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Oct 07

Food Storage, Distribution and Retail Program supports food system partnerships in B.C.

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The Food Storage, Distribution and Retail Program supports food system partnerships in BC to advance practices, processes, infrastructure, and collaborations that will strengthen and streamline food system logistics, storage, and…

Oct 03

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Caffeinated energy drinks – Important information about your regulatory responsibilities

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently issued numerous recall warnings about various brands of caffeinated energy drinks (CED). Health Canada has issued a public advisory to inform the public about…

Aug 28

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Response to the Pollution Prevention Planning Notice for Primary Food Plastic Packaging

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Read letter RCC-P2-Joint-Letter_Aug-24_Minister-Guilbeault_finalDownload

Jul 10

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Letter – Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association

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CBCRA-Letter-to-Producers-_-Jul7-23Download

Jun 07

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Local Food Week – June 5, 2023

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See the letter from Lisa M. Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Read the 2023 Local Food Report which highlights Ontario businessesand organizations that are contributing to the…

May 03

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Grocery Code Website is Live

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The Grocery Code Website is Live: www.canadacode.org Marc Valois of Intersol Group Grocery Code webinar presentation links: Code of Conduct - Webinar May 2 2023Download Code-de-conduite-webinaire-2-mai-2023Download

Mar 31

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Paid infectious disease emergency leave ending on March 31, 2023

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As a time-limited pandemic measure, the Ontario government introduced paid COVID-19 leave, a program designed to support people who needed to take time off work to isolate or get vaccinated. It…

Mar 31

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Ontario’s minimum wage will increase on October 1, 2023

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on October 1, 2023. This 6.8 per cent pay raise for low-income workers builds on the government’s…

Mar 23

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Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) Container Recycling Fee Toolkit

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Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) Container Recycling Fee Toolkit CRF-ToolkitDownload

Mar 07

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Merchant and consumer payment trends – new Bank of Canada research

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Look both ways Payments are a two-way street. Buyers and sellers have to agree on how to settle transactions. So, how are consumers paying? Does it line up with the…

Policy Agenda

Food Storage, Distribution and Retail Program supports food system partnerships in B.C.

Caffeinated energy drinks – Important information about your regulatory responsibilities

Response to the Pollution Prevention Planning Notice for Primary Food Plastic Packaging

Letter – Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association

Local Food Week – June 5, 2023

Grocery Code Website is Live

Paid infectious disease emergency leave ending on March 31, 2023

Ontario’s minimum wage will increase on October 1, 2023

Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) Container Recycling Fee Toolkit

Merchant and consumer payment trends – new Bank of Canada research

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