Min. Wage Increased to $15.25 on May 1st
On May 1, 2023, the minimum wage will increase from $14.25 to $15.25 per hour, an increase of $1.00 or
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DEPSTARS
Intimate profiles of convenience store owners, managers, employees and suppliers.
Proxi Launches 1st Mobile Dep
Harnois Énergies launched its very first rolling Proxi convenience store this summer. Designed by AX Design and erected by GMI
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Freeland Promises To Lower Credit Card Fees
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revived the issue of credit card fees in her first budget tabled in April 2021.
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Corporate Charity Increases Sales
Is being a generous and committed company — like most convenience stores — helping to increase sales? Good question!… to
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Legalization Starts Today
Today Canada becomes the first country in the world to fully legalize cannabis and allow its legal sale. For Quebec
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Yes! A Real Plan From Quebec
There has been a great development today for the convenience store industry in Quebec, one that don’t see often! The
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Disapointing Announcement Today On Credit Card Fees Reduction
The Federal government today announced the renewal of an agreement with credit card companies to reduce abusive credit card fees.
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Bill 170 (alcohol): Dates You Should Know
Bill 170 on the sale of alcohol in Quebec was adopted on June 12th. Most of the new measures affect
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Quebec Cannabis Bill 157 Adopted Today
Today, the famous provincial cannabis Bill 157 that regulates the sale of this newly legalized drug by the Federal government
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Mobil Now Officially In Quebec
Well!… we now know precisely what happens to the ten gas stations sold by Loblaw in Quebec. Several French media
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New $12 Minimum Wage
It is today that the new f $12 minimum wage decreed by the Liberal government comes into effect. The latter
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Dépanneur Telmosse: Independent And Proud!
Text and photo: Yves Rouleau, journalist, L’Information du Nord Mont-Tremblant (see original article here). Translation by DepQuébec. Surviving As An Independent Owner
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La Ressource: A Pioneer In Microbrewery
With more than 170 microbreweries in Quebec, the interest for craft beer continues to grow and several depanneurs have decided
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Julie Lemieux Strives To Do Better
The Marché du Boisé in Trois-Rivières has become over the years a real destination, even an institution for local lovers
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Richard Guénard: Mandatory Carding Pioneer
Convenience store owners who are prosecuted for selling tobacco to minors often go through a very difficult time emotionally. To
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François Dénommé: 26, Cool, Depanneur
Credit text and photos: Laurence Dompierre-Major, Radio-Canada It is hard to imagine that François Dénommé, 26, has recently bought a
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