Finance and Taxation News

In partnership with the federal government, the PEI government has made significant announcements over the summer to help Islanders access the medications they need. Read the press release. In June 20...Learn More

RCC staff continue to participate in supply chain roundtables and monitor the impacts of wildfires on both the supply chain and communities.  At this point, the wildfires in South Central B.C. ar...Learn More

The 2024 report of the B.C. legislature’s Finance Committee highlighted a number of issues impacting retail. The report made note of RCC submissions regarding the application of PST to donated goods...Learn More

Earlier this month, the B.C. Ministry of Labour published an intentions paper to impose employment standards and other protections for app-based ride-hail and food-delivery workers. The intentions pap...Learn More

On Monday, August 8, 2023, the Federal government announced it was launching a three-year pilot project titled the “Recognized Employer Pilot (REP)” under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW)...Learn More

The government of Manitoba has released its Economic Growth Action Plan, a comprehensive set of 50 strategic actions that the government will advance to build a more resilient workforce and stimulate ...Learn More

The retail tax agreement between the government of New Brunswick and First Nations within the province expires on February 1, 2023. The long-standing agreement has seen First Nations maintain price st...Learn More

The federal government has published its enforcement guidelines for the wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements which will become illegal on June 23, 2023. As of June 23, 2023, it is a criminal offense...Learn More

With Manitobans preparing to go to the ballot box this October, the Manitoba Progressive Conservative government delivered its 2023 Budget that, if passed, would include significant investments in per...Learn More

The Pay Transparency Act, introduced by the B.C. government, is an effort to address pay differences among groups of workers. At this stage, the legislation has only had its first reading in the legis...Learn More