Food & Grocery

Since midnight, March 24, 2020, all “non-essential” workplaces will have to close in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. Companies that can operate via telework are encouraged to do so ...Learn More

Video explains smart ways to keep shoppers and essential retail staff safe during COVID-19 Retail Council of Canada (RCC), on behalf of the retail industry in Canada, has just released a short video t...Learn More

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British Columbia has issued a series of emergency orders that directly impact the retail industry.  All retail businesses that were able to be open prior to the order and can maintain the social ...Learn More

Marc Fortin, president at the Retail Council of Canada in Quebec, said there are “no issues at this point” when it comes to Canada’s food supply. “Warehouses are getting their goods delivered,...Learn More

The empty grocery store shelves that have become symbolic of COVID-19 anxieties are mostly due to “panic buying” and not indicative of larger supply problems, major retailers and experts say. ...Learn More

As part of the City of Toronto’s response to COVID-19 in support of businesses and the community, effective immediately and until further notice, all retail businesses are exempt from the City of To...Learn More

On January 30, the Government of Québec, through the Prime Minister, announced the expansion of the deposit system. This file has been dragging on for some months now, and the CCCD has repeatedly pos...Learn More

More operational flexibility in food labelling and transportation of goods will benefit customers through better prices. Retail Council of Canada (RCC) applauds Associate Minister’s Prabmeet Sin...Learn More

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, responded to RCC’s open letter to the government on single-use plastics in Ontario. “Thank you for your letter expressing t...Learn More