Ontario Convenience Stores Deemed Essential
The Ontario government announced yesterday that convenience stores in the province as deemed essential services as there are many who need access to these stores for food, milk and other products. Our stores serve every community in Ontario and are open to ensure shift workers, emergency personnel and other essential service employees have access to […]
Premier Ford Hosts OCSA Virtual Meeting
Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA) extends a special “Thank You” today to Premier Ford, Minister Prabmeet Sakaria and Minister Vic Fideli for hosting a virtual round table meeting today for the small business sector & members of the OCSA. Many areas of concern and opportunities were discussed and supported by the Premier. Convenience stores are […]
Special Notice COVID-19
The convenience store channel must show leadership and disciplines on the cleanliness of our stores. Canada is going though the unknown daily on the potential threats to our society of the COVID-19 on our health, customers and businesses. Ontario has declared a ‘State of Emergency’ closing restaurants (except take out), bars and venues of 50 […]
Ontario Convenience Stores Show They’re Ready for Responsible Beer and Wine Sales with New Data Showing Pass Rate of Government Age-Check Inspections of 96.2%
New results from data obtained from the Ontario Ministries of the Attorney General and Health and Long-Term Care show that Ontario convenience stores consistently sell age-restricted products like tobacco, lottery tickets, alcohol, and vaping products responsibly. And they’ll bring that same diligence to the expansion of beer and wine sales to convenience stores. In 2018, […]
Canada’s Plain Packaging Regulation
We have been waiting for information from the Federal Government regarding the Plain Packaging changes in store for tobacco products. With permission from DepQuebec, we can share the following information… ” Much awaited by the Canadian c-store industry, the approved and final regulation on plain and standardized packaging of tobacco products is scheduled to be […]
Bill 36 Ontario Vaping Regulations
The Ontario government has come out with regulations on the selling of vape products in convenience stores (October 18, 2018) The regulations have banned the display of vape products on the counter and back wall and they must be hidden from view (like tobacco) but will be allowed to promote and communicate the product benefits […]
Ontario Convenience Stores Pass Government Age-Check Inspections With 95.7% Success Rate
New results from data obtained from the Ontario Ministries of the Attorney General and Health and Long-Term Care show that Ontario convenience stores consistently sell age-restricted products like tobacco, lottery tickets, alcohol, and vaping products responsibly. In 2017, 19,822 mystery shopping checks were conducted by public health units in support of the Smoke Free Ontario […]
OCSA Welcomes JUUL to Canada
August 30, 2018 The Ontario Convenience Stores Association is pleased to welcome JUUL Labs as its newest associate member. JUUL Labs is a technology company dedicated to eliminating cigarettes by offering existing adult smokers an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Their product, JUUL, is a closed-pod nicotine vaping system, which will be available for purchase in […]
C-Store Day Returns to Raise Funds for Charity
The OCSA was presented a plaque from Children’s Wish Foundation for its role in last summer’s C-Store Day. The event held on August 30, 2017 raised $82,000 to be donated to the organization. At this year’s event, on August 29, we hope to break the $100,000 mark throughout Canada as Ontario convenience store once again […]
Host Milano – Italy – Equipment, Coffee and Food Expo
Host Milano is the favourite destination of top players for offering a preview of innovations in technologies in food equipment, food products (ingredients, semi-prepared items), the world of coffee as well as in terms of formats, design and lifestyle. It is also a unique marketplace for doing quality international business with professionals who have been carefully selected […]