British Columbia

As part of their 5-year action plan, the B.C. government is beginning a new round of consultations with stakeholders, including RCC, in regard to the inclusion of industrial, commercial, and instituti...Learn More

A permanent cap on delivery fees charged to restaurants limits the fees that a ‘food delivery platform operator’ can charge a restaurant to no more than 20% of the dollar value of an order as of J...Learn More

Victoria City Council will consider a redrafted single-use item reduction bylaw at their January 5, 2023 meeting. The bylaw would require: a 25-cent fee to be charged per single-use cup distributed (k...Learn More

The Coquihalla Highway had very significant damage from the November 2021 storms. The highway is a major artery for commercial traffic, and the repairs have significantly reduced congestion and increa...Learn More

While there is no change in how PST applies to medical and non-medical cannabis products and cannabis accessories, the province has updated its PST webpage to clarify that; The sale of cannabis seedli...Learn More

As RCC informed members in early November 2022 (following government consultations last summer), B.C.’s temporary ban of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) will be made permanen...Learn More

Victoria City Council will consider a draft single-use item reduction bylaw at their December 8, 2022 meeting. The bylaw would require: A 25-cent fee to be charged per single-use cup distributed (kept...Learn More

Premier David Eby has launched a new plan to strengthen enforcement to keep those who commit repeat violent offences off the streets. This comes following requests from RCC, retailers, and urban mayor...Learn More

City of Victoria staff has updated RCC and other business stakeholders on proposals for a bylaw anticipated to go to Council by early December 2022. The bylaw follows their extensive engagement on red...Learn More

B.C.’s New Democratic Party government yesterday introduced the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022. The amendments stem from a series of reports commissioned by the government includin...Learn More