Alberta

Retail Council of Canada has requested a meeting with Honourable Mike Ellis, Alberta’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, to discuss the newly established and RCC-led Alberta Reta...Learn More

RCC organized a Working Table with the office of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services to collaborate on a retail crime action plan for the province of Alberta. A report has been prepar...Learn More

In early 2023, RCC participated in a series of small business stakeholder engagement sessions hosted by the Alberta Jobs, Economy, and Trade Ministry, designed to better understand the challenges, nee...Learn More

Alberta MLAs returned to the legislature this week for the first sitting since the May 2023 election as the government prepares to launch its campaign to exit Canada’s Pension Plan. Opening day feat...Learn More

The government of Alberta is hosting an “Employers’ Roles and Responsibilities when Hiring Foreign Workers” online presentation on October 18, 2023 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. MT. This 1.5-hour free web...Learn More

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced that her government will consult with Albertans over the coming months with an eye to holding a referendum on whether to leave the Canada Pension Plan (CPP...Learn More

With Edmonton’s Single-use Item Reduction Bylaw coming into effect on July 1, 2023, most of RCC’s members are well-positioned and supportive of implementing practices that have become commonplace ...Learn More

With Alberta retailers challenged by escalating retail crime, RCC brought together key stakeholders for an in-person facilitated session on Friday, June 23, 2023 designed to identify and discuss speci...Learn More

Premier Danielle Smith and the newly re-elected UCP government unveiled their new cabinet on Friday, June 9, 2023, slightly reduced from 27, the 25 members of cabinet represent a mix of returning mini...Learn More

Coming off last week’s election victory, Alberta UCP Premier Danielle Smith is expected to use this week for selecting her new cabinet, which will feature a number of new MLAs given several senior M...Learn More