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  • Gas Station Safety to Prevent Gas and Dash Act 2023
    Gas and Dash Legislation 2023
    March 31, 2023

    The OCSA has worked on the gas theft issue for a number of years years in order to protect the customers and employees at the gas stations. Today MPP Deepak Anand reintroduced ‘Protecting Ontarians by Enhancing Gas Station Safety to Prevent Gas and Dash Act 2023’. Once passed, this bill will provide workplace safety to […]

  • OCSA Covid face mask id checking
    Summer Mystery Shops by Public Health
    June 30, 2023

    It is imperative to remind all family run convenience Stores to ensure they have reviewed their policies for selling tobacco, vape and lottery tickets to prevent any failures when it comes to selling these age restricted programs. All local public health units will be hiring underage mystery shop employees to test c stores on your […]

  • Pre-Pay at the Pumps Bill 88
    June 30, 2023

    ‘Protecting Ontarians by Enhancing Gas Station Safety to Prevent Gas and Dash Act, 2023’ This bill was passed in April 2023 and please find the link to the entire Bill that mandates GTA gas stations to implement Pre-Pay at the pumps to protect our employees and customers from drive offs as well as the business […]

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