Independent Retailers News

On Thursday, November 3, 2022, the Government of Canada tabled its Fall Economic Statement, a revised look at the state of the country’s finances between federal budgets, as retailers ...Learn More

In response to inflationary pressures, the PEI government has announced an inflationary support payment to be distributed through the Canada Revenue Agency in January 2023. Payments of $500, $1,000 an...Learn More

Premier Danielle Smith expects to have a seat in the legislature as a result of a by-election before her government introduces a new throne speech on November 29, 2022, for the start of what is expect...Learn More

Saskatchewan’s throne speech last week included several relevant elements for RCC members, including safety, economic growth, and new operational programs. The province renewed its commitment to enh...Learn More

In 2021, B.C.’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy issued a Ministerial Order to ban the sale and use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) except in a very limite...Learn More

Manitoba has launched its Small Business Minimum Wage Adjustment Program, modest response designed to help a few businesses transition to a substantially higher minimum wage. Small businesses with up ...Learn More

The grant, offered by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA), will match up to 50% of the cost to repair and restore damages such as broken windows, doors, high-level graffiti...Learn More

B.C. businesses will remain eligible for access to the small business tax rate until they reach the threshold of $50 million in taxable capital, up from $15 million. The rate will gradually be reduced...Learn More

The Employment Standards Regulation has been amended to prescribe a minimum age of 16 for certain activities, including construction and working from heights that require fall protection, and a minimu...Learn More

RCC was invited last week to represent Manitoba’s retail sector at the Manitoba Government’s Opportunities for Economic Growth Stakeholder Forum. Hosted by Manitoba’s Honourable Cliff Cullen, De...Learn More