Industry

Cosmetics Alliance’s Beta Montemayor Appointed ICG Chair

Beta Montemayor

Cosmetics Alliance is pleased to announce that Beta Montemayor, CA’s Director of Science, Regulation & Market Access, was recently appointed as Chair of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act – Industry Coordination Group (CEPA-ICG). The CEPA-ICG is a technical forum for industry trade associations and other stakeholders that are affected by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Read More

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Getting Your Products on Board with SmartLabel – Don’t Miss our Next Session on November 20th

Cosmetics Alliance is continuing our important partnership with SmartLabel Canada and FCPC through a series of educational webinars. With the growing need to provide consumer transparency, our members should be aware of this important initiative being undertaken in Canada. Last month, CA hosted a free educational webinar for members to learn about SmartLabel and its Read More

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Calling the COSA Winners!

Jim Hicks makes his famous phone calls to Winners Every year, Cosmetics Alliance and leaders in the beauty industry come together to honour the best customer service in Canadian beauty retail. We receive approximately 1,200 nominations across categories recognizing exceptional cosmeticians, beauty advisors, fragrance advisors, skincare therapists, demonstrators, trainers, vendor sales representatives, drug store teams and Read More

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Record Breaking Attendance at CA Executive Briefing in Toronto

executive briefing

Members learned about important recruitment trends that are impacting industry in Canada Cosmetics Alliance recent Executive Briefing & Network Event boasted an attendance of over 60 people – our largest attendance yet! The event was hosted by LHH Knightsbridge, an executive recruitment agency based in Toronto. Guests and members came from a variety of professional Read More

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CA Guest at FCPC Executive Leadership Conference

“It’s Still Not Business as Usual” Theme for 2019 Event As a collaborative industry association with FCPC (Food & Consumer Products of Canada), CA was invited to participate in this annual event which included speakers on a range of topics that highlighted the fast pace of change facing industry leaders. From international trade and the Read More

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CA Members Advancing Protection of Endangered Species

ICMAD presentation

  Earlier this summer, Brian and Sandra Stewart of the Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation, and owners of long standing member company Tribute Entertainment Media Group, presented to the ICCR Steering Committee, Government, Industry and other stakeholders at ICCR-13 in Montreal in July. The Stewarts provided an overview of the amazing work of their late son Read More

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Date Change – Fall Regulatory Workshop

  As you may be aware, the Cosmetics Alliance Fall Regulatory Workshop was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa. With the upcoming federal election taking place only 2 days prior, Cosmetics Alliance had preliminary discussions with government officials to gain insight on the potential limitations this Read More

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ICCR Delegates Briefed on Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Endangered Sharks

Brian and Sandra Stewart of the Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation provided the ICCR Steering Committee, Government, Industry and other stakeholders with an overview of the amazing work of their late son Rob Stewart (1979-2017), an award-winning biologist, photographer, conservationist, author and filmmaker, to save sharks that are on the brink of extinction. Rob was unfortunately Read More

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Health Canada & CA Welcome Industry and Regulators at ICCR-13

From July 8th to July 12th, Cosmetics Alliance and Health Canada will welcome industry and regulatory representatives from the European Union, Brazil, Japan, and the United States for the thirteenth annual International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation meeting (ICCR) in Montreal. Observers from South Korea, South Africa, Israel, Thailand, Taiwan, Colombia will also be participating. This Read More

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