Finance committee  The average number of employees per store is about eight. As to the average salary, we don't conduct that type of research.

Finance committee  No, actually, I wouldn't say that.

Finance committee  Our industry has to pay above minimum wage to be able to attract and retain employees.

Finance committee  We are.

Finance committee  The industry seems to be viewed as something simple to get into. I think many of the newcomers to the country go into this because it's easy to understand, they believe. We think many of them struggle when they get into the industry, though, because it is far more complex. There

Finance committee  I would echo Mr. Kelly's comments as well. Our members are finding the tax codes very complicated. As our friend from the chamber noted, when tax accountants have difficulty interpreting it, small business members are going to find it extremely difficult, which means that they'

Finance committee  Good morning and thank you, committee members, for giving me the opportunity present on behalf of the Canadian Convenience Stores Association. My name is Alex Scholten, and I'm president of the association. The Canadian Convenience Stores Association is a trade organization tha

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  In a proactive way, what we've been promoting for some time is the approach that the Australian government took to determine a reasonable rate. We understand as merchants the importance of having a vibrant credit card system and we want to make sure that's ensured. The Australi

Finance committee  It's just a credit card issue. In the code of conduct that's under the FinPay committee, debit cards have been capped at a certain rate now. Merchants in Canada are quite happy with that rate.

Finance committee  Between 5¢ and 10¢ a transaction.

Finance committee  It's based on a fixed amount.

Finance committee  We are.

Finance committee  I do. Which province would you like?

Finance committee  For Ontario, our most recent studies indicated a 22% rate of contraband.