Product Safety

Last week B.C. introduced a new law, the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12), to make companies legally responsible for products harmful to its citizens. This act, similar t...Learn More

Environics Analytics (EA) provides a comprehensive analysis of the retail landscape in 2023 to help retailers better understand how demographics and shopping patterns changed over the last year. This...Learn More

2024 Schedule of Contributions Update: Policies and Producers Financial Participation Targeted producers, including e-commerce, must report the weights of the containers, packaging and printed matter ...Learn More

On March 28, 2023, Vancouver City Council passed a staff report on the sale of bear spray. The bylaw would require that: Bear spray not be sold to individuals under 19 years of age, and, not be sold t...Learn More

RCC welcomed new Director General Dennis Price of Health Canada’s Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (CHPSD) to RCC’s Product Safety and Regulatory Committee Meeting last week ...Learn More

Today’s regulatory and product safety landscape for retailers is constantly changing. In addition to new and emerging regulatory requirements, Canadian retailers are responding to increasing consume...Learn More

Have you ever wondered what happens to the summer camping supplies you sell, like propane containers? As a retailer, you are responsible for managing the end-of-life of these products under the new On...Learn More

RCC has submitted comments on behalf of its members to Health Canada’s Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate regarding the proposed changes to the Carriages and Stroller Regulations. RC...Learn More

The BC Ministry of Environment released an intentions paper proposing changes to the Hazardous Waste Regulation. The changes impact storing and transporting moderate risk wastes at return collectio...Learn More

Proposed Regulations Amending the Explosives Regulations (Restricted Components)were published on June 5, 2021, for consultations ending on July 5, 2021. The proposal aims to limit the sale of explos...Learn More