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View RCC CEO Statement: RCC and other leading industry associations call on the federal government to facilitate a quick resolution to the Port of Montreal strike UPDATE AUGUST 7, 2020: The Maritime e...Learn More

Google mobility data shows travel to retail and recreation locations on PEI has reached levels comparable to the months leading up to the pandemic. While those numbers have increased since April and M...Learn More

Previously, customers in BC could reserve cannabis products online but they were required to be physically present to complete payment and obtain their purchases. Now, payments may be made by app, web...Learn More

BC has a variance process for those wishing to extend their COVID-19-related layoffs beyond August 30, 2020 when the COVID-19 emergency layoff is set to expire. Recognizing that not all sectors are ye...Learn More

Provincial Labour and Employment Standards Rebalanced Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, received Royal Assent on July 29, and will result in a  number of changes ...Learn More

Premier Brian Pallister announced that over 33,000 employees from the Manitoba retail sector will be amongst the 78,000 workers that will equally share $120 million being paid out as part of the Manit...Learn More

Statistics Canada data shows after a rough April, retail sales made some gains for the month of May. However, a closer look at the data implies that many retail sectors in Atlantic Canada still have a...Learn More

BC has issued updated provincial sales tax (PST) guidance. Bulletin PST 206 relates to products sold in grocery or drug stores while Bulletin PST 207 relates to medical supplies and equipment. The bul...Learn More

The Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, which came into force July 24, 2020, ends the state of emergency in Ontario but continues certain orders for up to a year that were made un...Learn More

To help control the spread of COVID-19 as the economy, schools and communities reopen, Nova Scotia has announced that as of 12:01am July 31, 2020, non-medical face coverings will become mandatory in m...Learn More