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Mar 14

Federal privacy commission seeks info on Loblaw bread-price fixing gift card

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The Financial Post reported that the federal privacy commission wants more information about Loblaw's decision to ask some customers for driver's licences or utility bills to get a gift card.…

Mar 07

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Retailers fight for lower credit-card fees: Globe and Mail

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Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) unveiled with JPMorgan Chase a deal to reduce Amex fees by almost 50 per cent – to 1.8 per cent, the Globe and Mail…

Feb 15

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Keep on top of your GST/HST account with the CRA’s new BizApp

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The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) BizApp, a new mobile web app, is there to help you with your business accounts whether you’re at home or on the go. Check…

Feb 13

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Canada’s grocery industry needs a new rulebook: CFIG

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Originally Appeared in Canadian Grocer Trade association says code of conduct is needed to repair an ailing retail food system By David Brown | February 04, 2018 The Canadian Federation…

Feb 08

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CFIG Retail Member Exclusive: Bread Probe Documents

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As CFIG members will be aware from our updates and media reports, the documents that provide background information that the Competition Bureau filed with the courts, have now been unsealed.…

Feb 05

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CBC’s The Current Investigation into Bread price-fixing

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Listen to the CBC's The Current program Bread price-fixing: Investigation into at least 7 companies http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1121627203868/

Feb 02

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Beer and Cider Coming to 87 More Grocery Stores in April

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Ontario Improving Convenience and Choice for People Across the Province Starting in April 2018, Ontario will expand beer and cider sales to 87 more grocery stores, increasing convenience and choice…

Feb 02

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Coverage from the Loblaw-Bread Price-Fixing Issue

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Toronto Star - Immunity program under fire in bread scandal -Price-fixing is both wrong and a challenge to the social fabric -Bread breaks open activist anger -The High cost of price-fixing…

Jan 12

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Response from Competition Bureau to CFIG’s Open Letter

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Read letter from the Competition Bureau https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadian-federation-of-independent-grocers---open-letter-to-the-competition-bureau-of-canada-665739113.html TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Mr. John Pecman, Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada 50 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A OC9 Dear Mr. Pecman: The announcement yesterday by…

Jan 03

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Min. wage hikes could cost Canada’s economy 60,000 jobs by 2019: Bank of Canada

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Minimum wage hikes across Canada this year could cost about 60,000 jobs by 2019, the Bank of Canada says in a new report. READ BANK OF CANADA REPORT HERE As of…

Industry Affairs

Federal privacy commission seeks info on Loblaw bread-price fixing gift card

Retailers fight for lower credit-card fees: Globe and Mail

Keep on top of your GST/HST account with the CRA’s new BizApp

Canada’s grocery industry needs a new rulebook: CFIG

CFIG Retail Member Exclusive: Bread Probe Documents

CBC’s The Current Investigation into Bread price-fixing

Beer and Cider Coming to 87 More Grocery Stores in April

Coverage from the Loblaw-Bread Price-Fixing Issue

Response from Competition Bureau to CFIG’s Open Letter

Min. wage hikes could cost Canada’s economy 60,000 jobs by 2019: Bank of Canada

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