Advocacy

The Manitoba government has announced that they will be continuing to move forward with slowly reopening the province, including increasing maximum retail and mall capacity from 25% to 50% of fire cod...Learn More

UPDATE MARCH 1, 2021: PEI has released list of retailers considered essential during lockdown. Effective as of March 1, 2020, Prince Edward Island is in Modified Alert Level Red, which will last for a...Learn More

Member Update/Impact The New Brunswick government has announced that on April 1, 2021, the province’s minimum wage will increase by $0.05 to $11.75 per hour.  Background Minimum wage in New Bru...Learn More

Member Update/Impact As of March 1, 2021, New Brunswick resident commercial truck drivers (long haul and day-trip) who drive outside of Atlantic Canada and whose trip begins and/or ends in New Brunswi...Learn More

Last week, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Retail Council of Canada, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and Canadian Federation of Independent Business joined forces to launch a new advocacy ...Learn More

A look at RCC’s federal pre-budget submission Retail Council of Canada presented our pre-budget submission on behalf of retailers to the federal finance minister. As the government is drafting its 2...Learn More

Member Update/Impact Today, Ian Rankin was officially sworn in as Premier of Nova Scotia.  He also appointed his first cabinet. See press release. Premier Rankin has developed a reputation for be...Learn More

Eventually being allowed to open up, albeit at 25 per cent capacity, will mean the difference between surviving the pandemic recession or not for some retailers, said Karl Littler, Senior Vice-Preside...Learn More

“Ontario’s retail sector needs time to rebuild and it cannot sustain another round of closures,” says Diane J. Brisebois, President and CEO of Retail Council of Canada. “This speaks to the imp...Learn More

Eligible small and medium sized businesses can receive up to 75% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $7,500. The program’s criteria stipulates that businesses who apply should be ready to compl...Learn More