Industry Updates

CICC Urges Stop to Scheduled Increase in Federal Alcohol Taxes

CICC has written to Prime Minister Trudeau urging the Federal Government to stop the automatic 6.3% hike in federal alcohol beverage alcohol taxes. Read our letter here.

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.