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Oct 22

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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See letter from the ON Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsDownload

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…

Sep 10

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Registration for Blue Box producers is now open

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Deadline is October 1, 2021 <https://click.info.rpra.ca/open.aspx?ffcb10-fe9d15707066047b71-fe32157277640074731772-fe3b157175640478771275-ff64157473-fe23157673600d74741272-ffce15&d=110003&bmt=0> <https://click.info.rpra.ca/?qs=eee83872c35e6313e1a00b54e3c6edcf9b7440f9b0179003d46a5cdbbbbedf7b410893c523842e721f0da991214193cbd6c46d196659d78f> <https://click.info.rpra.ca/?qs=eee83872c35e6313a883a45fe34c1826d3091c998d0413922b9f2eee229bd458bb46d3021d55b71a9769bbe17b1ade74d8681be7a2a12b19> We are writing to you as an industry association with members that may have obligations under Ontario’s new Blue Box…

Sep 02

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Registration for Blue Box producers is now open

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Deadline is October 1, 2021 We are writing to you as an industry association with members that may have obligations under Ontario’s new Blue Box Regulation. The information below was…

Policy Agenda

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

Registration for Blue Box producers is now open

Registration for Blue Box producers is now open

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