Retail sales ticked down 0.1% to $66.1 billion month-over-month in August 2023, according to Statistics Canada’s latest sales report. Core retail sales were down 0.3% in August. Sales ...Learn More

Consumer groups have lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission against major beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé, alleging misleading claims of plastic bottl...Learn More

Premier François Legault, Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette, and French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge announced new immigration targets this week for the next two years. For the re...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

Last week, the Government of Saskatchewan passed Bill 139, the Saskatchewan Remembrance Observance Act, as a way to ensure employees are able to wear a poppy recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion in...Learn More

With input from a number of members, RCC finalized its submission to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety which was seeking feedback on the employment standards provisions o...Learn More

An amendment to B.C.’s Recycling Regulation has been expected and delayed several times.  The latest information is that the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy now expects this...Learn More

Following conversations with RCC and other industry stakeholders, the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) has postponed the farm gate milk price increase of 1.77%, to May 1, 2024, instead of February 1, 2...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

Last week, the Saskatchewan government began its Fall legislative session with the reading of the Throne Speech which laid out the government’s policy priorities for the Fall sitting. RCC will b...Learn More