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CEO Announcement
October 1, 2026 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) Board of Directors announced today that ...
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Ontario Cannabis Store Announces 2025 Social Impact Fund Partners
October 8, 2025 (TORONTO) — In line with its commitment to expand cannabis knowledge and foster a socially responsibl... Read more
OCS Releases Second Social Impact Report, Reinforcing Commitment to Community and Collaboration
August 28, 2025 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) is proud to release its second Social Impact Repo... Read more
Legal Cannabis Continues to Deliver: OCS Releases Report on Economic and Social Impact of Legalization Across Canada
August 13, 2025 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) released a report today that analyzes the economic contr... Read more
OCS launches “Ontario Grown Cannabis” badge to highlight local cannabis producers
The badge is part of a larger province-wide initiative to support local businesses June 27, 2025 (TORONTO) – Finding ... Read more
OCS’s Social Impact Fund to Drive Social Responsibility in the Cannabis Sector
January 17, 2025 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced its second call for applications for the Soci... Read more
Untested Illegal Cannabis is a Buzzkill
"Buzzkill," the OCS and AGCO’s educational dispensary, reminds consumers to “shop safe, shop legal”October 17, 2024 (... Read more
OCS shortens payment processing timelines for Flow-Through products
July 9, 2024 (TORONTO) — To further enable a vibrant cannabis marketplace, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced... Read more
New OCS data report showcases progress of legal cannabis industry
May 14, 2024 (TORONTO) — Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published Ontario Cannabis Marketplace: By the Numbe... Read more
OCS announces changes to improve the Farmgate Store framework
May 9, 2024 (TORONTO) — Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced improvements to the way it supports License... Read more
OCS publishes inaugural Social Impact Report
April 26, 2024 (TORONTO) — Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published its inaugural Good All Around Social Imp... Read more
OCS announces inaugural Social Impact Fund community partnerships
November 28, 2023 (TORONTO) – Building on its commitment to prioritize social responsibility as it enables Canada’s l... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store launches “Trailblazers” educational campaign
October 3, 2023 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) launched its educational campaign, Trailblazers, ... Read more
OCS launches ‘Good All Around’ social impact platform
September 14, 2023 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced today the launch of its new social impact ... Read more
New OCS public education campaign clears up confusion and encourages Ontarians to make informed decisions about cannabis
July 10, 2023 (TORONTO) – New OCS public education campaign clears up confusion and encourages Ontarians to make info... Read more
OCS Launches Social Impact Fund to Champion a Socially Responsible Industry
April 25, 2023 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced the launch of its Social Impact Fund (the... Read more
OCS responds to Mississauga City Council’s decision to permit legal cannabis retail stores
On behalf of David Lobo, President & CEO, Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) April 19, 2023 (TORONTO) – Today, the c... Read more
OCS announces upcoming changes to pricing structure
February 16, 2023 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced today its plans to transition to a fixed mar... Read more
OCS Announces Digital Campaign in Support of Cannabis Made Clear Education Platform
January 9, 2023 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced the launch of a digital campaign to dri... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store responds to Health Canada’s legislative review of the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations
November 23, 2022 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published Opportunities to Improve the Canadian ... Read more
OCS launches “Buy Legal” public education campaign
October 3, 2022 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has launched its “Buy Legal” public education cam... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store ramps up fulfillment of retail store orders and deliveries
August 12, 2022 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store’s distribution centre in Guelph, Ontario, operated by Domain L... Read more
OCS in the process of resuming operations at its third-party distribution centre
August 10, 2022 (TORONTO) - The Ontario Cannabis Store’s distribution centre is in the process of returning to operat... Read more
OCS updates on service disruption at its third-party distribution centre
August 9, 2022 (TORONTO) - Yesterday, we shared news of the shutdown of our warehouse facility due to a cyber inciden... Read more
Media Update – Service Disruption at Ontario Cannabis Store’s third-party operated distribution centre due to cyber incident
August 8, 2022 (TORONTO) - OCS is currently unable to process and deliver orders Ontario’s authorized retail store... Read more
OCRC Board appoints permanent President & CEO
July 7, 2022 (TORONTO) – Following the completion of a competitive national search, the Board of Directors of the Ont... Read more
OCS publishes Q3 “Quarterly Review” insights publication
April 14, 2022 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published A Quarterly Review (October 1 – December... Read more
Ontario cannabis study shows illegal cannabis fails to deliver the goods
April 6, 2022 (TORONTO) – Today, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) published r... Read more
In partnership with OCS, Deloitte publishes a Canadian Cannabis Study: An industry makes its mark
February 1, 2022 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store and Deloitte today announced the publication of An Industry m... Read more
OCS publishes “A Year in Review” insights publication for 2020-21
June 29, 2021 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published A Year in Review (April 1, 2020 – March 3... Read more
OCS publishes Q1 “Quarterly Review” insights publication
October 20, 2021 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published A Quarterly Review (April 1 – June 30, ... Read more
OCS publishes Q2 “Quarterly Review” insights publication
December 15, 2021 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published A Quarterly Review (July 1 – September... Read more
OCRC Board announces launch of leadership search
March 12, 2021 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) Board of Directors announced that it is und... Read more
Ontario surpasses 200 Authorized Cannabis Stores on second anniversary of legalization
October 17, 2020 (TORONTO) – As the second year of legalization comes to an end, the progress we achieved as an indus... Read more
OCRC Board announces new OCS leadership, growth remains primary focus
September 28, 2020 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) Board of Directors announced that, effe... Read more
OCS celebrates reaching 100 Authorized Cannabis Stores in Ontario
June 26, 2020 (TORONTO) - This weekend, the Ontario cannabis industry celebrates a significant milestone with 100 ret... Read more
OCS publishes report on first fiscal year of legal cannabis operations in Ontario
June 8, 2020 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) published A Year in Review (2019-2020): Ontario’s fir... Read more
Update on the Launch of Cannabis 2.0
March 6, 2020 (TORONTO) – Ready-to-drink cannabis beverages and cannabis topicals are making their way to consumers t... Read more
OCS continues to improve product competitiveness
February 19, 2020 (TORONTO) – Since legalization, the OCS has consistently added new cannabis products to its assortm... Read more
New Cannabis Products Available January 16, 2020
January 15, 2020 (TORONTO) – Sales of new legal cannabis products such as edibles, extracts and topicals will launch ... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store Consulting on Options to Increase Private Sector Participation in Cannabis Delivery
October 15, 2019 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) is taking steps to engage with federally licensed produ... Read more
OCS announces new President & CEO
September 5, 2019 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store today announced the appointment of Cal Bricker as interim Pr... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store Issues Product Call For New Product Categories
June 10, 2019 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store has issued a call for new cannabis product categories including... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store Secures Additional Supply With Two New Agreements
June 7, 2019 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store, the province’s sole legal online retailer and wholesaler f... Read more
OCS meets with Authorized Retail Stores to kickoff wholesale business
February 28, 2019 (TORONTO) – The Ontario Cannabis Store, the province’s legal online retailer and wholesaler for rec... Read more
Ontario Cannabis Store Secures Additional Supply Agreements With Licensed Producers - February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019 (TORONTO) – Today the Ontario Cannabis Store, the province’s sole legal online retailer and wholes... Read more
OCS Clears Order Backlog, Commits To Continued Improvement - November 12
November 12, 2018 (TORONTO) – Since October 17, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has received over 220,000 customer o... Read more
Our Privacy Statement
November 7, 2018 (TORONTO) - We understand that our customers expect us to keep their purchases confidential, so we ... Read more
Update From The OCS On Product Delivery - October 28, 2018
October 28, 2018 (TORONTO) - The OCS continues to receive orders through OCS.ca, and to ship thousands of orders to c... Read more
Update From The OCS On Product Shipping And Customer Service - October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018 (TORONTO) - The OCS website has functioned well and has been able to process more than 150,000 orde... Read more
