Advocacy

With the Canadian federal election drawing closer, Retail Council of Canada (RCC) reached out to the major political parties with a survey to help voters and our retail members understand where each o...Learn More

Each quarter, Retail Council of Canada surveys executive members from mid-large sized retailers from coast to coast to bring you an insider's perspective on retail performance for the past quarter....Learn More

As widely anticipated, Manitobans voted to stay the course, awarding Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservative Party with a second majority mandate, in expectation that the government will continue...Learn More

Attention: Store operations, marketing, IT, public affairs, compliance and legal teams. To ensure that Retail Council of Canada (RCC)’s members are equipped to protect their businesses from financia...Learn More

For retailers who collect personal information, especially if you have European customers: Register for this members-only webinar on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 2:00 pm ET (English only). This webina...Learn More

Industry supports government’s next step to shift costs and oversight of the residential recycling system, and is committed to a common view that plastics, printed paper and packaging do not bel...Learn More

The B.C. Minister of Environment released a discussion paper today asking for response by September 18, 2019.  There are four themes to the discussion paper: Reviewing the role and benefits of single...Learn More

The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a multi-year initiative that will transform the collection of tax and duty for goods imported into Canada. Once fully implemented, CARM w...Learn More

On January 1, 2018, the Microbeads in Toiletries Regulations came into force, stopping the manufacture and import of toiletries that contained microbeads....Learn More

Current Status: As of July 1, 2019, 7 B.C. local governments (Courtenay, Cumberland, Qualicum Beach, Salmon Arm, Tofino, Ucluelet and the City of Victoria) had plastic bag ban bylaws in force.  Saani...Learn More