permit holders and managers of events with under 500 attendees, and for all servers at a Special Event Permit event, paid or unpaid. The regulation makes it the prescribed program for a special event permittee expecting fewer than 500 people a day (s. 185). Responsible Service BC says people who already hold a valid Serving It Right certificate do not need to take the Special Event Server course as well. Sources: Responsible Service BC, What is Special Event Server?; Responsible Service BC, Who needs Serving It Right?; Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, BC Laws (s. 185).

You complete the course online through the Responsible Service BC website, or study from a printable program manual, and the course takes about 4 hours. It is currently offered in English only. ExamHub's French pages are practice material to help you study, not the official course. Sources: Responsible Service BC, What is Serving It Right?; Responsible Service BC, Serving It Right FAQs; Province of British Columbia, Serving It Right.

No. ExamHub is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with Responsible Service BC or the Province of British Columbia. These are original questions based on the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and Regulation and the Serving It Right topics, so they cover the same subjects as the real exam but are not copies of any real question. Always confirm current rules with the official sources listed below. Source: Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, BC Laws.