November Top Up Promotion -Lets ‘Top Up’
Another exciting promotion from our friends at the OLG supporting the channel with incentives for our members. Lottery sales in every convenience store are one of the largest daily sales in our cash registers and brings in the most foot traffic daily. We are pleased to have the support of the OLG offering increased commission […]
OCSA Partners with Liquid Avatar Technologies for Digital Age Verification Program
The partnership will create Smart Age program utilizing Liquid Avatar’s LAVCE platform to provide the capability for the OCSA and all convenience stores in Ontario to implement digital verification solution for age-restricted sales. Toronto, Canada – TheNewswire – October 6, 2021 –Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. (CSE:LQID) / (CNSX:LQUID.CN) / (OTC:LQAVF) / (FRA:4T51) a global blockchain, […]
Pop Daddy Now Available in Ontario
Pop Daddy has just joined the OCSA as we are pleased to have such tasty snacks available in Ontario. Pop Daddy was born out of the passion—some would say obsession—that Pop Daddy Snacks Founder’s Mark and Erin Sarafa had for microwave popcorn. Mark and his family were eating microwave popcorn almost every evening when he […]
Quickie Convenience Stores Raise Over $50,000 for Children’s Hospital
Quickie Convenience stores and their customers did an outstanding job of raising over $50,000 for CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario). Quickie ran two fundraising blitzes. The first one being in May and the second during Ontario CStore Week which was August 28-September 4. Two cheques totaling over $50,000 were given to CHEO to help […]
Convenience Week A Great Success
Convenience Stores throughout Ontario were honoured to have a week dedicated to the hard working employees in the convenience industry. We were overwhelmed by the support we received from retailers, customers, & politicians throughout the province. Dozens of MPP’s & MP’s stopped in to meet the hard working families who were excited with photo ops […]
LCBO Convenience Outlet – Discussions
The OCSA has conducted various meeting on behalf of the Agency stores in Ontario to build a better model for additional stores, correct some of the issues affecting the stores as follows: Policy suggestions to improve partnership with convenience stores for consideration: Expand the product offerings in LBCO Convenience Outlets to include ready-to-drink, ciders as […]
Is It Really CRA Calling You?
Make sure the caller is a CRA employee and not a scammer! Legitimate CRA employees who contact Canadians will identify themselves as CRA agents and provide their name and a telephone number. You should make sure the caller is a CRA employee before providing any information on the phone. This will protect you from giving […]
Ontario Convenience Store Week Act, 2021
Royal Assent was given to Willowdale MPP Stan Cho’s private member’s Bill in the Ontario legislature that would proclaim the week before Labour Day each year as Ontario Convenience Store Week. The Convenience Store Week Act, 2021 will recognize and celebrate the hard-working individuals who work in Ontario’s 8,500 convenience stores and the essential service […]
OLG Instant Top Up – Exciting New Game
On June 1, 2021 the OLG launched INSTANT TOP UP – a new $1 add-on game for OLG’s INSTANT tickets that gives players a shot at an exciting growing Jackpot! During the first four weeks , retailers will earn double commission . That’s right , original 5% plus an additional 5% to be reconciled at […]
Ontario Convenience Store Week
Family run convenience stores throughout Ontario are being recognized by the Ontario government for their hard work and dedication to every community in the province. Every convenience store is encouraged to participate in Convenience Store Week during the week of August 28 -September 4, 2021. The goal is to raise funds for the Children’s Hospitals […]