Industry Updates

Corner STORies with BC MP, Tracy Gray

CICC President & CEO on Radio Canada: importance of National Convenience Week

CICC President & CEO, Anne Kothawala joined Radio-Canada’s Dans la mosaïque on the importance of National Convenience Week to celebrate our industry’s Frontline Heroes while raising funds for Make-A-Wish Canada. Listen to the clip here (in French).

Team CICC at the Peel Vaccine Hockey Hub

Pitching in to help bench COVID-19 – Close to 50 CICC volunteers step up “Where convenience and communities come together” is more than just a tag line, it embodies what our industry is all about. Giving back to communities is a part of the DNA of the convenience industry and that was very apparent yesterday

Global News: CICC CEO on new Saskatchewan vape regulations

We’re not asking to be able to sell hundreds of flavours of vape. We know that there are a few select flavours that we know our adult smoking customers, who choose to make that transition, want to be able to buy.

CICC in Convenience Store News

CICC is now a regular contributor to the new Convenience Store News’ website. We will be posting monthly articles on the issues affecting our members. See our inaugural column – on this month’s hot topic of beverage alcohol expansion – here.

CICC President & CEO on Radio Canada: getting beer in Ontario c-stores

Ahead of Ontario’s Spring Budget (March 24, 2021), CICC President & CEO, Anne Kothawala joined Radio-Canada’s Mathieu Simard on our continued advocacy to get beverage alcohol in Ontario convenience stores. Listen to the clip here (in French).

Ontario Vaccination Support Council

CICC is a founding member of the just launched Ontario Vaccination Support Council. We join the Ontario Chamber Network and close to 100 other businesses from a diverse range of sectors to share information and provide recommendations to the Ontario government in their vaccination efforts. For more details, see the Ontario Chamber of Commerc’s media

CICC’s Federal Pre-Budget Submission

The Convenience Industry Council of Canada presented our pre-budget submission on behalf of our members advocating for ongoing support through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The measures outlined in our submission will help ensure the recovery of Canada’s convenience industry. Read our submission here.