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Nov 05

Beverage Containers Program to get in step with modern waste management trends

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FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government introduced legislation today that, if approved, would modernize the 30-year-old Beverage Containers Program. There have been many advances in waste management and technology over…

Nov 02

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Ontario to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

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TORONTO — As part of the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, the Ontario government will introduce legislation that, if passed, would raise the general minimum wage from $14.35 to $15.00 per…

Oct 22

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Ontario Releases Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term

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Exiting-the-RoadmapDownload TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has released A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term, which outlines the…

Oct 15

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Proof of Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App

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In advance of October 22, the Ontario government is making the enhanced vaccine certificate with official QR code and the free, made-in Ontario verification app, Verify Ontario, available for download.…

Oct 04

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Letter from the Honourable Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Agriculture Week

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Oct 01

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Note To Ontario Members Re: Blue Box Registration Deadline

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As our Ontario members will know from prior communications, the Ontario government is planning to shift responsibility—and costs—for commercial Blue box collection from the municipalities and onto the private sector,…

Oct 01

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Process of developing a Grocery Code of Conduct now underway

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As our CFIG members are aware, Ottawa and all the Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture and Food, agreed to endorse the development of a Grocery Code of Conduct…

Sep 27

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Mastercard MCL 3.0 Compliance Extension – REMINDER

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Dear Valued Partner, We would like to remind you of the upcoming deadline of December 31, 2021 for the Mastercard MCL 3.0 compliance mandate. This mandate requires that all POS…

Sep 21

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When the federal election’s over, it’s time for Parliament to get serious about supporting small business: Globe and Mail

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Sep 20

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Ontario Announces the Extension of the COVID-19 Period to January 1, 2022

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government made a regulation <https://url.emailprotection.link/?bXSewroUaK_onC9XdMpnxBasIbXcS2RFSLVSSZFpqT8X-_hGTaq_9Q5zWse4AtJP4EpGUW77dZ3i8mW_9Kek5e-Ft2lSxG5F4AMXcWhcKV7bTLOz2sHKbzkwO5mruxv8ENZDE3BqTzejpBtFzJ6aSSA8htR1isy6uvcHbnYPLk20~> that changed certain Employment Standards Act (ESA) rules during the “COVID-19 period.” This regulation has been amended…

Advocacy

Beverage Containers Program to get in step with modern waste management trends

Ontario to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

Ontario Releases Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term

Proof of Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App

Note To Ontario Members Re: Blue Box Registration Deadline

Process of developing a Grocery Code of Conduct now underway

Mastercard MCL 3.0 Compliance Extension – REMINDER

When the federal election’s over, it’s time for Parliament to get serious about supporting small business: Globe and Mail

Ontario Announces the Extension of the COVID-19 Period to January 1, 2022

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