Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

It’s been a busy spring for the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, as it works on files ranging from Free Our Beer and contraband tobacco to the Ontario budget and the plastic bag ban in Toronto...

For more information and industry updates from the OCSA, check out the March 2013 CONVENIENCE CONNECT newsletter.

Do you want to sell beer and wine in your c-store?

From the fight for beer and wine sales in c-stores and the looming threat of a plastic bag ban in Toronto, to the increasing concern over contraband tobacco and tragic incidents of fuel theft, 2012 was a tough year for Ontario c-store owners.

Changing regulations in Canada and new diesel engine technology are creating demand for a new product – Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). After extensive research, ZCL Composites Inc., North America’s leading supplier of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) storage solutions, is excited to introduce its underground DEF Storage Tank.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – January 25, 2013 – Gilbarco Inc. and Tronitec, Inc. today announce the settlement of litigation that has been pending between them in U.S. District Court in Greensboro. The lawsuit, filed by Gilbarco on May 6, 2011, alleged that Tronitec had infringed Gilbarco’s copyright in certain software programs used in fuel dispensers manufactured and sold by Gilbarco.

In Ontario, the 2012 provincial budget outlined a number of commitments intended to reduce contraband tobacco sales, including the implementation of additional regulations and enforcement...