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VAPING: The CICC urges Quebec to keep flavors in convenience stores

18 April 202318 April 2023 DepQuébec ccid, cicc, michel gadbois, prohibition, vaping, vaping

According to various sources from the industry, Quebec is reportedly on the verge of banning the sale of vaping flavors

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EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Plain Packaging Regulation Will Come Into Force On Feb. 7 2020

29 April 201929 April 2019 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, grc, paquet neutre, plain pack, rcmp

Much awaited by the Canadian c-store industry, the approved and final regulation on plain and standardized packaging of tobacco products

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DepQuébec Launches the First Complete and Affordable Solution to Avoid Fines for Retailers

25 March 201926 March 2019 DepQuébec alcohol, diligence raisonnable, lottery, tobacco

Finally!… many will say. The first ever complete and affordable solution to avoid fines for tobacco sale to minors is

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With Its Technology Imitating Cigarettes, JUUL Looks Forward To Some Real Success In Quebec

22 November 201822 November 2018 DepQuébec e-cigarette, juul, vaping, vaping

Rarely have we seen such a success in the U.S. but what most people don’t know is that there is

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It’s Not Complicated: Put Up No-Smoking Cannabis Signs Everywhere!

31 October 201831 October 2018 DepQuébec regulation, regulation, tobacco

Most got it but many are still scratching their head. As a matter of fact, several c-store owners do not

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Quebec Could Rack Up To $1 Billion In Fines By Enforcing Tobacco Laws In Kahnawake

11 September 201812 September 2018 DepQuébec cabane à tabac, contraband, kahnawake, msss, tobacco

Should the Quebec government decide one fine morning to walk the talk by enforcing laws to everyone equally — including

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EXCLUSIVE: Canada At Greater Risk Of Increased Contraband After Plain Packaging — RCMP

20 August 201820 August 2018 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, emballage neutre, grc, plain packaging, rcmp, tobacco

As the final countdown to the introduction of plain packaging, scheduled for September 2019, begins a year from now, there

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Quebec’s Strict Vaping Regulation Does Nothing to Promote A Less Harmful Alternative To Tobacco

13 August 201814 August 2018 DepQuébec ontario, regulation, regulation, vaping, vaping

If you thought Ontario is a prude province compared to Quebec, think again. When it comes to vaping products, it’s

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Even Though He’s Not Allowed To Buy Tobacco, A Minor Can Sell It And Request ID Legally

9 July 20189 July 2018 DepQuébec deveau lawyers, tobacco sale to minors, underage

For this second legal monthly column brought to you by Deveau Lawyers, Jean-Philippe Maurice answers a question from Julie Fortin, owner of Tabagie

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Legal Commentary On The ALERT Signage

10 May 201815 May 2018 DepQuébec ALERT Signage, deveau lawyers, tobacco sale to minors

Note : DepQuébec is proud to welcome a new columnist to its team, Marc-Antoine St-Pierre, a lawyer of the firm Deveau

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EXCLUSIVE: In The City Of Longueuil, The Tobacco Police Is A Real Police!

3 May 20183 May 2018 DepQuébec enforcement, longueuil, regulation, tobacco

On March 26, one month ago, a man entered the premises of a Provi-Soir depanneur located on Soucy Street in

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ALERT Signage: A New Tool To Better Prevent Fines AND Sales to Minors

2 May 20182 May 2018 DepQuébec alert, mineurs, minors, tobacco

Offered exclusively HERE on the DepQuebec portal, the ALERT Signage Tool provides depanneurs and tobacco retailers with a new tool to better

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Study Confirms Canada’s About-To-End Legal Confusion Mostly Benefited Vape Shops Over C-Stores

13 March 201813 March 2018 DepQuébec ecig, nicotine, vape-shops, vaping, vaping

While the adoption of Bill S-5 on vaping is expected in the coming months which will bring order, for the first

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Quebec: The Last Province In Canada To Sell A (Legal) Cigarette Carton For Less Than $100

5 March 20183 May 2018 DepQuébec prix du tabac, tobacco, tobacco taxes, tobacco taxes

In the wake of the recent Federal budget, tobacco taxes have seen a huge surprise increase, to say the least.

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EXCLUSIVE — A C-Store Owner Denounces The Resurgence Of Contraband Tobacco In Quebec

5 February 20185 February 2018 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, Quebec government, tobacco

Owner of a well-known depanneur founded by his grandfather and located in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district, Daniel Simard, of the famous

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Plain Pack: Satinder Chera Hard At Work Pressing Ottawa Not To Penalize C-Stores

22 January 201822 January 2018 DepQuébec acda, ccsa, paquet neutre, plain pack, satinder chera, tobacco, vaping

The year 2017 ended without Bill S-5 on vaping and plain packaging of tobacco products being passed by the House

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EXCLUSIVE: A First Depanneur Acquitted Of Tobacco Sale To A Minor For Unfair Trial Delays (Jordan Decision)

11 December 201711 December 2017 DepQuébec arrêt jordan, beau-soir, jordan decision, msss, proprio, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente aux mineurs

As his smile suggests, Benoît Lalande could not be happier. All seems to indicate that he is the first c-store

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Two Years After The Passage Of Tougher Smoking Laws in Quebec, It’s Business As Usual

30 November 201730 November 2017 DepQuébec Bill 44, cigarettes sales, contraband, Draft Bill 44, sales evolution

If one of the main goals of the tobacco Act review in 2015 was to reduce smoking, then we can

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“It Is Not Reasonable To Expect A Tobacco Retailer To Control Its Employees At All Times” – Superior Court of Quebec

14 November 201714 November 2017 DepQuébec decision, judgement, judgment, msss, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente à un mineur

A single appeal judgment, which will undoubtedly serve as a precedent for convenience stores, has just reiterated that the concept

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Quality Contraband Tobacco Makes Its First Market Entry

9 November 20179 November 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, kahnawake, qualité, quality, rolled gold

It’s been a long, very long time since we expected to see Kahnawake’s first brand of high quality contraband cigarettes.

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Already More Than 7000 Signatures Against Bill S-5 On Vaping

11 October 201711 October 2017 DepQuébec Bill S-5, fédéral, pétition, Projet de loi S-5, tobacco, vap select, vaping, vaping

Vap Select President Sherwin Hal Edwards is waging war on Bill S-5 on vaping, which is well advanced in the

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Bill S-5 On Vaping: Most Impacts For Manufacturers & Distributors, Not Retailers

26 September 201718 October 2017 DepQuébec Bill 44, Bill S-5, distributors, e-cig, e-cigarette, fédéral, health canada, importers, manufacturers, manufacturers, Projet de loi S-5, tobacco, vaping, vaping

With governments, it’s always the same: why make it simple when it can be so complicated? The electronic cigarettes’ changing

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The Incredible Case Of Ms. Liu

23 August 201723 August 2017 DepQuébec decision, inspections, judgement, judgment, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente aux mineurs

The following story is about a court case in which a humble chinese c-store operator fought back and won against

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All Signs Indicate That Quebec’s 2014 Tobacco Tax Hike Fueled Contraband

19 July 201719 July 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, Quebec government, tobacco, tobacco taxes, tobacco taxes

Just a few months after being elected in June 2014, the Liberal government of Philippe Couillard adopted a mini-budget to

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Strange Phenomenon: The Quebec Wave Of Old Age Tobacco Smugglers

14 July 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, seniors

We know that the prolonged decline in interest rates over the past 10 years has had a significant impact on

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“I’ve Been Smoking Heavily For 10 Years Without Ever Buying A Single Cigarette In A Depanneur”

4 July 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, government, kahnawake, smoker, smokers, tobacco

Let’s call him Robert, 58 years old. A big smoker: one carton and a half per week since way back.

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C-store Owners, Beware! The Entrapment Season Has Begun

28 June 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec alert, inspection, msss, tobacco, underage

While summer means vacation for most people, for students it means a job, and among the openings, one will find

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Tobacco Sale to Minors: 5 Deps Caught Per Week in 2016

8 May 201714 May 2017 DepQuébec

Despite the recent very large increase in Quebec penalties, no less than five convenience stores per week were caught by

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Richard Guénard: Mandatory Carding Pioneer

5 May 20174 April 2018 DepQuébec carding, sagamie, tobacco

Convenience store owners who are prosecuted for selling tobacco to minors often go through a very difficult time emotionally. To

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Ottawa Could Be Soon Raising At 21 The Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco

9 March 201712 May 2017 DepQuébec age, consultation, government, prohibition, tobacco, tobacco use

Convenience stores employees accustomed to putting the bar at 18 for selling tobacco, alcohol and other products for adults may