Health and Safety News

With Alberta retailers challenged by escalating retail crime, RCC brought together key stakeholders for an in-person facilitated session on Friday, June 23, 2023 designed to identify and discuss speci...Learn More

WorkSafeBC has released a discussion paper on potential changes to its Mental Disorder Policy. RCC notes for members that psychological injury-only mental disorder claims have increased dramatically i...Learn More

On May 7, 2023, the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit was launched, designed to use sophisticated criminal intelligence techniques to target and closely monitor high-risk individu...Learn More

The Government of Quebec is providing financial and psychological assistance to victims of the forest fires raging in the northern part of the province. This includes a relaxation of deadlines related...Learn More

Manitoba has passed the “Access to Washrooms for Delivery Persons” Act, a new Workplace Safety and Health requirement that as of May 30, 2023 requires owners of a workplace to provide access to w...Learn More

The New Brunswick government is continuing its actions to expand the role of pharmacists by allowing New Brunswickers to access publicly funded care in participating pharmacies for the following: cont...Learn More

The Alberta NDP and the United Conservative Party have responded to RCC’s interview questions related to a number of top-priority issues for the province’s retail sector. You can find out where th...Learn More

As of May 1, 2023, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) has expanded compensation coverage for psychological injuries caused by excessive workload. The WCB of Manitoba says that in order t...Learn More

The Nova Scotia government has announced an investment of $1.2 million to expand its Community Pharmacy Clinic program to fourteen new locations across the province. The program allows pharmacists in ...Learn More

In one of many steps taken by the Nova Scotia government to reduce the administrative responsibilities of physicians, the government recently passed Bill 256. Schedule B of this legislation curtails a...Learn More