British Columbia

The District of Squamish council passed a bylaw concerning shopping bags and (drinking) straws on Tuesday, December 17.  The bylaw takes effect immediately. Summary of Key Elements Shopping bags ...Learn More

Late Wednesday (November 20) afternoon, the City of Vancouver released single-use item by-laws that will be considered by council on November 26, 2019.  The by-laws are, as outlined to the RCC En...Learn More

The B.C. Minister of Environment released a discussion paper today asking for response by September 18, 2019.  There are four themes to the discussion paper: Reviewing the role and benefits of single...Learn More

Current Status: As of July 1, 2019, 7 B.C. local governments (Courtenay, Cumberland, Qualicum Beach, Salmon Arm, Tofino, Ucluelet and the City of Victoria) had plastic bag ban bylaws in force.  Saani...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada today called on the B.C. Government to restore an exemption from the B.C. Provincial Sales Tax for the “adult incontinence products.” Although Government communications in...Learn More

The B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) representing the employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) representing the workers have come to a tentative agreement which ...Learn More

“As negotiations continue between B.C. longshore workers and their employers to prevent a strike that could begin Monday, Canada’s retail industry is crossing its fingers that a deal can be re...Learn More

Despite the hopeful recent signals when the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) returned to the bargaining table earlier ...Learn More

B.C.’s Labour Relations Code regulates the relationships between employees represented by organized labour, their unions, and, management in the province.   These amendments are expected to pass th...Learn More

The City of Vancouver has been working on a single-item reduction strategy for three years.  City Council passed a resolution in June 2018 to ban distribution of plastic straws, polystyrene foam beve...Learn More